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Future Continuous

Describe activity in progress, routine expectations, and polite future inquiries.

30 minutes 10 quick checksBy Subha Prasad
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Read, practise, then check your understanding

Use will be plus -ing. It places an activity around a future reference point, describes expected routine, or asks politely about plans without directly requesting change.

Patterns and examples

  • This time tomorrow, I will be travelling.
  • Will you be using the meeting room at three?
  • They will be working throughout the weekend.

Notice how form and meaning work together. Read examples aloud, identify the controlling word or clause, and compare them with nearby alternatives before applying the pattern in new writing.

Practice sentences

  • Write an action in progress at noon tomorrow.
  • Turn a direct request into a polite future inquiry.

After answering, explain the rule in your own words and create one original sentence using the same structure.

Knowledge check

Answer every question correctly to complete this chapter.

Which explanation correctly describes future continuous?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: Will be plus -ing for activity in progress at a future time.
Which explanation correctly describes future background?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: An ongoing future situation surrounding another event.
Which explanation correctly describes expected routine?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: A neutral inquiry/prediction about activity in the normal course.
Which explanation correctly describes polite inquiry?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: Future continuous used to ask about plans without pressure.
Which explanation correctly describes future duration?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: An activity viewed as extending across a future period.

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Future Continuous | Grammar Lesson | Subha Prasad