Future Continuous Verb Tense Chart
What is the structure of the future continuous tense?
Subject |
+ |
+ |
+ |
1- | |||
-1 |
1- | will |
1 |
1 | verb + -ing |
-1 |
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.
- In English, the auxiliary verb "to be" does not change to the subject See charts.
- The auxiliary verb "will" always stays in the base form. See charts.
- The -ing is added to the main verb is added to the end of the base form of the main verb.
- Negative sentences are formed by adding "not" between the auxiliary verb "will" and the auxiliary verb "to be" and the main verb. See chart.
- For questions the order of the sentence is changed. The verb "to be" comes before, then the subject. See chart.
Positive Sentences
| Subject | + | Auxiliary Verb "Will" | + | Auxiliary Verb "to be" | + | Main Verb | + | Continue the Sentence |
| I, We, They,
You, He, She, It Plural Nouns Singular Nouns Uncountable Nouns |
+ | will |
+ |
be |
+ |
verb + -ing |
+ |
1- |
Examples:
- I will be at that party on Monday night.
- 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
| Subject | + | Auxiliary Verb "will" | + | Not |
+ | Auxiliary Verb "to be" | Main Verb | + | Continue the Sentence |
| I
,We, They, You, He, She, It Plural Nouns Singular Nouns Uncountable Nouns |
+ | will |
+ |
not |
+ |
be |
verb + -ing |
+ | -1 |
Examples:
- I will not be coming to work next week.
- I will not be on vacationing in July.
- 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
| Auxiliary Verb "will" | + | Subject | + | Auxiliary Verb "to be" | + | Main Verb | + | Continue the Sentence |
| Will | + | I, we, they, you, he,
she, it plural nouns singular nouns uncountable nouns |
+ | be |
+ |
verb + -ing |
+ |
1 |
Examples:
- 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?
- Will the dog be coming with us on the trip?
- Will you call us when you get home?
- Will the snow be stopping today?
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