Continuous Future Example In English

The future continuous in English, also called future progressive (continuous future tense and progressive future tense), is the verb tense that we allows talking about an action that begins at a moment (present or future) and will end or be interrupted later at some point in the future.

Rules and uses of the future continuous in English:

Basic rules: The future continuous in English follows the same basic rules as the future simple, adding the simple form of the verb to be, forming a verb phrase.

Affirmative: It is formed with the future auxiliary will, followed by the verb to be without conjugation, and finally the verb in gerund:

Will + be + verb (ing).

In the case of the verb phrase be going to, the verb to be is added to the end of the sentence in simple form:

Am + going to + be + verb (ing)

Is + going to + be + verb (ing)

Are + going to + be + verb (ing)

Its uses are as follows:

Talk about something that will happen in the future for a defined period of time:

I'll be resting from 6 to 8 p.m. (I'll be resting from 6 to 8 p.m.).

Joanne is going to be landing around 10 o’clock (Juana will be landing around 10 o’clock)

We will be tripping tomorrow at this time. (Tomorrow we will be traveling at this time)

To talk about an activity that begins in the present and will continue until a certain point in the future:

Back later, please. We’ll be working until six o’clock. (Come back later, please. We will be working until six).

The’re going to be camping until Tuesday.

I will be writing for an hour

To talk about an activity that will take place in the future and will be interrupted by a short activity:

We will be eating in the restaurant when Tom arrives there. (We will be eating at the restaurant when Tom arrives).

I am going to be printing until paper ends. (I'll be printing until the paper runs out.)

You’ll be wearing that dress till Denis comes home

To talk about what we will do or want to do in the future:

At 21, I will be conquering the mountains

In one year, I am going to be running in New York

Soon, Ann will be writing her book

To talk about our expectation that something that usually happens, keeps happening, or happens again:

I'm sure I will be seeing them tomorrow

We’ll be winning the next match

Next month you're going to be selling a new floor. (Next month you will be selling a new apartment)

Interrogative phrom: The interrogative form is formed by writing will before the subject, and then the structure be + verb in gerund:

Will you be coming the next week? (Will you be coming next week?)

Are you going to swimming with me in the pool? (Are you going to swim with me in the pool?)

Will she be walking with me on the beach? (Is she walking with mingo on the beach?)

We use the structure are going to be + gerund verb above all to ask in a friendly way about someone's intentions or willingness to do something:

Will you be learning graphic design? (Will they learn graphic design?)

Will we be going with you? (Will we go with you?)

Will she be bringing the car? (Is she going to bring her car?)

Negative form: The negative form is formed by adding the particle not after will. In the form be going to be, it does not go between be and going. In both cases you can use the forms of contraction:

At 50, I will not conquering mountains / at 50 I won't be conquering mountains

You are not going to be studying graphic design / You aren’t going to be studying graphic design (you will not be studying graphic design)

You will not be resting from 6 am to 9 pm / You will not be resting from 6 am to 9 pm (You will not be resting from 6 in the morning to 9 at night)

10 examples of future continuous sentences in English:

Next week in the lake we'll be frying fish and potatoes.

In one hour I am going to be writing a new English class.

Is Richard going to be driving tomorrow early?

In her birthday, Rose will be wishing do not stop the party.

Will you be helping me to bring the shopping?

I won't be talking here tomorrow.

They are going to be coming with my auntie.

Sue won’t be printing if she haven’t paper.

Will we be working until 8 o’clock?

They aren't going to be seeing me tomorrow.