The \u201cfuture continuous\u201d refers to an unfinished action or event that will continue to occur after the present moment.<\/p>\n
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It is used for a considerable variety of purposes. In addition, it\u00a0can be used to project ourselves into the future.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Unlike other tenses (even continuous tenses), ‘Future Continuous’\u00a0can work with both ‘Will’ and ‘Going to’<\/strong>.\u00a0But this should not worry us because both are very similar in practice.\u00a0You should get used to it, as it occurs in other futures in English.<\/p>\n Thus, by way of example, affirmative sentences in ‘Future Continuous’ have either the following structure: Subject + ‘will be’ + verb + ing;\u00a0or: Subject + ‘To be’ + ‘going to be + verb + ing.\u00a0We will also see its negative and interrogative forms!<\/p>\n For temporary actions that will be in progress at a certain time in the future.\u00a0Actions that are happening at\u00a0the time of the future that we indicate:<\/strong><\/p>\n Estar\u00e9 jugando tenis con Pedro ma\u00f1ana a las 10 a.m.<\/p>\n \u00a1Eres afortunado! Ma\u00f1ana a esta hora estar\u00e1s nadando en el Caribe.<\/p>\n Si llegas temprano, estar\u00e9 esper\u00e1ndote \/ te estar\u00e9 esperando\u00a0 (Si (If) + Present, Future)<\/p>\n To construct its affirmative form, the\u00a0simple future of the auxiliary verb TO B<\/strong>E<\/strong> and the main verb with the ending ING are used:<\/p>\n The\u00a0interrogative form<\/strong>\u00a0is constructed by placing the auxiliary WILL before the pronoun followed by the verb TO BE in its infinitive form and the main verb with the ending ING:<\/p>\n The\u00a0negative form<\/strong>\u00a0is achieved by placing the negation NOT between the auxiliary WILL and the verb TO BE, followed by the main verb with the ending ING:<\/p>\n Here we see other examples:<\/p>\n Susan estar\u00e1 cocinando esta noche.<\/p>\n \u00bfEstar\u00e1 Susan cocinando esta noche?<\/p>\n Susan no estar\u00e1 cocinando esta noche.<\/p>\n Nosotros estaremos visitando a nuestros amigos esta tarde.<\/p>\n Estaremos nosotros visitando a nuestros amigos esta tarde?<\/p>\n Nosotros no estaremos visitando a nuestros amigos esta tarde.<\/p>\n The future continuous verb tense is used primarily to\u00a0express actions that will be occurring at a specific time in the future, to make predictions about the future, and to politely ask for information about the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n She will probably be having a shower.<\/p>\n Ella probablemente se estar\u00e1 duchando.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n You won\u2019t be sitting here all day, will you?<\/p>\n No estar\u00e1s sentado aqu\u00ed todo el d\u00eda, \u00bfno?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Will you be using the laptop today?<\/p>\n \u00bfUsar\u00e1s el port\u00e1til hoy?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n It is important to note that the future continuous is only used with action verbs because it is possible to do so for a duration. (Action verbs describe activities like running, thinking, and seeing. Stative verbs describe states of existence, like being, looking, and knowing). Using the present participle construction will + be + with a stative verb would sound very strange.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nHow is the\u00a0future\u00a0continuous formed in English?<\/h2>\n
What is the \u201cFuture Continuous\u201d used for?<\/h2>\n
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Structure of the ‘Future Continuous’ in English<\/h2>\n
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\n I will be working<\/td>\n Yo estar\u00e9 trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n You will be working<\/td>\n T\u00fa estar\u00e1s trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n He will be working<\/td>\n \u00c9l estar\u00e1 trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n She will be working<\/td>\n Ella estar\u00e1 trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n It will be working<\/td>\n \u00c9l\/ella estar\u00e1 trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n We will be working<\/td>\n Nosotros estaremos trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n You will be working<\/td>\n Ustedes estar\u00e1n trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n They will be working<\/td>\n Ellos estar\u00e1n trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n Will I be working?<\/td>\n \u00bfEstar\u00e9 trabajando?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Will you be working?<\/td>\n \u00bfEstar\u00e1s trabajando?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Will he be working?<\/td>\n \u00bfEstar\u00e1 trabajando?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Will she be working?<\/td>\n \u00bfEstar\u00e1 trabajando?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Will it be working?<\/td>\n \u00bfEstar\u00e1 trabajando?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Will we be working?<\/td>\n \u00bfEstaremos trabajando?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Will you be working?<\/td>\n \u00bfEstar\u00e1n trabajando?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Will they be working?<\/td>\n \u00bfEstar\u00e1n trabajando?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n I will not be working<\/td>\n No estar\u00e9 trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n You will not be working<\/td>\n No estar\u00e1s trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n He will not be working<\/td>\n No estar\u00e1 trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n She will not be working<\/td>\n No estar\u00e1 trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n It will not be working<\/td>\n No estar\u00e1 trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n We will not be working<\/td>\n No estaremos trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n You will not be working<\/td>\n No estar\u00e1n trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n They will not be working<\/td>\n No estar\u00e1n trabajando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n
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\n Form<\/td>\n Structure<\/td>\n Examples<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Affirmative<\/td>\n Sujeto + will + be + verbo (in gerund)<\/td>\n \n \n Negative<\/td>\n Sujeto + won\u2019t + be + verbo (in gerund)<\/td>\n \n \n Interrogative<\/td>\n Will + sujeto + be + verbo (in gerund)<\/td>\n \n