English – Grammar: Future Continuous Tense – Formation and Uses

The Future Continuous Tense

1. Formation

Subject + will be + verb-ing / am/is/are going to be + verb-ing

• I will be studying at 8 PM
• She won’t be coming
• Will you be working tomorrow?

2. Uses

• Action in progress at a specific future time: At 10 AM, I’ll be giving a presentation
• Future arrangements: She’ll be flying to London
• Polite questions: Will you be using the car?

Exercises

1. Complete: “This time next week, we ___ (lie) on the beach.”
2. Ask politely about someone’s plans

See Future Perfect and Future Tenses.