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.