Unit 18 Future Continuous

Positive ទំរខ់ប្សប Negative ទំរខ់បែង្ិ សធ

Sub will be Ving Sub will not be Ving Object
I will be sleeping I will not be playing game.
You will be sleeping You will not be playing game.
We will be sleeping We will not be playing game.
They will be sleeping They will not be playing game.
He will be sleeping He will not be playing game.
She will be sleeping She will not be playing game.
It will be sleeping It will not be playing game.

Yes / No Question ទំរខ់សំៃរួ Yes/No Wh-questions ទំរខ់សំៃួរង្ផ្តម

ើ ង្ោយ Wh
Wh-
Will sub be Ving? will sub be Ving?
Questions
Will I be sleeping? What will I be doing?
Will you be sleeping? What will you be doing?
Will we be sleeping? What will we be doing?
Will they be sleeping? What will they be doing?
Will he be sleeping? What will he be doing?
Will she be sleeping? What will she be doing?
Will it be sleeping? What will it be doing?

The Use of Future Continuous

១. សកមមភាពន្ែ កំពុខបៃតង្ៅកនុខអនាល កា ន្ែ ប្ វូ រៃរ ំខាៃ ឬកា ផ្ទ
់ ត ច់ង្ោយង្ព ង្វលា ឬសកមមភាព្
មួយង្ផ្សខង្ទៀ
1. A continuous action in the future which is interrupted by a time or by another
action. (Action in progress)
- I’ll be waiting when you arrive.
- At eight o’clock, I’ll be eating dinner.
(See the past continuous which is used in a similar way)
- Don’t phone me at eight o’clock, I will be holding the press conference.
- I will be leaving an English class at 6:00 a.m.
២. សកមមភាពង្ពញង្ ញង្ៅកនុខអនាល កា ន្ែ ៃខ
ឹ ង្កើ ង្ ខ
ើ ង្ៅកនុខបុពង្វ ហ ុធមមតានៃប្ពឹ កា
ិត រណ៍
2. A complete action in the future that will happen in the normal cause of events.
- The Government will be making a statement later.
- My company will be collecting my documents this time.
- The guests will be arriving at any minutes.
៣. ការង្សនើសុំៃរ្មានក់អព
ំ អ
ី ម
ីវ យ
ួ ន្ែ ៃខ
ឹ ប្ វូ ង្ធវន្ើ ែ ប្បកបង្ោយសី ធម៌
3. Ask politely about what someone is going to do.
- Will you be taking your car to the meeting?
(=I'm asking very indirectly and politely - perhaps I want to get a lift)
- Will you be having dinner at this table?
- Will you be driving that road?
៤. ង្ធវកា
ើ រសាមៃ ឬទយអំពស
ី កមមភាពបចចុបបៃន
4. To make a guess about the present.
- My mother will be working now.
(= I think she is working now, but I’m not completely certain)
- My dad will be working in his office.
- My sister will be studying Khmer Literature.

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Practice 18: Make the future continuous (positive, negative or question):

1. Tomorrow morning we (work) .

2. This time next week we (have) a party.
3. At midnight I (sleep) .
4. This evening we (watch) a talk show.
5. They (not/do) their homework this afternoon.
6. He (listen) to music.
7. I (read) a book this evening.
8. (walk / you) home this afternoon?
9. He (not/draw) tomorrow morning
10. They (argue) again?

When the boss comes,

11. ________________________ (I / sit) here?
12. ________________________ (John / use) the computer?
13. ________________________ (Jane and Luke / discuss) the new project?
14. ________________________ (we / work) hard?
15. ________________________ (you / talk) on the telephone?
16. ________________________ (she / send) an email?
17. ________________________ (they / have) a meeting?
18. ________________________ (he / eat) lunch?
19. ________________________ (you / type)?
20. ________________________ (he / make) coffee?
At 8pm,
21. (where / I / wait?) ________________________________________
22. (what / you / do?) ________________________________________
23. (why / he / study?) ________________________________________
24. (how / she / travel?) ________________________________________
25. (who / they / meet?) ________________________________________
26. (where / we / eat?) ________________________________________
27. (what / you / watch?) ________________________________________
28. (why / he / drive?) ________________________________________
29. (what / she / cook?) ________________________________________
30. (why / they / sleep?) ________________________________________

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