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Chapter 12. Future Continuous Tense Time Expressions. Future Continuous Tense or Future Progressive Tense. indicates continuing action, something that will be happening, going on, at some point in the future.
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Chapter 12 Future Continuous Tense Time Expressions
Future Continuous TenseorFuture Progressive Tense • indicates continuing action, something that will be happening, going on, at some point in the future. • It is formed with the modal "will" plus "be," plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending): "I will be running in next year's Boston Marathon.
Future Continuous TenseorFuture Progressive Tense Examples: • You will be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight. • I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight. • I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives. • He will be studying at the library tonight, so he will not see Jennifer when she arrives. • I will be working later.
Will They Be Home This Evening?Page 116 Example: • Will you be home this evening? • Yes, I will. I’ll be reading. • Amanda ironing Will Amanda be home this evening? Yes, she will. She’ll be ironing.
Time Expressions • I will be staying for a few months. a few more hours. a few more minutes. • I will be staying until Friday. 10 o’clock. we reach Milwaukee. • We will be arriving at7 am in a few days.
Page 122 • How long will your Aunt Gertrude be staying with us? • She’ll be staying with us for a few months. • How long will they be staying in Vancouver? until Friday How long will they be staying in Vancouver? They will be staying in Vancouver until Friday.