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Future Continuous Tense

The future continuous tense is used to describe actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “will” (or “shall,” in certain cases) and the present participle of the main verb (which is usually the base form of the verb with the ending “-ing,” such as “eating,” “drinking,” “walking”).

Here are some examples of the future continuous tense:

  1. “I will be eating breakfast at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.” (action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future)
  2. “The sun will be rising in the east at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.” (action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future)
  3. “She will be speaking Spanish on the phone with her friend at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning.” (action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future)

In the future continuous tense, the auxiliary verb “will” (or “shall,” in certain cases) is used to indicate that the action will be in progress at a specific time in the future, and the present participle of the main verb is used to describe the action.

Conjugation Table

Here is a conjugation table for the future continuous tense, showing the verb forms for the subject pronouns “I,” “you,” “he/she/it,” “we,” and “they”:

Subject pronouneatdrinkwalk
Iwill be eatingwill be drinkingwill be walking
youwill be eatingwill be drinkingwill be walking
he/she/itwill be eatingwill be drinkingwill be walking
wewill be eatingwill be drinkingwill be walking
theywill be eatingwill be drinkingwill be walking
Conjugation Table

As you can see, the auxiliary verb “will” (or “shall,” in certain cases) is used to indicate that the action will be in progress at a specific time in the future, and the present participle of the main verb is used to describe the action.

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