Definition:
The Future Continuous Tense is used to describe
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Actions that will be happening at a specific time in the future
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Ongoing future activities
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Future actions that will be interrupted by another action
Structure:
Affirmative Sentences (Positive statements):
Structure:
         Subject + will be + Verb + ing + Object
Examples:
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I will be studying at 9 PM.
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She will be cooking dinner.
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They will be playing football tomorrow evening.
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He will be sleeping at that time.
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We will be traveling to Lahore next week.
Negative Sentences:
Structure:
         Subject + will not be (won’t be) + Verb + ing + Object
Examples:
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I will not be working tomorrow.
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She won’t be watching TV.
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They won’t be coming to school.
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He will not be attending the meeting.
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We will not be playing tonight.
Interrogative Sentences (Questions):
Structure:
         Will + Subject + be + Verb + ing + Object + ?
Examples:
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Will you be studying at 8 PM?
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Will she be cooking dinner?
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Will they be playing cricket?
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Will he be working late?
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Will we be going to the park?
Time Words Commonly Used:
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At this time tomorrow
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Next week/next month
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In the evening
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All day
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While (for future actions happening at the same time)
Real-life Usage Examples:
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I will be working on my project tomorrow at 10 AM.
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She will be studying during the night.
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They will be traveling to Islamabad next week.
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We will be having dinner when you arrive.
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He will be watching the match this evening.
Lesson Summary:
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Use Future Continuous to talk about future actions that will be in progress.
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Use will be + verb + ing.
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Use a specific time in the future to make it clear when the action will be happening.