We make the future continuous tense by using the future of the verb "to be" plus the main verb in the "-ing" form.
So, for the verb "sit":
| Present Continuous | ||
|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Question |
| I will be sitting You will be sitting He will be sitting She will be sitting It will be sitting We will be sitting You will be sitting They will be sitting | I won't be sitting You won't be sitting He won't be sitting She won't be sitting It won't be sitting We won't be sitting You won't be sitting They won't be sitting | Will I be sitting? Will you be sitting? Will he be sitting? Will she be sitting? Will it be sitting? Will we be sitting? Will you be sitting? Will they be sitting? |
We use the future continuous tense to talk about what will be happening at a certain time in the future.
Examples:
When your mother arrives at 6pm tomorrow, you will still be working.
As you arrive at work on Monday morning, I will be sitting on a beach in Cuba!
Don't call us at 9pm. We'll be eating dinner at that time.
Just like the past continuous, it can also be used to give information about what will be happening in the background. Using the tense like this is quite unusual.
Examples:
I hope when I get up tomorrow, the birds will be singing and my mum will be cooking my breakfast!
Practice
Look at these future sentences and decide if they are correct or wrong.