Future Tense in English
“Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one.” – Doc Brown, Back to the future.
1. The Future
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:
