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The Future Continuous Tense

The document discusses the future continuous tense in English, including its structures, examples of usage, and two main uses. It provides the positive and negative structures for the future continuous tense using will be + verb-ing. Examples are given for expressions that will be in progress at a future time and what is probably the case at present.

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The Future Continuous Tense

The document discusses the future continuous tense in English, including its structures, examples of usage, and two main uses. It provides the positive and negative structures for the future continuous tense using will be + verb-ing. Examples are given for expressions that will be in progress at a future time and what is probably the case at present.

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Unit 3

The Future Continuous Tense


Structures
Positive Str: subject + will be + verb-ing + ROTS.
I will be waiting for you at 8:00 tomorrow.
He will be teaching in the class at 9:30.
Negative Str: subject + will not be + verb-ing + ROTS.
I will not be waiting for you at 8:00 tomorrow.
He will not be teaching in the class at 9:00.
Inter… Str: Will + subject + be + verb-ing + ROTS?
Will I be waiting for you at 8:00 tomorrow?
Will he be teaching in the class at 9:00?
Future continuous tense has two
different forms in English:
“will” and “be going to”
Examples
We will be studying at this time on Monday. OR
We are going to be studying at this time on Monday.

She will be working in the office at 11:00 a.m.


She is going to be working in the office at 11:00 a.m.
Usages
I will be working in the office at 10:00 a.m.
Use 1: He will be studying his lessons at 9 p.m.
Now
I will be sleeping at 12:00 tonight.
You will be sitting in the class at this time
tomorrow.
Past Future
8 p.m. 9 p.m.

The Future Continuous Tense expresses an activity


that will be in progress at some time in the future.
Use 2: Future continuous tense is also used to say what is probably
the case at present.

Examples:

Do call your father. He will be worrying about you.

He will get married. They’ll be doing the arrangements.

I told him that I will be there at 6:00. He’ll be waiting for me.

He will be celebrating his birthday now.

Don’t call him. He will be sleeping now.

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