Tenses: Future Continuous

The future continuous is used to tell activities or actions which are in progress / happening at a specific time in the future.

1.    I will begin to study at 7 tonight. You will come at 07.30. I will be  studying when you come.

2.    Right now, I am sitting in class. At this time tomorrow, I will be  sitting in class.

3.    Don’t call me at nine because I won’t be home. I am going to be  studying at the library.

4.    Jane always watches TV from 7 to 9 o’clock every night. So, if you  call her at 8 tonight, she won’t be sleeping.

For affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences, please see the page about Future Simple.


* In reference to Understanding and Using English Grammar by   Betty Azar