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Match the Future Forms to their uses.

Future tenses

📝 Student Instruction: Future Continuous Tense

1. When do we use Future Continuous?

• To talk about an action that will be happening at a specific time in the future.
  • I will be studying at 8 p.m.
• To describe an action that will be in progress when another event happens.
  • She will be cooking when you arrive.
• To politely ask about someone’s plans.
  • Will you be using the computer tonight?

2. Form

• Affirmative (+): Subject + will + be + verb+ing
  • I will be playing football tomorrow afternoon.
  • They will be watching a movie at 9 p.m.
• Negative (–): Subject + will + not (won’t) + be + verb+ing
  • I won’t be sleeping at that time.
  • She won’t be attending the meeting.
• Question (?): Will + subject + be + verb+ing
  • Will you be studying at 7 p.m.?
  • Will they be traveling next week?

3. Time expressions often used

• at this time tomorrow / tonight / next week
• at + specific time → at 5 p.m., at 9 o’clock
• when → when you arrive, when the party starts

4. Examples

• This time next week, I will be lying on the beach.
• Will you be waiting for me at the station?
• She won’t be working during the holiday.

👉 Practice Example:
Change the verb into Future Continuous.

1. I (study) at 8 p.m. tomorrow. → I will be studying at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
2. She (not cook) when we arrive. → She won’t be cooking when we arrive.
3. (you / travel) next week? → Will you be traveling next week?

Complete the sentences using the clues in the parentheses.