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Future Continuous

Usage and Construction

 Future Continuous
The future continuous is used to talk about an activity that will be in progress at a specific point in time in the future. For example, We'll be having lunch on the beach this time next week.

This tense is often used with the following time expressions:

...this time tomorrow / next week, month, year
...tomorrow / Monday, Tuesday, etc. / at X o'clock
... in two, three, four, etc. / weeks, months, years time

Basic Construction

Positive

Subject + will + be + verb + ing + object(s) + time Expression

Peter will be doing his homework this time tomorrow.

Negative

Subject + will not (won't) + be + verb + ing + object(s) + time Expression

Sharon won't be working in New York in three weeks time.

Question

(Question Word) + will + subject + be + verb + ing + object(s) + time Expression

What will you be doing this time next year?

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