5. Future Continuous

	I, WE, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, THEY
Positive	I will be doing the work.
Negative	I won’t be doing the work.
Questions	Will you be doing the work? Yes, I will. No, I won’t. What will you be doing?

It is used to talk about an activity that will be in progress at a point of time in the future.

E.g. Don’t come at nine. I will be taking a bath at that time.

Tomorrow at 5 o’clock in the afternoon he will be working in the garden.

Also you can use the Future Continuous tense to talk about a planned or decided future activity, especially if it happens regularly, in the natural course of events.

E.g. I will be working in the library later. (I usually do it at this time of the day.)

Ex. 1. Put the following sentences in the negative and question forms (yes/no questions).

1. He will win the competition.

2. She will do her homework.

3. Your clothes style will change.

4. He will be here at 5 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.

5. The weather will be nice tomorrow.

6. Perhaps she will visit some countries this summer.

7. There will be a great dispute among them.

Ex. 2. Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. Before you … (go) to Paris next week, I hope you … (see) your parents.

2. If you … (not to leave) on time, you … (be) late.

3. I … (buy) meat if I … (go) to the supermarket.

4. I am afraid I … (not to recognize) Peter when I … (see) him again.

5. If it … (snow) a lot, I think I … (stay) at home.

6. I … (be) very happy if my favourite football team … (win).

7. If you … (put) some more sugar in this tea, he … (drink) it.

8. I … (not to stay) in town if it … (be) warm tomorrow.

9. As soon as I … (return) home from my holiday I … (get) back to work.

10. I … (not to give) her the keys until she … (promise) to be more careful with them.

11. I … (speak) to her after she (finish) her work.

12. Before I … (leave) I … (have) a look at these articles.

Ex. 3. Make one sentence from two sentences.

1. You will run short of money soon. I will lend you some money. I ……….. when ……….. .

2. He will study mathematics and physics. Then he will train as a pilot. He ……… after ………… .

3. Ask John to fix the TV. You will be able to watch it then. You ……………….. as soon as ……………. .

4. In a couple of years our children will leave home. Then we’ll buy a smaller house. We …………………….. after ……………. .

5. Jane will stay with her aunt in America in July. Then she will spend a few weeks in Spain. Jane ……………………………….. before ……………… .

6. We will make our decision. Then we will inform you of it. We …………………… as soon as …………… .

7. I will look over all my presents. The next day I will write my Christmas letters. I ……………………. when …………. .

8. First he will meet all his business partners. Then he will attend the press conference. He ………………………. after …………….. .

Ex. 4. Are you (your friend, your parents) going to do/ not going to do these things tomorrow?

1. cook a meal

2. revise English grammar

3. go to the pub

4. give a party

5. watch TV in the morning

6. decorate the house

7. do some jogging

8. miss the classes

9. make sandwiches for your whole group

10. bring photos to show all your fellow-students