FORM

person + will + be + gerund (verb with -ing ending) + the rest of the sentence

• She will be writing letters.

• I will be having dinner in the evening.

USE

1. Interrupter Action in the Future

Use the Future Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.

• They will be arriving to home when I am in the work.

• We will be reading the book while you play truant.

2. Specific Time as an Interruption in the Future

The Future Continuous is interrupted by a short action in the future. In addition to using short actions as interruptions, you can also use a specific time as an interruption.

• Will you be dining with us this evening?

• She won't be coming at the party at midnight.

3. Parallel Actions in the Future

When you use the Future Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions will be happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.

• I am going to be finishing my essay and my mother is going to be cooking the dinner.

• While I exercise, Tom will be studying maths.

4. Atmosphere in the Future

In English, we often use a series of Parallel Actions to describe atmosphere at a specific point in the future.

• When I arrive to home, my mother is going to be cooking a cake. My father and my brother will be watching TV and my sister will be studying in her room.

5. Active/Passive

• I will be write a letter all night long. ACTIVE

• A letter will be being written by me all night long. PASSIVE

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