2024-06-07 Future continuous – Tenses with Georgie

USES OF FUTURE CONTINUOUS

To describe actions in progress at a particular time in the future.

• This time next week I’ll be moving all my stuff into the new house!
• In two weeks, we‘ll be celebrating our anniversary.

Useful vocabulary for actions in progress at a particular time in the future: this time next week/month/year

This includes planned events in the future.

• At 8pm the kids will be sleeping, so make sure you’re quiet.
• The guests will be arriving from around midday.

You can use it to make excuses for why you can’t attend something.

• Can you come to my birthday party?
  • Sorry, I can’t. I’ll be driving to the airport at that time.

To make assumptions about what someone is doing in the present moment.

• Where’s Jenny?
  • I don’t know, but I bet she’ll be sleeping. She said she was tired.
• Have you seen the dogs?
  • No, but no doubt they’ll be playing in the garden.

Useful vocabulary for assumptions about what someone is doing in the present moment: I bet, no doubt

STRUCTURE 

For positive sentences, use ‘will be’ after the pronoun, then add ‘-ing’ to the main verb. We often contract the form with an apostrophe.

• I will be walking > I‘ll be walking
• You will be walking > You‘ll be walking
• He will be walking > He‘ll be walking
• She will be walking > She‘ll be walking
• It will be walking > It‘ll be walking
• We will be walking > We‘ll be walking
• They will be walking > They‘ll be walking

For negative sentences, add ‘not’ after ‘will’. We usually contract the form with an apostrophe. 

• I will not be walking > I won’t be walking
• You will not be walking > You won’t be walking
• He will not be walking > He won’t be walking
• She will not be walking > She won’t be walking
• It will not be walking > It won’t be walking
• We will not be walking > We won’t be walking
• They will not be walking > They won’t be walking

To ask yes/no questions, change the order of the sentence so ‘will’ is at the beginning.

• Will I be walking?
  • Yes, you will be
  • No, you won’t be
• Will you be walking?
  • Yes, I will be
  • No, I won’t be
• Will he be walking?
  • Yes, he will be
  • No, he won’t be
• Will she be walking?
  • Yes, she will be
  • No, she won’t be
• Will it be walking?
  • Yes, it will be
  • No, it won’t be
• Will we be walking?
  • Yes, we will be
  • No, we won’t be
• Will they be walking?
  • Yes, they will be
  • No, they won’t be

To ask for more information, add the ‘who, what, where, why, how, when’ question words at the beginning.

• Why will I be walking?
• Who will you be walking with?
• Where will he be walking?
• When will she be walking?
• How will they be walking?