Education Future Continuous
(shall/will be + …-ing)
Future Continuous ( Future Progressive) are formed with the help to be in the shape of ( shall be, will be) and present participle forms semantic verb:I will be doing. In modern English language design will be used in all persons. When adding endings to verbs - ing sometimes there are changes in their spelling, for example have/hav ing. More about .
| Affirmative form | Negative form | Interrogative form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | shall/will be working | I | shall/will not be working | Shall/Will | I | be working? |
| he she it |
will be working | he she it |
will not be working | Will | he she it |
|
| we | shall/will be working | we | shall/will not be working | Shall/Will | we | |
| you they |
will be working | you they |
will not be working | Will | you they |
|
Abbreviated forms:
'll= shall/will
'll not=shall not/will not
shan't= shall not
won't= will not
Using the Future Continuous
1. A continuous action that will occur at some point or period of time in the future. The moment of action can be indicated by time notations ( at 3 o’clock - at 3 o’clock, at noon - at noon, at midnight - at midnight, at that moment - at this moment) or other future action, expressed verb in in and .
Examples: They will still be having a lunch at 8 o’clock. – They will still have breakfast at 8 o’clock.
Tonight at 11 p.m., we will be dancing at the party. – Tonight at 11 o’clock we will dance at the party.
She 'll be playing the piano when her parents come home. She will play the piano when her parents come home.
2. A long-term action that will be performed in a certain segment time, although it may be interrupted throughout this period of time.
Examples: They 'll be cleaning their house during all week. They will clean their house all week.
3. An action taking place in the future that is already planned or that is part of an established routine.
Examples: Andrea will be taking a taxi to the airport. - Andrea will take (take) a taxi to the airport.
Note.Pay attention to the peculiarities of using Future Continuous (Future Progressive) and Future Simple.
4. Future Continuous (Future Progressive), like Future Simple, is used with the following time symbols ( the whole evening - all evening, all day long - all day, all day tomorrow - all day tomorrow, from two till three - from three to four).
| Future Continuous | Future Simple |
|---|---|
| She 'll be sleeping the whole evening. She will sleep all evening. |
He 'll work the whole evening. He will work all evening. |
5. If we are talking about a long-term action (about a process), it is used Future form Continuous (Future Progressive), and if the author states the fact of an action, the Future Simple form is used.
6. When two continuous actions are performed simultaneously, they are both expressed using either (Future Continuous in the main clause and Present Continuous in the subordinate clause), or (Future Simple in the main clause and Present Simple in the subordinate clause). If the speaker wants to emphasize the action as a process, Continuous tenses are used, and if he states a fact, he is used Simple tenses.
Examples: While you are sleeping, I shall be playing tennis – While you sleep, I will play tennis. (process)
While you sleep, I shall play tennis – While you sleep, I will play tennis. (fact)
The long-term is not the future tense - it does not exist; a long future is only a long wait for the future. So said the philosopher Aurelius Augustine. How do you like this explanation? Not confusing at all, right?
But the ruler of future tenses in English is like a kaleidoscope - you just need to play a little with the nuances of the action, and the tense form is completely modified. In order to avoid any confusion, we again decided to break everything down.
It's time to understand the string of rules and examples and discuss such a useful tense in English as the Future Continuous. Let's go!
What is Future Continuous
Future Continuous is a special tense form of the English language, which is used in cases where it is necessary to emphasize the duration of an event at a future moment.
There are frequent cases when instead of the Future Continuous in educational materials Future Progressive is used - this is just a synonym, and not a new time at all.
How is the Future Continuous formed?
Construction formula. To construct a sentence in the Future Continuous, you must adhere to next sequence actions:
Subject + « will be» + verb without particle « to» With ending «- ing».
This moment next year Joshua will be sunbathing in Florida.
At this moment in next year Joshua will be sunbathing in Florida.
Sometimes instead of the verb “will” they use “ shall", but both verbs are considered equal synonyms.
Verbs. Don’t forget that not all English verbs can be easily used in the Future Continuous. These exceptions include verbs expressing:
- feelings: hear- hear; see- see; smell- to sniff; taste- taste; feel- feel;
- emotions:adore- adore; enjoy- enjoy; dislike- do not like; hate- to hate; loathe- feel disgusted;
- opinion: believe- believe; agree- agree; understand- understand; suppose- to believe; expect- expect.
Word markers. Demonstrative phrases and expressions include:
- «( at)this time" - at that time;
- «( at) this moment" - at this moment + all sorts of additional markers that relate to the future tense:
- « tomorrow" - Tomorrow;
- « next Sunday" - next Saturday, etc.
Affirmative sentences in the Future Continuous
Traditionally, in the formation of an affirmative sentence, the first place is given to subject, then add " will be" And verb with the ending "- ing».
| I + WILL BE + LAUGHING | I'll laugh |
| You + WILL BE + LAUGHING | You'll laugh |
| She + WILL BE + LAUGHING He + WILL BE + LAUGHING It + WILL BE + LAUGHING |
She will laugh He will laugh It will laugh |
| We + WILL BE + LAUGHING | We will laugh |
| You + WILL BE + LAUGHING | you will laugh |
| They + WILL BE + LAUGHING | They will laugh |
Interrogative sentences in the Future Continuous
With an interrogative sentence the situation is a little more complicated. The main thing here is not to get confused about what follows what. Let's start with the auxiliary " will", next comes subject, don’t forget to write after it “ be"and, of course, the semantic core of the sentence in the form verb with the ending "- ing", as usual without the particle " to».
| WILL + I + BE + LAUGHING? | Will I laugh? |
| WILL + YOU + BE + LAUGHING? | Will you laugh? |
| WILL + She + BE + LAUGHING? WILL + He + BE + LAUGHING? WILL + It + BE + LAUGHING? |
Will she laugh? Will he laugh? Will it laugh? |
| WILL + We + BE + LAUGHING? | Will we laugh? |
| WILL + YOU + BE + LAUGHING? | Will you laugh? |
| WILL + They + BE + LAUGHING? | Will they laugh? |
Negative sentences in the Future Continuous
The pattern of a negative sentence in the Future Continuous is similar to a statement, except for one nuance. Subject + verb “will” + “ not" + "be" and a verb with "-ing" at the end.
| I + WILL NOT BE + LAUGHING | I won't laugh |
| You + WILL NOT BE + LAUGHING | You won't laugh |
| She + WILL NOT BE + LAUGHING He + WILL NOT BE + LAUGHING It + WILL NOT BE + LAUGHING |
She won't laugh He won't laugh It won't laugh |
| We + WILL NOT BE + LAUGHING | We won't laugh |
| You + WILL NOT BE + LAUGHING | You won't laugh |
| They + WILL NOT BE + LAUGHING | They won't laugh |
Using the Future Continuous
This tense is used to imply actions that will last for a certain period of time in the future.
I will be snowboarding in Switzerland at this moment next month.
This moment next month I will be snowboarding in Switzerland.
Also used for actions that are certain to happen in the future tense due to routine or agreement.
Granny and grandpa will be playing cricket on Sunday.
Grandma and Grandpa will play cricket on Saturday.
P.S. They play cricket every Sunday, i.e. This is an integral part of their usual leisure time on weekends.
The Future Continuous is also used when we politely ask about other people's plans and activities in order to inquire whether they can do something useful for us or, conversely, offer to do something for them.
Will you be going out today, sir? May I accompany you?
Will you be going out today, sir? May I accompany you?
Education Future Continuous Passive
Affirmative sentence:
At this time next Friday, we will be cleaning the new apartment(Active).
The new apartment will be cleaned at this time next Friday (Passive).
This time next Friday we will be cleaning the new apartment.
Negative sentence:
Our mom won't be buying a new ride at this moment tomorrow (Active).
At this moment tomorrow, a new ride won't be bought by our mom (Passive).
Our mother will not be buying a new car this very moment tomorrow.
Interrogative sentence:
Will these kids be eating a pie with raspberries at this time next week (Active)?
Will a pie with raspberries be eaten by these kiddos at this time next week (Passive)?
Will these kids be eating delicious raspberry pie this moment next week?
Differences between Future Continuous and Future Perfect and Future Simple
| Future Continuous | Future Perfect | Future Simple |
| Actions that will continue at a certain point in the future. | The result of a completed action at some point in the future. | Spontaneous decisions or hopes, fears, worries, promises, etc. We are not 100% sure whether it will happen in the future. |
| At this moment tomorrow morning Samantha will be drawing a new manga. At this very moment tomorrow, Samantha will be drawing a new manga. |
Samantha will have drawn a new manga by tomorrow evening. Samantha will have finished drawing the new manga by tomorrow evening. |
I hope Samantha will draw a new manga someday. I hope Samantha will draw new manga someday. |
| Future Continuous - emphasis on the duration of the future action. | Future Perfect - at some point in the future there will be a result in the form of a completed process. | Future Simple - spontaneity, a small degree of certainty that an event will take place in the future. |
Nota bene: the rules are, of course, wonderful, but you shouldn’t forget about practice. Rules and examples of “Future predictions”, “Future Continuous”, “Future Simple”, how to distinguish between “Future Perfect” and “Future Perfect Continuous” - all this is discussed in the video.
Conclusion
Everyone loves to talk about pleasant moments and activities that will certainly happen in the future. Now you can, when necessary, say what exactly you will do at this very moment tomorrow or in a year, and also share new impressions and emotions. Cool, isn't it?
We invite you to familiarize yourself with other tenses of the English language
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Hello, dear reader and admirer of the English language. Christina Franz is in touch. I am glad that you visited my blog and I hasten to express my gratitude! On our blog you will find a large number of examples for all times in English. Today we are practicing Future Continuous. An amazing future tense used to indicate process and duration that I absolutely love.
The scheme for the formation of the Future Continuous Tense is indecently simple :)
WILL BE + any verb with ING new ending. “Smart” books will explain the rules to you for hours: the theory can be told without stopping. BUT NOT JUST WITH US! All you need to remember is will be + ing and exhale......! 😕 😀
>>I will be running / I will be smiling / I will be kissing you / I will be helping you<<<
Creating a question is even easier! Will takes the lead and, as in sports commentary, ... scores a goal!
>>Will you be dancing? Will you be helping me? Will you be acting shy?<<<
Negations are a little more complicated. You need to remember as many as TWO combinations 😮: will not or won’t. It’s better to immediately use won’t in colloquial speech in order to work out all the difficulties negative sentences in the future and forget about it once and for all. Will not is equivalent in frequency of use in normal live English conversation.
>>I won’t be cooking / I won’t be writing / I won’t be doing it on my own<<<
And now #SEA-SEA practice, examples in sentences / Examples in a sentence (Future Continuous):
I will be doing my hair when you appear – I’ll do my hair when you show up (don’t even think about putting make on it :)
She will be washing the floors tomorrow at 7 am – She will wash the floors tomorrow at 7 o’clock in the morning.
Peter will be buying another firm during this week – Peter will buy a new company (not a farm) during this week.
STOP TIME! Let's relax and read an English joke:
– Honey, both that journalist and the engineer proposed to our daughter!
– So who’s the lucky man?
- The engineer. Our daughter married the journalist
I will be writing the letter for 5 days – I will write a letter for 5 days (for is strange, but according to this model you can safely come up with a number of your own sentences in English, I WILL BE DOING SOMETHING FOR A SEVERAL DAYS)
In 5 minutes I will be cooking the pizza for my dear husband – In five minutes I will be preparing pizza for my dear husband.
A separate nuance: creating questions in English for polite intentions!
Will you be drinking with us? -Will you drink with us?
Will you be singing a romantic song for me? – Will you sing a romantic song for me?
💡 …..For example, your mother-in-law came to visit you. What tense should you use for polite requests? Only progressive!
Will you be staying here for 2 days? – You will stay here for two days (or two weeks =)) Here, show all your knowledge of numerals, can you count to 100 in English? 😉
And this is where we don’t say goodbye to you! Christina Franz, an English language teacher at the film school, was with you. Be sure to subscribe to the free COURSE in the >>> section. With love, warm and sunny days! 🙂
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The next tense we will look at is the Future Continuous Tense. It is used quite rarely both in written and in oral speech. But if you want to speak English well, you simply must know it. We will discuss the rules of formation and use below.
What is Future Continuous Tense? Future Continuous Tense is a tense form of a verb in English that conveys a future action while it is being performed. That is, it shows the action as occurring (lasting) in some period of future time.
During education affirmative form after the subject there is an auxiliary verb to be in the appropriate form (will be - for all persons, shall be - for the 1st person singular and plural), followed by the present participle of the main verb (Present Participle).
- Mean + will/shall be + V -ing
To form the interrogative form, we place the auxiliary verb (will or shall) in first place before the subject, and place the stem of the infinitive be and the Present Participle of the main verb after the subject.
- Will/ Shall + Mean +be+V-ing
IN negative form the subject is followed by an auxiliary verb (will/shall) combined with the negation not, and then the stem of the infinitive be and the Present Participle of the main verb.
Negative particle not, as a rule, merges into one with the verbs will and shall:
- will not - won't
- shall not − shan’t
- Mean + will/shall + not + be + V -ing
Conjugation table for the verb to choose in the Future Continuous Tense
| Number | Face | Affirmative form | Interrogative form | Negative form |
| Unit h. | 1 2 3 |
I shall/ will (I"ll) be choosing He/ She/ It will (he"ll/ she’ll) be choosing |
Shall/ Will I be choosing? Will you be choosing? Will he/ she/ it be choosing? |
I shall/ will not (shan"t/ won’t) be choosing He/ She/ It will not (won't) be choosing |
| Mn. h. | 1 2 3 |
We shall/ will (we"ll) be choosing You will (you"ll) be choosing They will (they"ll) be choosing |
Shall/ Will we be choosing? Will you be choosing? Will they be choosing? |
We shall/ will not (shan"t/ won’t) be choosing You will not (won't) be choosing They will not (won't) be choosing |
Future Continuous Tense is used
1. When expressing a long-term action that will begin before a certain moment in the future and will continue at that moment.
This moment in the future can be indicated by adverbial words. For example:
- at six o’clock - at six o’clock
- at noon - at noon
- at midnight - at midnight
- at that moment - at this moment
- at 5 o’clock tomorrow − tomorrow at 5 o’clock
- in an hour - in an hour
- this time tomorrow - tomorrow at the same time
- This time tomorrow we will be working - At the same time tomorrow we will be working
- Tonight at 5 o’clock, I will be playing cards - Today at 5 o’clock I will play cards
This moment can be indicated by another future action in a subordinate clause of a condition or time, expressed by a verb in the Present Simple Tense. As a rule, such sentences contain conjunctions:
- if - if
- on condition that − provided that
- as − while/when
- until (till) - until...
- before − before
- while − while / while
- when - when
- When we reach Moscow it will probably be snowing - When we reach Moscow, it will probably snow
- When they come back, children will be sleeping - When they return, the children will sleep
This moment can also be expressed by another continuous action, expressed by a verb in the Present Continuous Tense, which will occur simultaneously with the main action.
- While my brother is playing football I shall be doing the housework - While my brother plays football, I will do homework
Please note that when stating facts, you must use Simple tenses. (Future Simple in the main clause and Present Simple in the subordinate clause)
They will rest while I do my homework. - They will rest while I do my homework.
Also, a reference to a certain point in the future can be understood from the context and situation.
- I shall be meeting you at the station - I will meet you at the station
- I’ll be thinking of you - I’ll think about you
2. When expressing a long-term action that will be performed at a certain period in the future, and not necessarily continuously. The validity period is usually indicated in adverbial words. For example:
- the whole evening − all evening
- all winter - all winter
- all day (long) − all day
- from 4 till 7 o’clock − from 4 to 7 o’clock
- all day tomorrow − all day tomorrow
- in May - in May
- during the … − during …
- I will be learning English during the summer - I will study English during the summer
- We will be resting the whole evening - We will rest all evening
Please note that when stating facts, the Future Simple is used. The Future Continuous is used when you want to show an action as a process.
- I will work all day long (action as a fact)
- I will be working all day long (action as a process)
When listing several sequential actions with such a time designation, the Future Simple form is also used.
- She’ll come home early, she’ll work from 5 till 6, and then she’ll rest the whole evening - She’ll come home early, work from 5 to 6, and then rest the whole evening
3. When expressing a future action that the speaker believes will definitely happen in the natural course of events. The exact time of this action may not be indicated. Do not confuse this case with expressing a future planned action in the Present Continuous.
- I’m coming back tonight - I’m coming back today (planned action)
- I’ll be meeting them there tomorrow - I’ll meet them there tomorrow (they usually are there)
That's all about the Future Continuous tense. Although this tense form is not often used in colloquial speech, I still advise you not to neglect it. Watch the following videos on the topic “Future Continuous Tense”.