Future Continuous

When you can use Future Continuous

• You use Future Continuous for actions in progress at a specific time in future.
  • We will be flying to Sydney this time tomorrow. /specific time — this time/
  • He will be relaxing at the beach this time next week. /specific time — this time/
  • At 8 pm on Monday, I will be waiting for you here. /specific time — at 8 pm/
  • They will be moving the house this time tomorrow. /specific time — this time/
• You use Future Continuous for future action in progress which will be interrupted.
  Interrupt — to stop something from happening for a period of time
  • She will be cleaning the house when you return. /she will be cleaning the house — future action in progress which will be interrupted/
  • My family will be having dinner when I come home tomorrow. /my family will be having dinner — future action in progress which will be interrupted/
  • I will be preparing for the test when friends call me. /I will be preparing for the test — future action in progress which will be interrupted/
  • He will be having a shower when somebody knocks at the door. /He will be having a shower — future action in progress which will be interrupted/
• You use Future Continuous to ask information about the future in a polite way.
  • Will you be going to the supermarket? /asking politely about future/
  • Will you be following my advice? /asking politely about future/
  • Will she be inviting me to her party? /asking politely about future/
  • Will they be helping my son with English? /asking politely about future/
• You use Future Continuous with “still” to describe an event that is now in progress and that will continue happening in future.
  • I will still be living here in ten years. /nothing will change in ten years — I am and I will be living here/
  • We will still be fighting. /nothing will change in the future — we are and we will be fighting/
  • This situation will still be getting worse in the future. /nothing will change in the future — This situation is and will be getting worse/
  • Car accidents will still be happening. /nothing will change in the future — car accidents are and will be happening/
• You use Future Continuous to refuse an offer (used in negative form).
  Refuse — to say that you will not do something
  • She won’t be attending this class because she doesn’t have time.
  • We won’t be coming to the cinema because we are so tired.
  • I won’t be meeting John because I have a headache.
  • They won’t be visiting us because they are busy.
• You use Future Continuous with “again” to make statements about an unpleasant experience.
  Unpleasant experience — a situation that makes you feel upset or uncomfortable. You don’t want such a situation to happen again in the future.
  • The milk was spoilt. I won’t be buying anything in this shop again.
  • The coffee was disgusting. I won’t be going to this cafe again.
  • The sound quality was poor. I won’t be watching movies at that cinema again.
  • His behavior was awful. I won’t be seeing him again.
• You use Future Continuous for assuming future state or habit at a specific time in future.
  Assume — to believe that something is true; to believe that something will happen.
  • Don’t call him at 11 pm He will probably be sleeping. /I don’t know fo sure, it’s only my belief that at 11 pm he will be sleeping/
  • In 5 years time, I expect I will be having my own business. /I don’t know for sure, it’s only my belief that in 5 years time I will be having my own business/

Time markers in Future Continuous

How to build Future Continuous

Spelling of the verbs with ending -ing