English tenses › Future Continuous
Future Continuous
Future Continuous is for an action that will be in progress at a certain moment in the future.
Form
When to use it
In progress at a future moment
What will be happening then.
This time tomorrow I’ll be sitting on a train.
Polite questions about plans
Asking without pushing.
Will you be using the car tonight?
Things expected to happen
As part of the normal course of events.
We’ll be landing in twenty minutes.
Time words
this time tomorrow, at 5 pm tomorrow, all day tomorrow, next week
Examples
- At ten I’ll be working.
- Don’t call at eight, we’ll be having dinner.
- What will you be doing next summer?
- She won’t be coming to the party.
- They’ll be waiting for us.
- I’ll be thinking of you.
Common mistake
This time tomorrow I will fly to Rome.
This time tomorrow I’ll be flying to Rome.
For an action in progress at a future moment, use will be + V-ing.
Future Continuous or Future Simple?
Future Continuous is in progress; Future Simple is a single action: At 9 I’ll be driving. At 9 I’ll call you. More about Future Simple.
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