The usages of future continuous tense in English

This presentation is about future continuous tense

1. Future Continuous Tense

2. Conversation A: Who will be joining us for this meeting? B: Besides us, I think Mary, Sue, and Jim will be attending. A: So, what will we be discussing? B: We only need to discuss the new project. A: Okay, so we can probably finish in an hour. B: Maybe, but Jim usually talks a lot. So, it may take longer than that.

3. Usages It is helpful to use the future continuous tense when describing: multiple actions happening in the future planned or confirmed future events taking place at a specific time

4. A ffirmative Form Subject + will be + verb ( ing ) + object I will be watching a football match at this time tomorrow. I ………………..( sleep) when you come back. She ……………….. (cook)us dinner tonight. He ………………..( make) a cake at this time tomorrow.

5. Negative Form Subject + will not + be + verb ( ing )+ object won’t She __________________ (not / wait) for you at the station tomorrow . We __________________ (not / attend) the meeting at this time next week . They __________________ (not / be staying) at the hotel during the conference.

6. Interrogative Form Yes/No Questions Will + subject + be + verb( ing ) + object Will you ___________ (work) on your project this time tomorrow? Will they ___________ (travel) to Colombo next weekend ? Will she ___________ (attend) the meeting at 10 a.m.?

7. WH Questions WH Question + Will + subject + be + verb( ing ) + object What __________ you __________ at this time tomorrow? Where __________ she __________ during the meeting? Who __________ they __________ with at the conference next week ?

8. Correct the following sentences You will be loving this car. He will be understanding me. She will be having a new computer next month. She will have a new computer next month. The phone will be costing 2500 Rs by next month.

9. Exercise Affirmative Form 1. I ________________________ (work) in my office. 2. You ________________________ (lie) on the beach. 3. He ________________________ (wait) for the train. 4. She ________________________ (shop) in New York. 5. It ________________________ (rain). 6. We ________________________ (get) ready to go out. 7. They ________________________ (meet) their parents. 8. He ________________________ (study) in the library. 9. She ________________________ (exercise) at the gym. 10. I ________________________ (sleep).

10. Negative form Jerry ________________________ soon. (not / to come) I ________________________ the whole day tomorrow. (not / to cook) She _______________________ an exam this time tomorrow. (not / to have) He ________________________ Lilly the whole day. (not / to wait for) They ________________________ hockey at 5 o'clock tomorrow. (not / to play) I ________________________ to the city at this time tomorrow. (not / to drive) Kim _________________ her plan with you at this time tomorrow. (not / to discuss) We__________________________he flat, when you return. (not / to clean) It __________________________ the whole day tomorrow. (not / to rain) Andrew ____________ the information the whole day tomorrow. (not / to search for)

11. Interrogative Form Yes/No Questions 1.____________You______________me when you leave for japan? (To text) 2. ____________She ______________ at this time tomorrow? (To sleep) 3. ____________They ______________ their teacher at this time on saturday ? (To help) 4.______________We ______________ in the office at 6 o'clock tomorrow? (To sit) 5._____________He ______________ meeting at 6 o'clock tomorrow? (To have)

12. WH Questions What ______________ you _______________ at 8 o'clock tomorrow? (to do) What ______________ they _________________ the whole day tomorrow? (to read) What ________________ the band __________________ at the concert at this time tomorrow? (to sing) What ________________ she _________________ at this time on Sunday? (to study) What _________________ We__________________at midnight? (to watch)

13. Future Perfect Tense

14. The future perfect tense is used to express an action that is not done yet but will be done by a certain point in time in the future. The future perfect action will be completed any time before that point. You can think of that future point as a kind of deadline.