Continuous Future Tense

The Use

The future continuous tense is used when something will be happening in the future.


The Rule/Form (active-voice)

Positive Sentence Structure:
Subject + will + be +[verb+ing] . Example: I will be doing the work when I am well.

Negative Sentence Structure:
Subject + will + not + be +[verb+ing] . Example: I will not be doing the work when I am ill.

Question Structure:
will + subject + be +[verb+ing] + adverb (if necessary) . Example: will you be cooking all tomorrow?

Tag Question Structure:
Will + not (if the sentence was positive). Example: I will be doing the work when I am well. will not i?. another example: I will not be doing the work when I am ill, will I? yes, you will not.


The Rule/Form (passive-voice)

Positive Sentence Structure:
Subject + will + be + being + verb(past participle) + adverb (if necessary). Example: The work will be being done tomorrow.

Negative Sentence Structure:
Subject + will + not + be + being + verb(past participle) + adverb (if necessary). Example: The work will not be being done tomorrow.

Question structure:
will + subject + be + being + verb (past participle + adverb (if necessary). Example: will the work be being done tomorrow? hmmm.

Tag question:
will + not (if the sentence was positive). Example: The work will not be done tomorrow, will it? yes, it will not if you aren’t lazy.


Adverb

anything that is a period in the future for example: all tomorrow / all week / all month.


A test

1 - I ___ __ _____ [ do ] a tea party on a Friday night.
A - will be doing.
B - will be being done.
C - willing does.

2 - I ____ ___ [ do ] my math homework tomorrow.
A - will be doing
B - will am doing
C - will was do

3 - Our teacher ____ __ ________ [ teach ] a fundamental lesson.
A - will be teach
B - will be teaching
C - will teaching

4 - We ____ __ _______ [ work ] on this cafe soon.
A - be willing to work
B - will be work
C - will be working

5 - A movie ____________________ [ open ] tomorrow at 8 o'clock.
A - will is opening
B - will be being opened
C - is being opened

6 - a bridge ___________ [ build ] in the next year
A - will be building
B - will be being built
C - is being build

7 - By the end of the day, the team ___________ [ complete ] their project.
A - will be completing
B - will be being completed
C - will finished

8 - At 8 PM tonight, she ____________ [ cook ] dinner for her family.
A - will be cook
B - will be cooking
C - will cooking

9 - In two weeks, the new highway ___________ [ construct ].
A - will be constructed
B - will be being construct
C - will be being constructed

10 - By the end of the month, the report _________________ [ review ].
A - will reviewing
B - reviewing
C - will be being reviewed


Answers

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