Future Continuous Verb Tense

The future continuous verb tense is used to emphasize an action or an event that will be in
progress at sometime in the future.

 Next week we will be hiking in the mountains.

 Tomorrow my parents will be coming to visit our new house.

 Events - for events or activity's that are planned for a future time.
 Specific Time - the specific time of the future event or the future activity can be stated
or understood.
 Approximate Time - the approximate time of the future event or the future activity
can be stated or understood.

Present continuous tense with "going to" and the future continuous tense can be used
interchangeable.

Future Continuous Chart

The future continuous verb tense uses 3 kinds of verbs, 2 auxiliary verbs and 1 main verb.

 The auxiliary verb "to be" does not change according to the subject.
 The auxiliary verb "will" always stays in the base form.
 The -ing is added to the end of the main verb.

Positive Sentences

Auxiliary Auxiliary Main

Subject + + + + Compliment
Verb Verb Verb
I ,We, They, You, He, She, verb + -
+ will + be + +
It ing

Examples:

 You will be working for the next few days.

 The children will be starting school next week.
 My mother will be coming to Brazil next month.
 The storm will be coming soon.

Negative Sentences

Negative sentences are formed by adding "not" between the auxiliary verb "will" and the
auxiliary verb "to be".

Auxiliary Auxiliary Main

Subject + + Not + + Compliment
Verb Verb Verb
I, We, They, You, He, verb + -
+ will + not + be +
She, It ing
 Future Continuous Verb Tense
Examples:

 I will not be working next week.

 You will not be singing in the concert on Tuesday.
 The buses will not be running on Sunday, they are going on strike.
 My sister will not be going to Paris this summer.
 The wind will not be getting any stronger the storm is over.

Questions

For questions the order of the sentence is changed. The verb "will" comes before, then the
subject.

Auxiliary Auxiliary Main

+ Subject + + + Compliment
Verb Verb Verb
I, We, They, You, He, She, verb + -
Will + + be + +
It ing

 Will I be working this weekend?

 Will you be singing at the wedding tonight?
 Will we be sleeping in the hotel or at grandma's house?
 Will the dog be coming with us on the trip?