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Actions in Progress at A Specific Point in The Future

The document discusses the future continuous tense and its various uses: 1) To refer to actions that will be in progress at a specific point in the future. 2) To describe actions that will continue over a period of time in the future. 3) For informal or less definite future plans and arrangements. It also notes the future continuous can be used for assumptions about what will likely be happening, and for polite inquiries about people's plans. Examples are provided for each use.

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Actions in Progress at A Specific Point in The Future

The document discusses the future continuous tense and its various uses: 1) To refer to actions that will be in progress at a specific point in the future. 2) To describe actions that will continue over a period of time in the future. 3) For informal or less definite future plans and arrangements. It also notes the future continuous can be used for assumptions about what will likely be happening, and for polite inquiries about people's plans. Examples are provided for each use.

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FUTURE CONTINUOUS

ACTIONS IN PROGRESS AT A SPECIFIC POINT IN THE FUTURE


The future continuous tense is used to refer to actions that will be in progress at or around a specific
point in time in the future. This point can be implied or expressed with a time expression or a clause
with a verb in the present simple tense:

Tomorrow at seven? I'll be bathing the baby then.


When you arrive, I'll be waiting for you outside the station.
This time next year, he will be living in India.

PLANS
ACTIONS HAPPENING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IN THE FUTURE
The future continuous is used to describe actions which will continue over a period of time in the future. This
period can be expressed with a time expression or a clause with a verb in the present continuous tense. In this
case, the two actions will be happening simultaneously:

Sorry, I can't go on the trip. I will be working the whole weekend.


He won’t be working for the next two hours.
WHEN / WHILE you're studying, I'll be practising yoga.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS FOR INFORMAL PLANS (= LIKE going to / present continuous)


The future continuous is used for future arrangements and plans that are less definite and formal:

The band will be performing live at the end of March.


We will be arriving in Prague soon.

I'll be going shopping later, do you want anything?


I won't be using the car for work tomorrow, so you can have it if you want.
Tom'll be seeing mum later, he can take the flowers

EXTRA:

FUTURE CONTINUOUS FOR ASSUMPTION, ENQUIRIES


We can also use the future continuous for ASSUMPTIONS, to say what we believe or imagine to be true.

It’s seven o’clock. She’ll be driving back now.

The future continuous is sometimes used to make polite informal enquiries about people’s plans
(without any presure):

Will you be staying for dinner?


EXERCISE 1: Make up a sentence of your own for each use.

SPECIFIC POINT IN THE FUTURE: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

PERIOD OF TIME: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

INFORMAL PLANS: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

ASSUMPTION: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

INFORMAL ENQUIRIES: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

EXERCISE 2: Write the type of use for each of the following sentences:

Example: What will you be doing this time next week? → SPECIFIC POINT IN THE FUTURE

1. The train left at 4, they’ll be travelling right now.

2. Will you be coming to our ex-flatmates get-together?

3. I can give you a lift as I’ll be going into town anyway to do the shopping.

4. This time next year he’ll be working in Dubai.

5. A taxi will be waiting outside the station when you arrive.

6. I’ll be thinking of you when I’m sitting on the beach in the Bahamas.

7. Will you be wanting dinner?

8. Flight attendants will be circulating around the cabin to offer you refreshments during the flight.

9. At four o'clock tomorrow I’ll be lying here again.

10. Don’t call her! It’s already 11 o’clock, she’ll be sleeping. You’re going to wake her up!

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