Future Continuous
Subject + will be + continuous form verb phrase
The action is:
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in the future
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certain to happen
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will take time
Explain
Subject + will be + continuous form verb phrase
Past
Now
Future
I will be going to the party
The action is:
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in the future
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certain to happen
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will be long
Past
Now
Future
She'll be working all week
The action is:
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in the future
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certain to happen
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will be long
I.T. / Computers
Vocabulary - Nouns
Vocabulary - Verbs
Practice
Subject + will be + continuous form verb phrase
Past
Now
Future
I / fix / your laptop
I will be fixing your laptop.
I will be fixing your laptop tonight.
+ TIME CHUNK
Past
Now
Future
He / replace / the screen
He will be replacing the screen.
Answer
He will be replacing the screen all next week.
Answer + all next week
Past
Now
Future
The engineer / install / the new software
The engineer will be installing the new software.
Answer
The engineer will be install the new software tomorrow.
Answer + tomorrow
The developers / write / some new code
The developers will be writing some new code.
Answer
The developers will be writing some new code this month.
Answer + this month
My assistant / programme / the printer
My assistant will be programming the printer.
Answer
My assistant will be programming the printer this evening.
Answer + this evening
Future Continuous - Negative
Subject + will not be + continuous form verb phrase
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Subject + won't be + continuous form verb phrase
Subject + will not be + continuous form = the verb will never happen
"I will not be reading the book." = "I will not read the book."
Subject + will not be + continuous form + time chunk = the verb won't happen in the 'time chunk'
"I will not be reading the book this week." = next week I could read the book
I / programme / your new laptop
I won't be programming your new laptop.
Answer
Your new laptop will never be programmed by me.
I won't be programming your new laptop this evening.
Answer + this evening
I might programme your new laptop tomorrow.
We / fix / the printer
We will not be fixing the printer.
Answer
We will not be fixing the printer this week.
Answer + this week
Future Continuous - Questions (?)
Will + subject + be + continuous form verb phrase
you / install / the new software
Will you be installing new software?
Answer
Will you be installing new software next week?
Answer + next week
the engineer / fix / your laptop
Will the engineer be fixing your laptop?
Answer
Will the engineer be fixing your laptop tonight?
Answer + tonight
Future Simple or Future Continuous
Should you use the future simple or the future continuous? What's the difference between the future simple and future continuous?
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The answer is this.
I will replace the laptop next Wednesday.
Past
Now
Future
I will be replacing the laptop next Wednesday.
Future simple = "I will replace the laptop next Wednesday" = the speaker does not indicate if the action will be short or long.
The action (replace the laptop) could take a long time, or be quick. We don't know.
Future continuous = "I will be replacing the laptop next Wednesday" = the speaker does indicate the action will be long.
The action (replace the laptop) will take a long time.
Examples
I will fix the photocopier soon.
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Length of action = ???
I will be fixing the photocopier soon.
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Length of action = long
He will be writing the code tomorrow.
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Length of action = long
He will write the code tomorrow.
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Length of action = ???