USE: We use FUTURE CONTINUOUS to talk about:
1) An activity or event going on at a particular time or over a particular period in the future.
Example:
- Next Friday, the President will be celebrating ten years in power.
- The plane will be traveling at the speed of sound when it passes overhead.
- I will be saying more about that topic in my next lecture.
2) A future activity or event is the result of a previous decision or arrangement.
Example:
- He will be taking up his place at university in January. (the result of a previous decision)
- She will be performing every day until the end of the month. (part of a schedule)
- We will be going to my brother’s house again for Christmas. (we always go there)
FORMULA
Positive Sentence:
Subject + will/shall + be + verb-ing + object/complement |
Example:
- We will be leaving for
- I will be seeing Tony on Wednesday.
- They will be going on holiday with many friends next month.
Negative Sentence:
Sub + will/shall + not + be + verb-ing + obj/comp |
Example:
- After operation you will not be doing any sport for a while.
- The prime minister will not be giving a press conference at the next section.
- The government will not be confronting the house problem in the inner cities next time.
Question:
Will/Shall + sub + be + verb-ing + obj/comp ? |
Example:
- What will you be doing this time next week?
- Will Jimy be going out this morning?
- Shall we be using our camera at the next weekend?