The Future Continuous Tense

Introduction

• Just like the other Continuous Tenses (Present and Past Continuous), the Future Continuous Tense reflects action in progress.

• In this case, it represents action in progress in the future.

• You will use the verb phrase “will be” plus the –ing form of the verb:

• John will be studying Accounting next year.

Examples

•I will be practicing for the presentation in the library.

•My teacher will be giving a test today.

•We will be having a great time at the pool!

•All the visitors will be watching the documentary after the tour.

Affirmative Statement Pattern

•Subject

•Will be

•Verb-ing

•predicate

• My cousin

• Will be

• drinking

• Gatorade before the game.

Listen and repeat examples:

• I will be singing a new song.•He will be buying groceries tomorrow.•She will be getting a haircut in May.• It will be snowing in Boston tonight.•You will be working on the new project

next month.•We will be taking a test in English

soon.•They will be cleaning the yard on

Friday.

Asessment Exercise

• Create 10 sentences using the color coded sheet.

• Match the subject, will be, the verb in –ing form and a meaningful predicate to form a sentence in the future continuous tense.

Negative Statement Pattern

•My cousin

•Will not be

•drinking

•Gatorade before the game.

•Subject

•Will not be

•Verb-ing

•predicate

Process Analysis Negative FormProcess Analysis Negative Form

Jennifer will be sleeping

all afternoon.

not

Listen and repeat examples:

• I will not be singing a new song.• He will not be buying groceries tomorrow.• She will not be getting a haircut in May.• It will not be snowing in Boston tonight.• You won’t be working on the new

project next month.• We won’t be taking a test in English soon.• They won’t be cleaning the yard on Friday.

Yes/No Questions

•Will •Subject•Be•Verb-ing•Predicate?

•Will•You•Be•Traveling•To Orlando?

Process Analysis for Process Analysis for yes/no questionsyes/no questions

bebe takingtaking a a test soon.test soon.

Joe will

Will

?

Yes, he will Yes, he will be.be.

No, he won’t No, he won’t be.be.

Listen and repeat examples:• Will you be singing a new song? Yes, I will be.• Will he be buying groceries tomorrow? • No, he will not be.• Will she be getting a haircut soon? Yes, she will

be.• Will it be snowing in Boston today? No, it won’t

be.• Will you be working on the new project next

month? Yes, I will be.• Will we be taking a test in English soon? • No, you won’t be.• Will they be cleaning the yard on Friday? • Yes, they will be.

Information Question Pattern

•When, where, what, who, how

•Will •Subject•Be•Verb-ing•Predicate?

•When

•Will•You•Be•Traveling•To Orlando?

Process Analysis for Process Analysis for Information QuestionsInformation Questions

bebe takingtaking a a test soon.test soon.

Joe will

Will

?

He will be taking a test in He will be taking a test in Math class.Math class.

Where

Listen and repeat examples:

• Where will you be singing a new song? At school.

• What will he be buying tomorrow? Groceries. • Where will she be getting a haircut in May?

At Great Cuts.• When will it be snowing in Boston? Tonight.• What will you be working on next month?

The new project.• Who will be taking a test in English soon? • We will be.• When will they be cleaning the yard? On

Friday.

Conclusion

• The Future Continuous Tense reflects an action that takes place continuously but in the future.

• It uses WILL BE for all subjects and the verb in -ing form.