Future Continuous Verb Tense
How to build sentences with the future continuous verb tense?
The future continuous verb tense uses 3 kinds of verbs, 2 auxiliary verbs and 1 main verb.
- The auxiliary verb
"to be" does not change according to the subject.
- The auxiliary verb
"will" always stays in the base form.
- The -ing is added to the end of the main verb.
Positive Sentences
Subject |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb |
+ |
Main Verb |
+ |
Continue The Sentence |
I ,We, They, You, He, She, It |
+ |
will |
+ |
be |
+ |
verb + -ing |
+ |
|
Examples
- You will be working for the next few days.
- The children will be starting school next week.
- My mother will be coming to the States next month.
- The storm will be coming soon.
Negative Sentences
Negative sentences are formed by adding "not" between the auxiliary verb "will" and the auxiliary verb "to be".
Subject |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb |
+ |
Not |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb |
Main Verb |
+ |
Continue The Sentence |
I, We, They, You, He, She, It |
+ |
will |
+ |
not |
+ |
be |
verb + -ing |
+ |
|
- I will not be working next week.
- You will not be singing in the concert on Tuesday.
- The buses will not be running on Sunday, they are going on strike.
- My sister will not be going to Paris this summer.
- The wind will not be getting any stronger the storm is over.
Questions
For questions the order of the sentence is changed. The verb "to be" comes before, then the subject.
Auxiliary Verb |
+ |
Subject |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb |
+ |
Main Verb |
+ |
Continue The Sentence |
Will |
+ |
I, We, They, You, He, She, It |
+ |
be |
+ |
verb + -ing |
+ |
|
- Will I be working this weekend?
- Will you be singing at the wedding tonight?
- Will we be sleeping in the hotel or at grandma's house?
- Willthe dog be coming with us on the trip?
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