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Summary 6 Topic: Future Continuous

The document summarizes the future continuous tense in English. It discusses two forms - the future simple continuous (will be) and the idiomatic future continuous (going to be). Both forms are used to express an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. Example sentences are provided to illustrate the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of each. Common uses include describing actions that will be interrupted and those occurring at a specific time in the future. The future continuous can also involve the adverb "still" to indicate an ongoing action.

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Summary 6 Topic: Future Continuous

The document summarizes the future continuous tense in English. It discusses two forms - the future simple continuous (will be) and the idiomatic future continuous (going to be). Both forms are used to express an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. Example sentences are provided to illustrate the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of each. Common uses include describing actions that will be interrupted and those occurring at a specific time in the future. The future continuous can also involve the adverb "still" to indicate an ongoing action.

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SUMMARY 6

TOPIC: FUTURE CONTINUOUS


GENERAL CONCEPT

The continuous future is one of the three future times, along with the simple future and the
perfect future. We use it to express an action in progress at a specific time in the future. It should
be noted that there are two types of continuous future, the future simple continuous (will be) and
the idiomatic future continuous (going to be).

Of course, as a "plus" it should be clarified that both the form with ‘Will Be’ and ‘Going to Be’ are
used for almost the same thing and are interchangeable. Which reduces the grammatical
complexity of this ‘Future tense’.

FUTURE SIMPLE CONTINUOUS

Composition

The future simple continuous is made up of a subject and the auxiliary WILL BE. This is the
structure of it.

General structure
Type Grammar structure Example
Affirmative Subject + WILL BE + V+ING + Complement Sarah will be dancing all
night long.
Negative Subject + WILL NOT (WON’T) BE + V+ING + Sarah won’t be dancing all
Complement night long.
Interrogative WILL + Subject + BE + V+ING + Q: Will Sarah be dancing all
Complement + ? night long?
A: Yes, She will be / No, She
won’t be.

IDIOMATIC FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Composition

The idiomatic future continuous is made up of a subject and the expression GOING TO BE. This is
the structure of it.

General structure
Type Grammar structure Example
Affirmative Subject + AUX “TO BE” + GOING TO BE + Sarah is going to be dancing
V+ING + Complement all night long.
Negative Subject + AUX “TO BE” (-) + GOING TO BE Sarah isn’t going to be
+ V+ING + Complement dancing all night long.
Interrogative AUX “TO BE” + Subject + GOING TO BE + Q: Is Sarah going to be
V+ING + Complement + ? dancing all night long?

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A: Yes, She is / No, She isn’t.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS USES:

Unlike the future simple, the two forms of the continuous future mean almost the same thing and
are interchangeable. Also, the uses of the continuous future are the same as the continuous past,
but in the future.

1. The future continuous describes the action that will be in the future and that will be
interrupted. The verb that interrupts is in the present simple.

Joe will be watching the news when you call. / Joe is going to be watching the news when you
call.

She won’t be sleeping when I get home. / She isn’t going to be sleeping when I get home.

The dogs will be playing in the yard when you bring yours. / The dogs are going to be playing in
the yard when you bring yours.

Dave and Linda won’t be getting married when she arrives. / Dave and Linda aren’t going to be
getting married when she arrives.

Will it be raining when I leave? / Is it going to be raining when I leave?

2. The future continuous is used to talk about actions at a specific time in the future.

I will be drinking a piña colada this time next year in the Caribbean. / I am going to be drinking a
piña colada this time next year in the Caribbean.

We won’t be celebrating the victory tonight. / We aren’t going to be celebrating the victory


tonight.

This time tomorrow, the kids will be playing soccer. / This time tomorrow, the kids are going to
be playing soccer.

Will Paula be living in Spain next April? / Is Paula going to be living in Spain next April?

1. *In the future continuous, it is very common to use "STILL" in sentences to give more
consistency. In other words, to specify that an action will continue to be carried out
(doing).

We’ll still be working at 10 o’ clock tomorrow night. / We’re still going to be working at 10 o’
clock tomorrow night.

LESS COMMON USES OF THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS:

1. To talk about actions that will be needed in the future and that will be interrupted by
another action. This action must be in present simple.

Ross will be washing the dishes when you call. / Ross is going to be washing the dishes when you
call.

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2. To make predictions or assumptions about events both in the present and in the future.

Cloe probably won’t be working now. / Cloe probably isn’t going to be working now.

3. To talk about unfinished actions in the present that continues in the future.

Monic will be cleaning for a good while. / Monic is going to be cleaning for a good while.

4. Only and precise in interrogative sentences, to ask for information about the future in a
very polite way.

Will Joey be having lunch with us? / Is Joey going to be having lunch with us?

Note: It is more common to use the idiomatic future continuous we use it to talk about
unfinished actions or situations in the future which will continue to occur, as shown in the “use”
number 3.

VOCABULARY TO CONSIDER:

VOCABULARY EXAMPLES
UNIQUE ALL OF THEM ARE UNIQUE. / IN FACT, IT IS UNIQUE.
MATCHLESS THEY LOOK FOR MATCHLESS THINGS. /
A MATCHLESS PEOPLE! HE REPEATED WITH A SIGH.
UNSURPASSED HIS INFLUENCE ON OTHERS WAS UNSURPASSED. /
HIS SKILLS IN THE GREEN WOODS
ARE UNSURPASSED.
ODD THAT WAS A BIT ODD. / THIS IS SO VERY ODD.
QUIRKY SHE WAS QUIRKY; I WAS SEDATED. / MY MANNERS
TUTOR SAYS THAT IT'S CALLED QUIRKY.

Teacher James Contact: (55) 83281274 / jg175120@gmail.com

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