Future Continuous

Future continuous

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Future Cont.

Formulas

Contractions

Uses

Video Example

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FUTURE CONTINUOUS

It is used to express a continued or an ongoing action in future. For example, “I will be waiting for you tomorrow”, it conveys ongoing nature of an action (waiting) which will occur in future.

Positive

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Negative

S + will be+ V-ingShe will be watching the stars tomorrow night.

S + will NOT be + V-ing She will not be watching the stars tomorrow night.

Will + S + be V-ing Will she be watching the stars tomorrow night?

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CONTRACTIONS

Positive Negative I'll Won't She'll He'll It'll You'll They'll We'll

USES

Continue in Future

Interrupted Action

Parallel Actions

Two actions happening at the same time.

An action that is happening now and is expected to continue in the future.

An action will be in prcess when somthing else happens or at an specific time.

Politely Ask

Prediction

Intention

Predict or guess about an event in the future.

Having the intention or plan of doing something in the future.

To politely ask a question about the future

Examples of Future Continuous

New York Trip

Listen to these two friends talk about one of their future New York trip.

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Fill in the space with the future continuous tense.

1. John and I probably will not be comming (not / come) to the party because it looks like it will be raining (rain). 2. I can’t have lunch at 2:00 because I will be having (have) an appointment at that time. 3. You will be celebrating (celebrate) your birthday at a beautiful restaurant and we will be flying (fly) on a plane to Europe. 4. The class will be taking (take) an exam at 9:00 tomorrow morning.

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1. What ________ you ______ _________ later today? 2. I_____ ______ __________. 3. She______ ______ ___________ dinner. (negative) 4. They______ _______ ___________ soon. 5. What time ________ they _______ __________? 6. He ________ _______ _____________ there much longer. (negative) 7. Our friends ________ _______ _________ us later. 8. Where ________ you ______ __________ when you go to Chicago? 9. We ________ _______ ___________ this any longer. (negative) 10. Who ________ _______ __________ next to you?

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