Future Continuous
Continuous tenses are also called progressive tenses. So the Future Continuous tense is sometimes called the Future Progressive tense..
Structure
Affirmative Sentence
Contractions in positive
When we use the Future Continuous tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and WILL:
I will / I'll
you will / you'll
he will / he'll
she will / she'll
it will / it'll
we will / we'll
they will / they'll
Uses
- Is used for an action or event that will be ocurring in the future and that will be interrumped.
- To talk about actions or events that will happen at a specific time in the future.
Subject + “will be” + verb+ing…
Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + “going to be” + verb+ing…
Ngative Sentence
Subject + “will” + “not” + “be” + verb+ing…
Subject + auxiliary verb (“to be”) + “not” + “going to be” + verb+ing…
Interrogative Sentence
Auxiliary verb “will” + subject + "be"+ verb+ing…?
Auxiliary verb (“to be”) + subject + “going to be” + verb+ing…?
Contraction in negative
they will not / they won't
we will not / we won't
it will not / it won't
she will not / she won't
he will not / he won't
you will not / you won't
I will not I won't
In negative sentences, we may contract with won't, like this:
Difference:
Future: It is used to talk about something that will happen in a time after now.
Future Continuous: Used to refer to a future action that will be continuing.
Examples
the future continuos is made up of two elements simple future of te verb to be + te simple participle
they will be sleeping
he wont be working
will be working?
we will be teaching at the university