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Teaching English Grammar – Tenses In English
Future Continuous Tense – Formation, Usage and Grammar Practice (B2)
The following B2 English Grammar Lesson deals with tenses in English, specifically Future Continuous Tense. How to form Future Continuous Tense, and when to use it. There is a grammar practice section included in this lesson, the answers to which you will find in the Answer Sheet available for download at the end.
Formation
Affirmative (Positive)
[adrotate banner=”8″]| Subject | To Be | Present Participle (Verb + ing) | |
| I | will be | browsing | the web. |
| You | will be | criticizing | me later. |
| He | will be | calling back. | |
| She | will be | struggling | with it. |
| It | will be | haunting | him. |
| We | will be | fighting | for a good cause. |
| You | will be | working on | a new project. |
| They | will be | panicking. |
Contacted forms:
| I will → I’ll You will → You’ll He will → He’ll She will → She’ll It will → It’ll We will → We’ll You will → You’ ll They will → They’ll |
Negative
[adrotate banner=”9″]| Subject | To Be | Present Participle (Verb + ing) | |
| I | will not be (won’t be) | browsing | the web. |
| You | will not be (won’t be) | criticizing | me later. |
| He | will not be (won’t be) | calling back. | |
| She | will not be (won’t be) | struggling | with it. |
| It | will not be (won’t be) | haunting | him. |
| We | will not be (won’t be) | fighting | for a good cause. |
| You | will not be (won’t be) | working on | a new project. |
| They | will not be (won’t be) | panicking. |
Contacted forms:
Will not → won’t
Interrogative (Question)
| Will | Subject | To Be | Present Participle (Verb + ing) | |
| Will | I | be | browsing | the web? |
| Will | you | be | criticizing | me later? |
| Will | he | be | calling back? | |
| Will | she | be | struggling | with it? |
| Will | it | be | haunting | him? |
| Will | we | be | fighting | for a good cause? |
| Will | you | be | working on | a new project? |
| Will | they | be | panicking? |
Negative Interrogative (Long Form)
| Will | Subject | not | To Be | Verb + ing | |
| Will | I | not | be | browsing | the web? |
| Will | you | not | be | criticizing | me later? |
| Will | he | not | be | calling back? | |
| Will | she | not | be | struggling | with it? |
| Will | it | not | be | haunting | him? |
| Will | we | not | be | fighting | for a good cause? |
| Will | you | not | be | working on | a new project? |
| Will | they | not | be | panicking? |
Negative Interrogative (Contracted Form)
| To Be | Subject | To Be | Present Participle (Verb + ing) | |
| Won’t | I | be | browsing | the web? |
| Won’t | you | be | criticizing | me later? |
| Won’t | he | be | calling back? | |
| Won’t | she | be | struggling | with it? |
| Won’t | it | be | haunting | him? |
| Won’t | we | be | fighting | for a good cause? |
| Won’t | you | be | working on | a new project? |
| Won’t | they | be | panicking? |
Usage
We use the future continuous:
1.To talk about an activity that will happen in the future and continue for some time.
e.g. I will be studying there for four years.
2. When we talk about an activity which will start now and continue into the future.
e.g. Susan will be meeting with clients until 5:30.
3. To talk about a longer action in the future which will be interrupted by a short one.
e.g. I’ll be cooking cooking dinner when you come tonight.
4. To talk about predictions for the future
e.g. By the end of the year, most people will be buying our product.
Review:
How to form Present Participle (-ing form)?
| Verb | + ing | Present Participle | |
| Usually | go | go + ing | going |
| Verbs ending in -e | take | drop the –e + ing | taking |
| One syllable verbs | run | add the last syllable +ing | running |
| Irregular form | lie | there is no rule; should learn it by heart | lying |
Grammar Practice:
1. Write the correct present participle.
supply
update
rip
strike
hire
inspire
enable
consume
yell
treat
2. Look at the example. Change the sentence.
e.g. Roy- read- magazine- evening → Roy will be reading a magazine in the evening.
- She- apply- jobs- when- return
- Sarah- warm- my dinner- come home
- His business- make- money- 2 years
- Bonnie and Susan- chill out- beach- after exam
- Her illness- develop- very fast
- Their IT company- launch- new product- spring
3. Read the sentence. Make a question.
e.g. We will be camping at the lake. → Will we be camping at the lake?
- Our teacher will be marking our papers tomorrow.
- The Simpsons will be paying off their debt for many years.
- ACDB ltd. won’t be promoting their new product here.
- I will be relying mainly on my parents.
- The university will be supporting his research.
- I won’t be risking my future for that!
4. Answer the following questions for yourself.
- Will you be going skiing next winter?
- Will you be sitting a difficult exam soon?
- Will you be working out?
- Will you be chilling out on Saturday?
- Will you be browsing the web later today?
- Will you be composing a symphony one day?