Will
+ Be + V-ing
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Present Future Continuous is used to say that someone is doing
something / a situation is happening at a certain time in the future:
Notice the following example:
Kevin is
going to attend an English class this
afternoon. The class begins at 2.00 pm and ends at 3.30 pm. Sarah
wants to see Kevin the same afternoon and wants to know what time to come to
his house.
Sarah :
There’s something I need to talk to you. Is it ok if I come to your
house at about 3.00 pm?
Kevin : No, I
will be having an English class then.
At 3.00 pm this afternoon Kevin will still be in the
classroom learning English
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Other
Examples:
- Don’t call
me between 8.00 and 9.00. I will be watching football match on TV.
- At 9 o’clock tomorrow
morning, I will be working in my office.
- If you
need to see me, I will be staying at Lucy’s
house until Saturday.
Continuous form of BE GOING TO is: BE GOING TO + BE + V-ing
- Don’t
call me between 8.00 and 9.00. I am going to be watching football match on
TV.
- At 9 o’clock tomorrow
morning, Se is going to be working in my office.
- If you
need to see him, He is going to be
staying at Lucy’s house until
Saturday.
Present Future Continuous is
also used to tell a complete action, not
the process of an action (action in
progress):
- I’ll be seeing my
doctor this evening.
- What time
will your mother be arriving tomorrow?
- I’m so
tired, I will be sleeping by the time my husband comes home.
In the
above examples, the use of WILL BE V-ing
(Present Future Continuous) and present continuous are the same. They express a future action/activity.
If the Future event happen at an uncertain time
in the future, then the use of Present Future
Continuous is the same as Present Future:
- Please be
patient, Sarah will be coming soon.
- Please be
patient, Sarah will come soon.
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