FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

Tenses are the most powerful element in English grammar.Use of the Tenses in English grammar should be very accurate for English speaking as well as writing

 

•When to use Future Continuous Tense

·       Structure

·       Examples 

·       Negative and Interrogative  form

 

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The future continuous tense denotes action at a particular moment in the future. This verb tense indicates that something will occur in the future and continue for an expected length of time. The action will have started before that moment but it will not have finished at that moment.

For example:

 Tomorrow I will be working at 5pm.

The future continuous tense refers to an incomplete action or event that will be in progress at a time later than now.

 

The structure of the future continuous tense is

Subject + auxiliary verb will/shall+ auxiliary verb be + V1+ing + remaining part of the sentence

She (subject) +will be (future tense of verb ‘to be’) + going base verb+ing) + to school by this time tomorrow (remaining part of the sentence)

 

Some more examples of Future Continuous Tense are as following.

1. I shall be going to school tomorrow at 9am.

2. We shall be going for morning walk at 7 am.

3. He will be playing piano in the next annual function.

4. She will be distributing toys to poor children at 6pm on next Sunday.

5. They will be visiting to my house on next Monday.

6. Shania will be playing harmonium tomorrow at 5pm.

7. Rocky will be playing football match in next session.

8. Children will be playing on this playground next year.

9. People will be enjoying this movie on next Friday.

10. My mother will be baking cake for my birthday at this time tomorrow.

* The future continuous is used to a certain extent a few different purposes.

1. The future continuous tense can be used to plan ourselves into the future.

For example:

1. By the next year I will be singing like professionals.

2. This time next Monday we will be sitting in the train.

 

2. The future continuous tense can be used to indicate to continuous events that we expect to happen in the future.

For example;

1. I’ll be going to Singapore on next Sunday.

2. He’ll be coming next month so we can meet him.

 

3. The sentence with still, the future continuous refers to events that are already happening now and that will continue for some time into the future.

For examples,

1. In an hour he’ll still be coming to my house.

2. Next year still she will be studying in the same institute. 

3. The stock prices will still be rising in the next week.

Some more examples of simple future tense are as following.

Some more examples of Negative Future Continuous Tense are as following.

The structure of the Negative  Future Continuous tense is

Subject + auxiliary verb will/shall+ not + auxiliary verb be + V1+ing + remaining part of the sentence

She (subject) +will be (future tense of verb ‘to be’) +not + going base verb+ing) + to school by this time tomorrow (remaining part of the sentence)

 

1. I shall be going to school tomorrow at 9am.

Negative: I shall not be going to school tomorrow at 9am

2. We shall be going for morning walk at 7 am.

Negative: We shall not be going for morning walk at 7 am.

3. He will be playing piano in the next annual function.

Negative: He will not be playing piano in the next annual function.

4. He will be coming from London on the next Saturday.

Negative: He will not be coming from London on the next Saturday.

5. They will be visiting to my house on next Monday.

Negative: They will not be visiting to my house on next Monday.

6. Sonia will be singing song on the stage tomorrow at 5pm.

Negative: Shania will not be singing song on the stage tomorrow at 5pm.

7. Rocky will be playing football match in next session.

Negative: Rocky will not be playing football match in next session.

8. Children will be playing with cards in next holidays.

Negative: Children will not be playing with cards in next holidays.

9. People will be enjoying this movie on next Friday.

Negative: People will not be enjoying this movie on next Friday.

10. My mother will be preparing Pizza for my birthday at this time tomorrow.

Negative: My mother will not be preparing Pizza for my birthday at this time tomorrow.

Let’s see some examples of Interrogative Future continuous Tense  

The structure of the Interrogative Future Continuous tense is

Auxiliary verb will/shall + Subject + auxiliary verb be + V1+ing + remaining part of the sentence?

Will (future tense of verb ‘to be’) + She (subject) + be + going (base verb+ing) + to school by this time tomorrow (remaining part of the sentence)?

 

1. I shall be going to school tomorrow at 9am.

Interrogative:  Shall I be going to school tomorrow at 9am?

2. We shall be going for morning walk at 7 am.

Interrogative: Shall we be going for morning walk at 7 am?

3. He will be playing piano in the next annual function.

Interrogative: Will he be playing piano in the next annual function?

4. Mr. Samuel will be sharing food in old age home  at 6pm on next Sunday.

Interrogative: Will Mr. Samuel  be sharing food in old age home at 6pm on next Sunday?

5. They will be visiting to my house on next Monday.

Interrogative: They will be visiting to my house on next Monday?

6. Shania will be playing tennis tomorrow at 5pm.

Interrogative: Will she be playing tennis tomorrow at 5pm?

7. Rocky will be playing football match in next session.

Interrogative: Will Rocky be playing football match in next session?

8. Children will be playing on this playground next year.

Interrogative: Will children be playing on this playground next year?

9. People will be enjoying this movie on next Friday.

Interrogative: Will people be enjoying this movie on next Friday?

10. My mother will be decorating home  for my birthday at this time tomorrow.

Interrogative: Will my mother be decorating home  for my birthday at this time tomorrow?

 

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