Future Tense in English

1.2. Future Continuous

Now let’s move on to the future continuous. Generally, we use this tense to talk about things in progress at a particular time in the future. Take a look at the form:

Form

The structure of the future continuous is as follows: will/won’t + be + ing form

Uses and examples

• An action in progress at a specific time in the future (at 5pm, this time tomorrow, in two weeks, in five years time etc.). This time tomorrow, I’ll be flying to Barbados.
• An action we see as new or temporary. I’ll be working for my Dad until I find a new job.
• Predictions or guesses about future events. He’ll be coming to the party, I guess.
• Predictions about the present. She’ll be getting married right now, I imagine.
• Polite enquiries. Will you be joining us for dinner?

Stative verbs

It’s important to remember that some verbs cannot be used in the continuous tense. These are called stative verbs. Stative verbs describe states, feelings, thoughts and opinions. Instead of the future continuous, we use the future simple tense for these verbs. Here are some examples: