Structure of Future Continuous Tense
|
Affirmative |
subject+will be/shall be
+V4+object |
James will be eating rice. |
|
Negative |
subject+will not be/shall not be
+V4+object |
James will not be eating rice. |
|
Interrogative |
Will/Shall+subject+Vi+object?
Wh+will/shall+subject+VI+object? |
Will James be eating rice?
What will James be eating? |
|
Passive |
No
Passive |
No
Passive |
The Future Continuous is used:
(a) Long-term activities in the future or ongoing action at a certain place:
ü I
will be watching TV when he arrives tonight.
ü He
will be probably sleeping when you return.
ü She
will be working in London this time next year.
ü At 2 pm tomorrow, I will be performing a song on the stage.
(b) For an action going on at some time in future:
I shall be reading the paper then.
(c) For future events that are planned:
He will be
meeting us next week.