The FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE is formed using “will be” with the -ing form of a verb
(e.g. I will be working).
The future continuous tense is used:
(1) to describe something that will happen at a given point in the future, e.g. “The South Devon Railway has announced that steam locomotive 1501 will be visiting them in 2019.”
(2) to speculate about what is happening in the present, e.g. “It is autumn, and many people will not be using their pools at the moment, but they will still be full of water and we all know water is very enticing to children.”
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Many of the phrasal verbs and idioms addressed in this blog were highlighted during an English conversation class I ran a few years ago. I’m grateful to those who attended this for helping me see my native language from a different perspective.
Most of the examples used are quotes from news articles. Click on the links (in yellow) to view the full article.
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