The Future Continuous Tense is used to describe actions that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future. It implies that the action will start in the future and continue for a certain duration. This tense is formed using ‘will be’ followed by the present participle (verb+ing).
Structural Formula:
Subject + will be + verb+ing + object.
- Affirmative: Sub. + (will/shall) be + Verb(ing)+ Ob.
- Negative: Sub. + (will/shall) not + be + Verb(ing) + Ob
- Interrogative: will/shall + Sub. + be + Verb(ing) + Ob. + ?
Examples:
- I will be sleeping when you arrive.
- She will be working at 8 PM tonight.
- They will be playing football tomorrow afternoon.
- We will be traveling to New York next month.
- He will be watching TV at this time tomorrow.
Exercises of Future Continuous Tense
1) My sister ________ (not/to be, won’t be) at home when we arrive tomorrow evening.
2) I ________ (not/to wait, won’t wait) for you because I have to go home.
3) Gisele ________ (not/to sleep, won’t sleep) well tonight because she has a test tomorrow morning.
4) The alarm ________ (not/to ring, won’t ring).
5) She ________ (not/to take, won’t take) the bus because she is going to walk.
6) I ________ (not/to understand, won’t understand) what this word means.
7) They ________ (not/to work, won’t work).
8) The sun ________ (not/to rise, won’t rise).
9) When we arrive tomorrow morning, the sun ________ (not/to rise, won’t rise)
10) Soon he ________ (not/to be, won’t be) angry.
11) My sister ________ (not/to be, won’t be) at home when we arrive tomorrow evening.
12) I ________ (not/to wait, won’t wait) for you because I have to go home.
13) Gisele ________ (not/to sleep, won’t sleep) well tonight because she has a test tomorrow morning.
14) The alarm ________ (not/to ring, won’t ring).
15) She ________ (not/to take, won’t take) the bus because she is going to walk.
16) I ________ (not/to understand, won’t understand) what this word means.
17) They ________ (not/to work, won’t work).
18) The sun ________ (not/to rise, won’t rise).
19) When we arrive tomorrow morning, the sun ________ (not/to rise, won’t rise)
20) Soon he ________ (not/to be, won’t be) angry.
Answers
1) My sister won’t be at home when we arrive tomorrow evening.
2) I won’t wait for you because I have to go home.
3) Gisele won’t sleep well tonight because she has a test tomorrow morning.
4) The alarm won’t ring.
5) She is going to walk so she won’t take the bus.
6) I don’t understand what this word means so I won’t understand.
7) They won’t work.
8) The sun won’t rise.
9) When we arrive tomorrow morning, the sun won’t rise.
10) Soon he won’t be angry.
11) My sister won’t be at home when we arrive tomorrow evening.
12) I’m going to go so I won’t wait for you.
13) Gisele won’t sleep well tonight because she has a test tomorrow morning.
14) The alarm won’t ring.
15) She is going to walk so she won’t take the bus.
16) I don’t understand what this word means so I won’t understand.
17) They won’t work.
18) The sun won’t rise.
19) When we arrive tomorrow morning, the sun won’t rise.
20) Soon he won’t be angry.
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