Future Continuous

Singular
Plural
1st person
I will be + verb + -ing
we will be + verb + -ing
2nd person
you will be + verb + -ing
you will be + verb + -ing
3rd person
he, she, it will be + verb + -ing
they will be + verb + -ing

Timeline : Present ---------------------- Future -------------------- X ----------------------------

Future Continuous expresses an activity that will be in progress in the future. It is used in a similar context as Present Continuous, except in the future. The context Future Continuous is usually used in, is when one action will interrupt another action in the future, or when something will be happening for a certain amount of time in the future.

         Example: When you come back, we will be eating dinner.

         * Future continuous is also sometimes used when you are talking about something that will definitely happen in the future, in a context unrelated to ideas such as intention, decision, arrangement, or willingness.

         Example: The plane will be arriving any minute now.

         Practice

1) James ___________________ (talk) on the phone in one hour, so hold his calls for the next three hours.

2) When you come back from Brazil in September, you should hurry up and go skiing because the snow __________________ (melt) by the time you get back.

3) Have fun on your date with Kyle, Paola. Don't stay out too late because we   ____________ (wait) for you until you come back.

4) The Hendersons __________________ (move) to Spain tomorrow, so make sure not to park in front of their house tomorrow.

5) The company ____________________ (reorganize) this year, so pay attention to all the changes.

6) This time tomorrow, James ___________________ (sit) in a plane going to Germany.

7) I ___________________ (study) for the next four hours, so don't bother me.

8) We _________________ (drive) through a tunnel to France for the next ten minutes, so don't be alarmed when there is no more light.

9) Kyle ________________ (clean) the dishes for everyone for the rest of the week.

10) This time next year James _________________ (live) in China.

11) When you come home at six, we ___________________ (have) dinner in the back, so go straight back there.

12) Paola will have to take the bus to Argentina tomorrow because the mechanic ____________ (work) on her bike.

13) Make your copies now before you go to the bathroom because when you come back somebody else _________________ (use) the copy machine and you don't have the time to stand in line.

14) We won't be able to watch the game at six because we ________________ (watch) a Mexican movie.

15) Be quiet when you come back at five in the morning because I  _________________ (sleep).