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Future Continuous Tense

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  Future Continuous Tense in English:

  Future Continuous Tense

  The tense for ongoing actions in the future - Learn how to describe activities in progress at specific future times

  When Do We Use Future Continuous?

  Actions in Progress at a Specific Future Time

  • This time tomorrow, I will be flying to Paris.
  • At 8 PM tonight, we will be having dinner.
  • Don't call at 9 - I will be studying for my exam.

  Planned Future Events or Arrangements

  • We will be meeting the clients next Tuesday.
  • She will be presenting her research at the conference.
  • They will be moving to their new house next month.

  Predicting the Present (Making Guesses)

  • Don't phone now - they will be having lunch.
  • It's midnight, so he won't be working now.
  • At this moment, she will probably be driving home.

  Polite Questions About Future Plans

  • Will you be using your car tomorrow?
  • Will they be joining us for dinner?
  • Will she be needing any assistance?

  How to Form Future Continuous

  Subject	Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Questions (?)
  I/You/He/She/It/We/They	I will be working	I will not be working	Will I be working?

  Key Rule:

  Use will be + verb-ing for all subjects:

  • I will be studying
  • She will be traveling
  • They will be working

  Spelling rules:

  • Verbs ending in -e: make → making (drop e)
  • Verbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant: run → running (double consonant)
  • Verbs ending in -ie: lie → lying (change to y)

  Signal Words and Phrases

  At this time tomorrow At 8 PM tonight This time next week In an hour During the morning While When At that moment By then All day tomorrow

  Examples:

  • At this time tomorrow, I will be relaxing on the beach.
  • She will be working at 9 AM tomorrow.
  • This time next month, we will be traveling through Europe.
  • Don't call at 7 - I will be having dinner then.

  Real-Life Examples

  Travel Plans

  "This time tomorrow, we will be flying to Hawaii. At 3 PM, we will be checking into our hotel. By sunset, we will be watching the sun go down from the beach. I can't wait!"

  Work Schedule

  "Tomorrow at 9 AM, I will be attending the budget meeting. At 11, I will be presenting the quarterly report to management. During the afternoon, I will be working on the new project proposal."

  Common Mistakes & Tips

  Mistake: "I will work at 8 PM tomorrow." (ambiguous)

  Correct: "I will be working at 8 PM tomorrow." (clear ongoing action)

  Mistake: "She will being studying when you call." (incorrect form)

  Correct: "She will be studying when you call."

  Mistake: "They will be visit us tomorrow." (missing -ing)

  Correct: "They will be visiting us tomorrow."

  Essential Tip:

  Use Future Continuous for actions that will be in progress at a specific future time. Use Future Simple for completed actions or decisions:

  "At 8 PM, I will be cooking dinner." (in progress)

  "I will cook dinner at 8 PM." (decision to start)

  Quick Practice

  1. This time tomorrow, I __________ (lie) on the beach.

  will be lying

  2. At 9 PM tonight, they __________ (watch) the game.

  will be watching

  3. __________ you __________ (work) all day tomorrow?

  Will, be working

  4. She __________ (not study) at that time; she'll be sleeping.

  won't be studying

  Future Continuous vs. Future Simple

  Future Continuous	Future Simple
  At 8 PM, I will be cooking dinner. (action in progress)	I will cook dinner at 8 PM. (decision to start)
  This time tomorrow, we will be flying to Paris. (ongoing action)	We will fly to Paris tomorrow. (simple fact)
  They will be working when you arrive. (action in progress)	They will work late tomorrow. (future fact)
  Will you be using the car? (polite inquiry)	Will you use the car? (direct question)

  Future Continuous vs. Present Continuous for Future

  Future Continuous	Present Continuous for Future
  I will be meeting John tomorrow. (less definite)	I am meeting John tomorrow. (definite arrangement)
  She will be giving a presentation next week. (general plan)	She is giving a presentation at 10 AM. (fixed schedule)
  We will be traveling next month. (future action in progress)	We are traveling on the 15th. (specific plan)

  Definiteness:

  • Use Present Continuous for fixed arrangements: "I am meeting John at 3 PM tomorrow."
  • Use Future Continuous for general ongoing actions: "I will be working all afternoon tomorrow."

  Parallel Future Actions

  With "While"

  While I will be cooking dinner, my husband will be setting the table.

  She will be studying while her roommate will be watching TV.

  With "At the Same Time"

  At the same time tomorrow, I will be working and you will be relaxing on vacation.

  They will be traveling to Paris while we will be visiting London.

  With "Meanwhile"

  I will be attending the conference. Meanwhile, my colleague will be managing the office.

  She will be presenting her research. Meanwhile, her team will be preparing the next project.

  Interrupted Future Actions

  With "When"

  I will be sleeping when you arrive.

  They will be having dinner when we call them.

  With "While"

  While we will be watching the movie, the pizza will be delivered.

  She will be working while the children will be playing outside.

  With "As"

  As we will be landing, please fasten your seatbelts.

  He will be finishing his report as the meeting starts.

  Pattern: Future Continuous (ongoing action) + when/while/as + Future Simple/Present Simple (interrupting action)

  Polite Questions and Offers

  Inquiries About Plans

  Will you be using the conference room this afternoon?

  Will she be needing any assistance with her project?

  Offering Help

  Will you be requiring any help with your luggage?

  Will they be wanting transportation to the airport?

  Checking Availability

  Will you be attending the meeting tomorrow?

  Will he be joining us for dinner?

  Why more polite? Future Continuous suggests the action would happen anyway, not that you're asking the person to change their plans.

• Polish

  Czas Future Continuous w języku angielskim:

  Kiedy używamy Future Continuous?

  Czynności trwające w określonym przyszłym czasie

  • This time tomorrow, I will be flying to Paris.
  • At 8 PM tonight, we will be having dinner.
  • Don't call at 9 - I will be studying for my exam.

  Zaplanowane wydarzenia

  • We will be meeting the clients next Tuesday.
  • She will be presenting her research at the conference.
  • They will be moving to their new house next month.

  Przewidywanie obecnych sytuacji

  • Don't phone now - they will be having lunch.
  • It's midnight, so he won't be working now.
  • At this moment, she will probably be driving home.

  Grzeczne pytania o plany

  • Will you be using your car tomorrow?
  • Will they be joining us for dinner?
  • Will she be needing any assistance?

  Jak tworzymy Future Continuous?

  Podmiot	Twierdzenie (+)	Przeczenie (-)	Pytania (?)
  I/You/He/She/It/We/They	I will be working	I will not be working	Will I be working?

  Kluczowa zasada:

  Użyj will be + czasownik z końcówką -ing dla wszystkich podmiotów:

  • I will be studying
  • She will be traveling
  • They will be working

  Zasady pisowni:

  • Czasowniki kończące się na -e: make → making (opuszczamy e)
  • Czasowniki C-K-C: run → running (podwajamy spółgłoskę)
  • Czasowniki na -ie: lie → lying (zamieniamy na y)

  Słowa i zwroty sygnalizujące

  At this time tomorrow At 8 PM tonight This time next week In an hour During the morning While When At that moment By then All day tomorrow

  Przykłady:

  • At this time tomorrow, I will be relaxing on the beach.
  • She will be working at 9 AM tomorrow.
  • This time next month, we will be traveling through Europe.
  • Don't call at 7 - I will be having dinner then.

  Przykłady z życia

  Plany podróży

  "This time tomorrow, we will be flying to Hawaii. At 3 PM, we will be checking into our hotel. By sunset, we will be watching the sun go down from the beach. I can't wait!"

  Harmonogram pracy

  "Tomorrow at 9 AM, I will be attending the budget meeting. At 11, I will be presenting the quarterly report to management. During the afternoon, I will be working on the new project proposal."

  Typowe błędy i wskazówki

  Błąd: "I will work at 8 PM tomorrow." (niejednoznaczne)

  Poprawnie: "I will be working at 8 PM tomorrow." (jasno wyraża trwającą czynność)

  Błąd: "She will being studying when you call." (błędna forma)

  Poprawnie: "She will be studying when you call."

  Błąd: "They will be visit us tomorrow." (brak -ing)

  Poprawnie: "They will be visiting us tomorrow."

  Kluczowa wskazówka:

  Używaj Future Continuous dla czynności trwających w określonym przyszłym czasie. Używaj Future Simple dla ukończonych czynności lub decyzji:

  "At 8 PM, I will be cooking dinner." (czynność w trakcie)

  "I will cook dinner at 8 PM." (decyzja o rozpoczęciu)

  Szybkie ćwiczenia

  1. This time tomorrow, I __________ (lie) on the beach.

  will be lying

  2. At 9 PM tonight, they __________ (watch) the game.

  will be watching

  3. __________ you __________ (work) all day tomorrow?

  Will, be working

  4. She __________ (not study) at that time; she'll be sleeping.

  won't be studying

  Future Continuous vs. Future Simple

  Future Continuous	Future Simple
  At 8 PM, I will be cooking dinner. (czynność w trakcie)	I will cook dinner at 8 PM. (decyzja o rozpoczęciu)
  This time tomorrow, we will be flying to Paris. (trwająca czynność)	We will fly to Paris tomorrow. (suchy fakt)
  They will be working when you arrive. (czynność w trakcie)	They will work late tomorrow. (fakt przyszły)
  Will you be using the car? (grzeczne zapytanie)	Will you use the car? (bezpośrednie pytanie)

  Future Continuous vs. Present Continuous dla przyszłości

  Future Continuous	Present Continuous dla przyszłości
  I will be meeting John tomorrow. (mniej konkretne)	I am meeting John tomorrow. (ustalony plan)
  She will be giving a presentation next week. (ogólny zamiar)	She is giving a presentation at 10 AM. (ustalony harmonogram)
  We will be traveling next month. (trwająca czynność w przyszłości)	We are traveling on the 15th. (konkretny plan)

  Stopień pewności:

  • Użyj Present Continuous dla ustalonych planów: "I am meeting John at 3 PM tomorrow."
  • Użyj Future Continuous dla ogólnych czynności: "I will be working all afternoon tomorrow."

  Równoległe czynności przyszłe

  Z "While"

  While I will be cooking dinner, my husband will be setting the table.

  She will be studying while her roommate will be watching TV.

  Z "At the Same Time"

  At the same time tomorrow, I will be working and you will be relaxing on vacation.

  They will be traveling to Paris while we will be visiting London.

  Z "Meanwhile"

  I will be attending the conference. Meanwhile, my colleague will be managing the office.

  She will be presenting her research. Meanwhile, her team will be preparing the next project.

  Przerywane czynności przyszłe

  Z "When"

  I will be sleeping when you arrive.

  They will be having dinner when we call them.

  Z "While"

  While we will be watching the movie, the pizza will be delivered.

  She will be working while the children will be playing outside.

  Z "As"

  As we will be landing, please fasten your seatbelts.

  He will be finishing his report as the meeting starts.

  Schemat: Future Continuous (trwająca czynność) + when/while/as + Future Simple/Present Simple (przerywająca czynność)

  Grzeczne pytania i oferty

  Pytania o plany

  Will you be using the conference room this afternoon?

  Will she be needing any assistance with her project?

  Oferowanie pomocy

  Will you be requiring any help with your luggage?

  Will they be wanting transportation to the airport?

  Sprawdzanie dostępności

  Will you be attending the meeting tomorrow?

  Will he be joining us for dinner?

  Dlaczego bardziej grzeczne? Future Continuous sugeruje, że czynność i tak by się odbyła, a nie że prosisz o zmianę planów.