We use the future continuous to refer to temporary actions and events that will be in progress at a particular time in the future
For example:
- I will be flying to Hawaii
- I will be working next Tuesday
- I will be doing my homework
- We will be watching anime
Continue reading so you can learn how to make sentences with the future continuous correctly
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Future Continuous Tense: Structure
The future continuous tense is formed using the auxiliary verb “will” and the present participle (-ing form) of the main verb. In this post
This is the structure of the future continuous sentences:
| Subject | Will / won’t | Be | Verb + ing |
| I | will | be | cooking |
| She | will | be | exercising |
| We | won’t | be | driving |
| They | won’t | be | flying |
Future Continuous Tense Examples: Affirmative
These are some affirmative sentences with the Future Continuous
- I will be cooking tomorrow
- I will be creating a website
- I will be sending you the homework by email
- I will be waiting for you at the airport at 8 pm.
- I will be cooking dinner when you get home.
- You will be renting a new apartment
- You will be taking a test
- He will be taking calls all day long
- He will be calling me tomorrow morning
- He will be working on his project until late tonight.
- She will be throwing a party for us
- She will be coming to the party
- She will be studying for her exams all weekend.
- They will be installing a new software
- They will be cleaning the hacked site
- They will be traveling to Europe next month.
- We will be updating the software
- We will be ordering pizza for the celebration
- We will be watching the sunset from the beach.
Future Continuous Tense Examples: Negative
These are some negative sentences using the Future Continuous
- I won’t be competing
- I won’t be watching a movie tonight
- She won’t be coming tonight
- She won’t be traveling tomorrow
- He won’t be buying dinner for us
- He won’t be waiting for me at the airport
- We won’t be studying
- We won’t be listening to music
- They won’t be watching us perform
- They won’t be doing the laundry
- You won’t be flying to Australia
- You won’t be taking photographs during the wedding
Future Continuous Tense Examples: Questions
These are some example of questions with the present continuous
- Will you be flying today?
- Will you be playing with our team tomorrow?
- Will she be preparing for the test?
- Will she be calling her boss when she comes?
- Will he be attending the wedding?
- Will he be eating lunch with us?
- Will we be graduating this year?
- Will we be reading a new book today?
- Will they be talking to each other?
- Will they be sleeping when we comeback?
Future Continuous with Going to
You can use going to instead of will
- I am going to be waiting for you
- I am going to be watching a movie
- I am going to be washing the dishes
- I am going to be playing for a live audience
- I am not going to be Flying to Australia
- I am not going to be renting a house by the beach
- I am not going to be playing tennis
- I am not going to be running this marathon
- Are you going to be cleaning the house when I come?
- Are you going to be taking a class when I arrive?
- Are you going to be dancing?
- Are you going to be developing a new app?
Future Continuous: Questions and Answers
These are some questions and answers using the future continuous
- Will you be waiting for me?
- Sure, I will be here when you come back
- Will you be playing games tonight?
- Not sure, my phone isn’t working
- Will you be flying to Hawaii?
- I don’t think so, the tickets are very expensive
- Will we be practicing Yoga every morning?
- Yes, except on Tuesday
- Will you be meditating tonight?
- I don’t think so, I’ll probably read a book
- Will you be coming home for the holidays?
- Sorry but I have to work on Christmas
- Will she be studying?
- Yes, she has to take a Math test tomorrow
- Will we be getting a raise this year?
- If we meet out goals, we will
