The future continuous tense

Illustrative situation

It will be Saturday tomorrow. We are going on a hike. First we shall be moving through the forest to the lake. We shall be bathing in the lake for a while and then we shall be going to the forest again. Alice will be carrying the topographical map and a compass and Ted will consult the map from time to time. He will be carrying the rucksack and I shall be carrying the tent. We are going to spend a whole day and the night in the forest and then in the early morning on Sunday we shall be climbing up a mountain.

What will you be doing on Saturday?

Will you be playing tennis with your friend?

ЗАПАМ'ЯТАЙ!

Для вираження тривалої дії, яка відбуватиметься в певний момент або період у майбутньому, після підмета ставиться допоміжне дієслово to be в майбутньому часі, а за ним – четверта форма відмінюваного дієслова.

S +

shall will

be Ving …

I shall be leaving the hospital soon, I feel much better.

Ann will be doing her homework after supper.

S +

shall will

not be Ving …

Mother won't be knitting when you come.

I shan't be packing my things before breakfast.

Shall Will

(not) S + be Ving …?

Will you be reading for your exam in history tomorrow?

Won’t you be doing sightseeing all these days?

?	shall will	(not) S + be Ving …?
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Where will you be waiting for us?

When shall we be having coffee?

Why won't you be packing your suitcases soon?

Who What

will (not) be Ving …?

Who will be having a bath at six?

Who will be interviewing the foreign guest?

Who won't be staying for tea?

Exercises

Exercise 135. Express your agreement as in the model.

Model: – They will be having supper in about 20 minutes.

– Yes, they'll be having supper in about 20 minutes.

1. Dan will be learning computer skills next term.

2. They will be changing the guard soon.

3. Mary will be practising her English all day.

4. Your friends will be waiting at the airport to greet you.

5. Tomorrow at this time Helen will be enjoying the sunshine of the Crimea.

6. Her son will be doing his military service next year

7. Betty will be working late this evening.

8. Alfred will be writing the whole night again

9. I'll be seeing Helen off this evening.

10. Jane will be giving a party on Sunday.

Exercise 136. Extend the following as in the model.

Model: – Don't ring me up at 7. (have a bath)

– Why not?

– I'll be having a bath.

1. Don't send Ralph any letters in June. (travel)

2. Don't call on us tonight. (pack)

3. Don't wait for Alice. (read up for her exam)

4. Don't tell Granny about it. (grumble)

5. Don't expect Bob to come next Saturday. (prepare a report)

6. Don't ring Henry up at 7 in the morning. (sleep)

7. Don't come to see Louise after lunch. (type letters)

8. Don't leave the girl alone. (cry)

9. Don't go out without an umbrella in the afternoon. (rain)

10. Don't trouble me on Saturday. (repair the car the whole day)

Exercise 137. Answer the questions.

Model: – What will you be doing tomorrow after­noon? (drive to the seaside)

– I'll be driving to the seaside.

1. What will Nell be doing at twelve o'clock? (have classes)

2. What will you be doing at this time next week? (bathe in the Black Sea)

3. What will Nick be doing at this time tomorrow? (type business letters)

4. What will Jill be doing in the afternoon? (do experi­ments in the laboratory)

5. What will Bob be doing tomorrow evening? (read a detective story)

6. What will Mary be doing at 11 o'clock tomorrow? (guide an excursion)

7. What will Peter be doing the day after tomorrow? (go through medical examination)

8. What will Richard be doing next term? (learn Ger­man)

9. What will grandfather be doing when you arrive? (work in the garden)

10. What will Ingrid be doing at the concert tomorrow? (sing Ukrainian folk songs)

Exercise 138. Translate the following.

1. У п'ятницю Містер Браун буде читати лекцію для студентів нашого факультету.

2. Що ти робитимеш сьогодні ввечері?

3. Вона не буде співати завтра в концерті. В неї бо­лить горло.

4. Коли ти будеш ремонтувати годинник? Він мені дуже потрібний.

5. – Чи ти прийдеш на мою вечірку? – Ні, я буду малювати картину,

6. Він працюватиме в бібліотеці з 9 до 11 ранку.

7. Ти знайдеш Тома на стадіоні. Він буде тренува­тись цілий день.

8. Завтра в цей час ми будемо під'їжджати до Хар­кова.

9. Чому ти запрошуєш їх прийти до тебе? Хіба ти не готуватимешся до екзаменів?

10. – Чому ти дома? – Через півгодини Президент буде проводити прес-конференцію по телебачен­ню. Я хочу її подивитись.

Exercise 139. Translate the following.

1. Коли ти будеш говорити по телефону зі своїми друзями в Америці?

2. – Чому ти не будеш присутня на вечорі? – Я го­туватимуся до шахового турніру.

3. Чи часто йде дощ о цій порі року в вашій області?

4. Коли ми повернемось додому, мати вже накри­ватиме на стіл.

5. Джон продивлявся газети, коли він побачив це повідомлення.

6. Якщо я не побачу Ганну сьогодні, я їй зателефо­ную.

7. У неділю ми збираємося відвідати свою бабусю.

8. В його саду багато молодих фруктових дерев.

9. Зараз тут стадіон. А що тут було раніше?

10. Коли мати прийде додому, все буде готове до вечері.

Exercise 140. Speak on the following situations.

1. Tell your friends what each member of your family will be doing tomorrow night.

2. Describe what people will be doing if there is a fire in the house.

3. Ask each of your group mates what he/she will be doing tomorrow in the afternoon.

Exercise 141. a) Read the story and say if Mr Hawk is happy.

This is a page from Mr Hawk's diary written one day before the end of his two weeks' holiday in North Wales.

"Tomorrow I shall no longer be there. The sea will be rolling and telling the tales of distant lands. The sands will be dreaming in the sunshine. The grass will be swaying in the south-west wind. The pebbles will be waiting for the touch of my feet... But I shall not come. I shall no longer be here. I shall be listening to the bit­ter song of the wheels on the rails, to the bitter song of return to my office. And again I shall be working eight hours a day. Day after day the typewriters and dictaphones, the voices and noises will be killing me eight hours a day..."

b) Read the text again and answer the following questions:

1. How long was Mr Hawk in North Wales?

2. When is he leaving?

3. What will happen to the sea, the sands, the grass, the pebbles when he is no longer here?

4. What will he be doing after he returns from his holiday?

5. Do you think Mr Hawk likes his work?

c) Retell the text.