10 examples of future continuous tense
Future continuous tense is used to mention an action or event of future time that will continue for a certain period of time. This tense is also called as future progressive tense as it progresses an action or event to a specific time of future. Basically, it describes the continuity of an action in future time. Students will identify this tense just by seeing at the continuous form or participle form of main verb. For further information and understanding they must read all rules, structure, examples in detail. Like all other tenses this tense can be used for positive, negative, interrogative and negative interrogative sentences.
Structure: subject+ shall/will+ be+ main verb-ing+ object+ other words
Negative: subject+ shall/will+ not+ be+ main verb-ing+ object+ other words
Interrogative: shall/will+ subject+ be+ main verb-ing+ object+ other words.
Future continuous tense is used to define an action or event which will be progressed for certain period of time in future. It always refers the particular time of future when an action will be continued. To be precise this tense suggests if an action will take place for some specific time in future. It can express the duration of a particular action in future. This tense can be used only with action verbs and not with stative verbs. This is because only action verbs can be done in particular duration. Examples are given below for clarification of students about the structure, rules and application in examples.
Examples:
- I will be watching the new movie with my sister till 4 p.m. tomorrow.
- Sushant will not be working at that time.
- The judges will be announcing the names of winners at 5 p.m. tomorrow.
- We will be meeting at the park in evening.
- We will be travelling to London by this time in next month.
- I will be painting the picture tomorrow.
- She will be taking her pet dog out in evening.
- Who will be waiting for Sneha at the railway station?
- My friends will be coming for dinner tomorrow.
- Ritikawill be coming to our farm house soon.
All the highlighted words in the above sentences mentioned are examples of future continuous tense.