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
Answer
He will be replacing the screen.
Answer + all next week
He will be replacing the screen all next week.
Past
Now
Future
The engineer / install / the new software
Answer
The engineer will be installing the new software.
Answer + tomorrow
The engineer will be install the new software tomorrow.
The developers / write / some new code
Answer
The developers will be writing some new code.
Answer + this month
The developers will be writing some new code this month.
My assistant / programme / the printer
Answer
My assistant will be programming the printer.
Answer + this evening
My assistant will be programming the printer 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
Answer
I won't be programming your new laptop.
Your new laptop will never be programmed by me.
Answer + this evening
I won't be programming your new laptop this evening.
I might programme your new laptop tomorrow.
We / fix / the printer
Answer
We will not be fixing the printer.
Answer + this week
We will not be fixing the printer this week.
Future Continuous - Questions (?)
Will + subject + be + continuous form verb phrase
you / install / the new software
Answer
Will you be installing new software?
Answer + next week
Will you be installing new software next week?
the engineer / fix / your laptop
Answer
Will the engineer be fixing your laptop?
Answer + tonight
Will the engineer be fixing your laptop 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 = ???