Futur continuous

Future Continuous

01

What is the future continuous tense ?

The future continuous tense is generally used to represent an event or action that is happening at a certain point in time in the future. The tense is also called the future progressive tense, as it denotes an action or event that is progressing or continuing at a particular time in the future.

02

Structure

will + be + the present participle (the root verb + -ing)

Interrogative form

Affirmative form

Negative form

Sub + will not be + -ing form They will not be playing. They won't be playing. It will not be working. It won't be working.

Will + sub + be + -ing form Will you be partying with us tonight? Will he be driving his new car ?

Sub + will be + -ing form I will be studying. I'll be studying. She will be babysitting. She'll be babysitting.

04

Uses

When should we use the future continuous tense ?

Action in progress at or around a time in the future

action

Future

Now

• Don't phone me between 7pm and 9pm. I will be studying for the English exam.
• Next year, I will be driving a new car.

Actions happening now and expected to continue

When combined with still, the future continuous refers to events that are already happening now and that we expect to continue some time into the future.

action

Future

Now

• Tomorrow, he will still be suffering from his cold.
• Unfortunately, sea levels will still be rising in 20 years.

Action which is a result of a routine or of a previous desicion or arrangement.

action

Future

Now

• As usual, they will be meeting tomorrow after school.
• The party will be starting at ten o'clock.

Polite question

In the interrogative form, the future continuous can be used to ask politely about somebody's plans, especially if you want something or want the to do something.

• Will you be meeting Laura tomorrow ?

• Will you be using the car this evening ?

Asumptions

We also can use the future continuous tense to talk about what we assume is happening at the moment.

• Peter is very quiet. He'll be doing something wrong, I know it!

• Don't phone grandma now, she'll be doing exercise.

REMARKS

• The future continuous can only be used with action verbs, and never with stative verbs (like,want,need,suppose,prefer...)
• When we use this tense, the action would have started earlier but would not have been completed at that particular point in time.

05

Signal words

We often use the future continuous with time expressions such as:

In … (in 2 weeks, in 3 months, in 5 years, etc)

This time … (this time tomorrow, this time next week, etc.)

When …

At + time … (at 7 tomorrow, at midday next Monday, etc.)

Put the verbs into the correct form of the futur continuous tense :

• At midnight we (sleep) .
• This time next week we (sit) at the beach.
• At nine I (watch) the news.
• Tonight we (cram up) for our English test.
• They (dance) all night.
• He (not/play) all afternoon.
• (drive/she) to London ?

Put the verbs into the correct form of the futur continuous tense :

• At midnight we (sleep) .
• This time next week we (sit) at the beach.
• At nine I (watch) the news.
• Tonight we (cram up) for our English test.
• They (dance) all night.
• He (not/play) all afternoon.
• (drive/she) to London ?

will be sleeping

Put the verbs into the correct form of the futur continuous tense :

• At midnight we (sleep) .
• This time next week we (sit) at the beach.
• At nine I (watch) the news.
• Tonight we (cram up) for our English test.
• They (dance) all night.
• He (not/play) all afternoon.
• (drive/she) to London ?

will be sleeping

will be sitting

Put the verbs into the correct form of the futur continuous tense :

• At midnight we (sleep) .
• This time next week we (sit) at the beach.
• At nine I (watch) the news.
• Tonight we (cram up) for our English test.
• They (dance) all night.
• He (not/play) all afternoon.
• (drive/she) to London ?

will be sleeping

will be sitting

'll be watching

Put the verbs into the correct form of the futur continuous tense :

• At midnight we (sleep) .
• This time next week we (sit) at the beach.
• At nine I (watch) the news.
• Tonight we (cram up) for our English test.
• They (dance) all night.
• He (not/play) all afternoon.
• (drive/she) to London ?

will be sleeping

will be sitting

'll be watching

will be craming up

Put the verbs into the correct form of the futur continuous tense :

• At midnight we (sleep) .
• This time next week we (sit) at the beach.
• At nine I (watch) the news.
• Tonight we (cram up) for our English test.
• They (dance) all night.
• He (not/play) all afternoon.
• (drive/she) to London ?

will be sleeping

will be sitting

'll be watching

will be craming up

will be dancing

Put the verbs into the correct form of the futur continuous tense :

• At midnight we (sleep) .
• This time next week we (sit) at the beach.
• At nine I (watch) the news.
• Tonight we (cram up) for our English test.
• They (dance) all night.
• He (not/play) all afternoon.
• (drive/she) to London ?

will be sleeping

will be sitting

'll be watching

will be craming up

will be dancing

won't be playing

Put the verbs into the correct form of the futur continuous tense :

• At midnight we (sleep) .
• This time next week we (sit) at the beach.
• At nine I (watch) the news.
• Tonight we (cram up) for our English test.
• They (dance) all night.
• He (not/play) all afternoon.
• (drive/she) to London ?

will be sleeping

will be sitting

'll be watching

will be cramming up

will be dancing

won't be playing

Will she be driving

Make sentences from the jumbled words by using the given verbs in future continuous tense.

all next week / we / in the forest (not camp)at the exhibition / they / next month / Guernica / ? (display) by next Monday / at the hotel / we (not stay) Sarah / at this time this week / in the beach (sunbathe)

Make sentences from the jumbled words by using the given verbs in future continuous tense.

all next week / we / in the forest (not camp)at the exhibition / they / next month / Guernica / ? (display) by next Monday / at the hotel / we (not stay) Sarah / at this time this week / in the beach (sunbathe)

We won't be camping in the forest all next week.

Make sentences from the jumbled words by using the given verbs in future continuous tense.

all next week / we / in the forest (not camp)at the exhibition / they / next month / Guernica / ? (display) by next Monday / at the hotel / we (not stay) Sarah / at this time this week / in the beach (sunbathe)

We won't be camping in the forest all next week.

Will they be displaying Guernica at the exhibition next week ?

Make sentences from the jumbled words by using the given verbs in future continuous tense.

all next week / we / in the forest (not camp)at the exhibition / they / next month / Guernica / ? (display) by next Monday / at the hotel / we (not stay) Sarah / at this time this week / in the beach (sunbathe)

We won't be camping in the forest all next week.

Will they be displaying Guernica at the exhibition next week ?

Won't they be staying at the hotel by next Monday ?

Make sentences from the jumbled words by using the given verbs in future continuous tense.

all next week / we / in the forest (not camp)at the exhibition / they / next month / Guernica / ? (display) by next Monday / at the hotel / we (not stay) Sarah / at this time this week / in the beach (sunbathe)

We won't be camping in the forest all next week.

Will they be displaying Guernica at the exhibition next week ?

Won't they be staying at the hotel by next Monday ?

Sarah will be sunbathing in the beach at this time this week.

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A presentation by :Asmae Rahmani Rania Sayidoune Kawtar Kherras Sherine Maatouche Salma Sebhi Rayhane Ouhari