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Future Continuous Tense

December 20, 2013 by Bret Tutor

Future Continuous Tense

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How do we make the Future Continuous Tense?

The future continuous tense follows this structure:

subject + auxiliary verb WILL + auxiliary verb BE + main verb
invariable invariable present participle
will be base + ing

Question sentences in the future continuous tense require us to exchange the subject and will. Negative sentences in the future continuous tense require us to add not between will and be. See below for examples of the future continuous tense:

subject
auxiliary verb
auxiliary verb
main verb
+ They will be eating at Joe’s Restaurant.
+ She will be playing soccer at the park.
– You will not be driving to school.
– They will not be hosting a Halloween party.
? Will(auxiliary verb) they(subject) be running a marathon?
? Will(auxiliary verb) she(subject) be playing video games?

In the future continuous tense the subject and will are often contracted when we speak:

I will I’ll
you will you’ll
he will he’ll
she will she’ll
it will it’ll
we will we’ll
they will they’ll

When speaking in negative sentences, the future continuous tense allows us to use won’t as shown below:

I will not I won’t
you will not you won’t
he will not he won’t
she will not she won’t
it will not it won’t
we will not we won’t
they will not they won’t

How do we use the Future Continuous Tense?

The future continuous tense describes an activity that is taking place at a specific moment in the future. The activity will begin before the moment you are referring to and will continue after that moment. For example, consider that I go to school at 9 a.m. tomorrow and leave school at 11:30 a.m.:

At 10 a.m. tomorrow, I will be at school.
past present future
 9 a.m.—– 10 a.m. ——11:30 a.m.
At 10 a.m. I will be at school.

When we use the future continuous tense the time of which we are talking about is usually understood by the person listening to our conversation. Here are more examples of the future continuous tense:

  • She will be watching TV tomorrow at noon.
  • You won’t be eating dinner at 8:30 p.m.
  • What will she be watching on TV tonight?
  • What will they be studying before I get there?
  • He will not be sleeping when you come home.
  • They will be eating snacks when the party begins.
  • Bring your dancing shoes. The music will be playing when you get to the party.
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