affirmative form Future Continuous Tense is formed using the auxiliary verb to be in the future tense (shall be for the 1st person singular and plural and will be for all other persons) + Participle I (participle I or ing form) of the main verb.
shall be, will be + Participle I
I shall be working. I will work.
He will be writing. He will write.
| I shall be cooking | We shall be cooking |
| You will be cooking | You will be cooking |
| He/she/it will be cooking | They will be cooking |
negative form Future Continuous is formed by adding a negation not to the auxiliary verb shall for the 1st person singular and plural and will for all other persons + be + Participle I of the main verb.
I shall not be sleeping at 7 o'clock. I won't be sleeping at 7 o'clock.
Not will not be working all day tomorrow. He won't be working all day tomorrow.
| I shall not be cooking | We shall not be cooking |
| You will not be cooking | You will not be cooking |
| He / she / it will not be cooking | They will not be cooking |
Interrogative form Future Continuous is formed by rearranging the auxiliary verb and the subject of the affirmative form - the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject. If there is a question word, it is placed before the auxiliary verb.
Will you be sleeping at 7 o'clock. Will you sleep at 7 o'clock?
What will you be doing from 5 till 7 p.m. tomorrow? What will you be doing tomorrow from 5 to 7 pm?
| Shall I be cooking? | Shall we be cooking? |
| Will you be cooking? | Will you be cooking? |
| Will he/she/it be cooking? | Will they be cooking? |
In interrogative and negative sentences in the Future Continuous form, abbreviated forms are often used, especially in colloquial speech:
- 1. In affirmative sentences, the auxiliary verb undergoes a change, in which only the last two letters remain, separated from the pronoun by an apostrophe.
I’ll be working on Sunday from 10 till 12
(I'll be working… = I shall/will be working…)
He'll be playing chess at 6 o'clock. He will be playing chess at 6 o'clock.
(He'll be… = Not will be…)
- 2. In negative sentences, the spelling and pronunciation of auxiliary verbs change - they merge with a negative particle not, with the middle letter o omitted.
I shan't be working from 10 till 12.
(I shan't be working… = I shall not be working…)
He won't be playing chess at 6 o'clock. He won't be playing chess at 6 o'clock.
(He won't be playing… = He won't be playing…)
Use
- 1. Future Continuous is used to express a long (continued) action that will take place at a certain moment in the future (near or distant). This moment may
a) to be implied, to be clear from the context.
Our work is not finished yet and we shall be working on this subject.
Our work is not finished yet, and we will work on this problem.
b) be expressed by the circumstances of time: at that time - at that time, at 5 o'clock - at 5:00, all day tomorrow - all day tomorrow, all the time - all time, from 6 till 8 - from 6 to 8 o'clock etc.
I shall be waiting for my friends at 12 o'clock tomorrow. I will be waiting for my friends tomorrow at 12 o'clock.
All day tomorrow we shall be sleeping in the train on our way to the South. Tomorrow we will sleep all day on the train on the way south.
She will be taking her exam next week. She will take her exams next week.
- 2. Future Continuous is used in the subordinate clause of time and conditions to express a long time in the future, and the verb in the main clause is expressed in Simple Present/Present Indefinite, although it also refers to the future tense.
I shall be working when you come to see me. When you come to me, I will work.
When I reach Moscow, it will probably be snowing. When I arrive in Moscow, it may be snowing.
Hello, dear reader and admirer of the English language. In touch Christina Frantz. 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 practice Future continuous. An amazing future tense used to indicate process and duration, which I am madly in love with.
The scheme for the formation of the Future Continuous Tense is obscenely 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 ONLY WITH US! All you need to remember will be + ing and exhale……! 😕 😀
>>I will be running / I will be smiling / I will be kissing you / I will be helping you<<<
It's even easier to create a question! 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?<<<
Negatives are a little more difficult. You need to remember as many as TWO combinations 😮: will not or won't. It is better to immediately use won’t in colloquial speech in order to work out all the complexities of 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 practices, examples in sentences / Examples in a sentence (Future Continuous):
I will be doing my hair when you appear – I will do my hair when you appear (do not try to stick make 🙂
She will be washing the floors tomorrow at 7 am She will be washing the floors tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the morning.
Peter will be buying another firm during this week – Piotr will be buying a new business (not a farm) during this week.
STOP TIME! 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 be writing a letter for 5 days (for is strange, but with this model you can safely come up with a number of your sentences in English, I WILL DO SOMETHING FOR A FEW DAYS)
In 5 minutes I will be cooking the pizza for my dear husband In five minutes I will be making 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 stay here for 2 days? – You will stay here for two days (or two weeks =)) Show all your knowledge of numbers here, can you count up to 100 in English? 😉
And on this we do not say goodbye! With you was the English language teacher of the film school Christina Frants. Be sure to subscribe to the FREE COURSE in the section>>>. With love, warm and sunny days! 🙂
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The word Future is translated as "future" and shows us that the action will only take place. Continuous indicates the duration of this action. That is, the action will begin sometime in the future and will last for some time.
We use the Future Continuous to emphasize the duration of an action that will take place in the future. Unlike the Future Simple tense, which we use when we simply talk about something as if it is a fact that will happen.
Let's look at two examples:
1. FutureSimple:
I will fly to America.
I will fly to America.
2. Futurecontinuous:
Tomorrow this time I will be flying to America.
Tomorrow at this time I will be flying to America. (literally: Tomorrow at this time I will be flying to America)
The first example just talks about fact: sometime in the future, a person will fly to America.
The second example says it will process and it will last for a while. That is, we focus on the duration of this action. A person will sit on an airplane and fly for a certain long time.
Now let's look at the use of the future continuous tense.
Using Future Continuous Tense
This time is used in the following cases:
1. When we talk about an action that will take place at a certain interval or point in time.
Example: I will study from 5 to 7; they will walk at 8
2. When we talk about an action that will last a certain amount of time (this action can be interrupted by others).
Example: I will be working on this project all week; she will study English all summer.
Affirmative sentences Future Continuous Tense
An affirmative sentence is formed by using the auxiliary verb to be in the future tense (will be) and the ending "-ing", which is added to the verb denoting action. The educational scheme will be as follows:
the one in question + will be + verb + -ing
| I | ||
| You | ||
| We | playing | |
| They | will be | swimming |
| She | cooking | |
| He | ||
| It |
For example:
She will be drive ing a car all night long.
She will drive the car all night.
They will be sleep ing from six to nine.
They will sleep from 6 to 9.
I will be work ing.
I will work.
Rules for adding an ending -ing we have considered in this article. In it, we also talked about verbs that are never used in continuous tenses, since they do not know how to last. Be sure to check it out!
Words are indicators of time
Very often, the following words are used with the Future Continuous:
- all day long - all day
- this time tomorrow - at this time tomorrow
- all day tomorrow - all day tomorrow
- the whole morning/evening/day - the whole morning/evening/day
- from 6 to 8 p.m. - from 6 to 8 pm
They will help you understand that you have a continuous future tense in front of you. Let's look at examples:
I will be having the rest the whole evening.
I will rest the whole evening tomorrow.
They will be swimming in a pool from 3 to 5 p.m..
They will swim in the pool from 3pm to 5pm.
Negative form of Future Continuous Tense
The negative sentence in this tense is formed in the same way as the affirmative sentence, but the negative particle not is added to our verb to be. At the same time, we put the not particle between will and be. We are getting willnotbe.
the one in question + will not be + verb + -ing
| I | ||
| You | ||
| We | playing | |
| They | will not be | swimming |
| She | cooking | |
| He | ||
| It |
She will not be read ing.
She won't read.
They will not be dance ing.
They won't dance.
I will not be walk ing in the park.
I will not walk in the park.
Abbreviations:
In negation, we can abbreviate the particle not, pay attention to how exactly:
will not = won't
I won't be painting.
I won't draw.
Interrogative form Future Continuous Tense
If you want to ask if someone will do some continuous action in the future, then we move the verb to be to the first place in the sentence. At the same time, we put our protagonist between will and be. It turns out like this: Will she be...?
Question formation scheme:
will + the person in question + be + verb + -ing
| I | |||
| you | |||
| we | playing? | ||
| Will | they | be | swimming? |
| she | cooking? | ||
| he | |||
| it |
Statement:
I will be clean ing my house.
I will clean my house.
We will be watch ing a new film.
We will watch a new movie.
She will be sleep ing the whole day.
She will sleep all day.
A question and a positive answer (our "yes") would look like this:
| Question | Short answer (contains will) | Full answer (formed as an affirmative sentence) |
| Will I be clean ing my house? Will I clean my house? |
Yes, I will. |
Yes, I will be clean ing my house. Yes, I will clean my house. |
| Will we be watch ing a new film? |
Yes, we will. |
Yes, we will be watch ing a new film. |
| Will she be sleep ing the whole day? Will she sleep all day? |
Yes, she will. |
Yes, she will be sleep ing the whole day. Yes, she will sleep all day. |
Negative answers (our "no") would look like this:
| Question | Short answer (contains will + not) | Full answer (formed as a negative sentence) |
| Will I be clean ing my house? Will I clean my house? |
no, I will not. |
no, I will not be clean ing my house. No, I will not clean my house. |
| Will we be watch ing a new film? Are we going to watch a new movie? |
No, we will not. |
No, we will not be watch ing a new film. No, we will not watch the new film. |
| Will she be sleep ing the whole day? Will she sleep all day? |
No, she will not. |
No, she will not be sleep ing the whole day. No, she won't sleep all day. |
Will they be dance ing the whole night?
Yes, they will.
Yes, they will.
Will they be dance ing the whole night?
Will they dance all night?
No, they will not.
No, they won't.
Will he be play ing football from 4 till 6?
Yes, he will be play ing football from 4 till 6.
Yes, he will play football from 4 to 6.
Will he be play ing football from 4 till 6?
Will he play football from 4 to 6?
No, he will not be play ing football from 4 till 6.
No, he won't play football from 4 to 6.
Clarifying questions
We ask such questions with the following words:
- What - what
- Where - where
- Who - who
- Which - which
- Why - why
question word + will + person in question + be + verb + -ing
| I | ||||
| you | ||||
| What | we | playing? | ||
| Where | will | they | be | swimming? |
| why | she | cooking? | ||
| he | ||||
| it |
Why will they be studying this time tomorrow?
Why will they be studying at this time tomorrow?
What will she be painting?
What will she paint?
Today you met with the last continuous tense. If you haven't read it, I advise you to read the following articles:
- Present Continuous Tense - present continuous tense in English
- Past Continuous Tense - past continuous tense in English
If you have any questions be sure to ask them in the comments.
Reinforcement task
And now let's consolidate the acquired knowledge in practice. Translate the following sentences:
1. He will be doing this research all year.
2. My friends won't be studying all summer.
3. Will they be climbing the mountain all day?
4. I will graduate from the university next year.
5. My sister will not walk the dog from 3 to 4.
6. Where will they play?
7. Her parents will work in the garden.
8. She will be cooking dinner at this time.
9. What will she cook?
10. How long will you do your homework?
Leave your answers in the comments below the article.
Long-term non-future tense - it does not exist; a long future is only a long expectation of the future. So said the philosopher Aurelius Augustine. How do you like this explanation? Not confusing at all, right?
But the line of future tenses in English is like a kaleidoscope - you just have to play a little with the nuances of the action, and the tense form is completely modified. In order for you not to have any ambiguities, we again decided to put everything on the shelves.
It's time to sort out a string of rules and examples and discuss such a useful tense in English as Future Continuous. Let's go!
What is Future Continuous
Future Continuous- This is a special temporary form of the English language, which is used in cases where it is necessary to emphasize the duration of an event at the moment of the future.
It is not uncommon for Future Continuous to be used in educational materials instead of Future Progressive - this is just a synonym, and not a new tense at all.
How Future Continuous is Formed
Construction formula. To build a sentence in the Future Continuous, you must adhere to the following sequence of actions:
Subject + « will be» + verb without particle « to» With ending «- ing».
This moment next year Joshua will be sunbathing in Florida.
At this point 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. Do not forget that not all English verbs can be freely used in the Future Continuous. These exceptions include verbs expressing:
- the senses: hear- hear; see- see; smell- to sniff; taste- to taste; feel- feel;
- emotions:adore- adore; enjoy- enjoy; dislike- do not like; hate- to hate; loathe- to feel disgust;
- opinion: believe- believe; agree- agree; understand- understand; suppose- believe; expect- expect.
Word markers. Demonstrative phrases and expressions include:
- «( at)this time" - at that time;
- «( at) this moment» - at this moment + all kinds of additional markers that refer to the future tense:
- « tomorrow" - tomorrow;
- « next Sunday» - next Saturday, etc.
Affirmative sentences in the Future Continuous
By tradition, 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 will laugh |
| You + WILL BE + LAUGHING | you will 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 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. We start with the auxiliary will", then comes subject, do not forget to drop 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 Future Continuous
The scheme of the negative sentence in the Future Continuous is similar to the statement with the exception of 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 when referring to actions that will last for a certain period of time in the future.
I will be snowboarding in Switzerland at this moment next month.
At this point next month I will be snowboarding in Switzerland.
Also used for actions that will definitely happen in the future tense due to routine or arrangement.
granny and grandpa will be playing cricket on sunday.
Grandma and grandpa will be playing cricket on Saturday.
P.S. They play cricket every Sunday, i.e. this is an indispensable part of their usual leisure activities on the weekends.
The Future Continuous is also activated when we politely ask about the plans and activities of other people to find out if 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?
Are you 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 mom won't be buying a new car this very moment tomorrow.
Interrogative sentence:
Will these kiddos be eating a pie with raspberries at this time next week (Active)?
Will a pie with raspberries be eaten by these kids 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, fears, promises, etc. We are not 100% sure if 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 finish drawing the new manga by tomorrow evening. |
I hope Samantha will draw a new manga someday. I hope that Samantha will draw a 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 amount of confidence that the event will take place in the future. |
Nota bene: the rules are, of course, wonderful, but you should not forget about practice. Rules and examples "Future predictions", "Future Continuous", "Future Simple", how to distinguish "Future Perfect" and "Future Perfect Continuous" - all this is discussed in the video.
Conclusion
Everyone loves to talk about pleasant moments and activities that are sure to happen in the future. Now you can, when necessary, say what exactly you will do at this very moment tomorrow or in a year, as well as share new impressions and emotions. Cool, isn't it?
We offer you to get acquainted with other tenses of the English language
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There are times in English that have no analogues in our native language - Russian. The temporal form Future Continuous (Future Long) refers precisely to those. Memorable examples of Future Continuous sentences with translation will help to deal with it.
What is the Future Continuous?
Future Continuous or Future Continuous refers to a group of future tenses in English: Future Simple (Simple Future), Future Perfect (Future Perfect), Future Perfect Continuous (Future Perfect Continuous). In other words, this tense form, like others from this series, describes an event that will happen in the future. Its distinguishing feature is the Continuous aspect, indicating that we have a process taking place in a specific period of action in the future.
affirmative form
Each temporary form has its own education formula. The Future Continuous is not an exception. Its grammatical structure is as follows: subject + will/ shall + be + main verb + -ing. The examples given show that the Future Continuous is used to describe actions that will continue some time in the future, as well as to describe planned events.
Negation
An integral part of negative sentences is the negative particle not (not), which changes the Future Continuous formula with its appearance: subject + will/ shall + not + be + main verb + -ing.
Please note that the negative particle not (not), following immediately after the first auxiliary verb will or shall, can merge with them, forming a short form won't / shan't.
Question
There are four types of interrogative sentences in English. These include general, special, alternative and disjunctive questions. Without delving into the details of the construction of each of them, one common feature can be distinguished for all - a change in the order of words in a sentence: an auxiliary verb comes first. The formula for constructing an interrogative sentence in the Future Continuous looks like this: will/ shall + subject + be + main verb + -ing?
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