to know is if our wishes fit in with their plans.)
Will you be shopping tomorrow? (I want you to buy something for me)
/личная заинтересованность в планах собеседника/
The positive form is: S + will be + Ving.
He will be sleeping. Don’t come.
The negative form: S + won’t be + Ving.
He won’t be sleeping. You can come.
The question form is: Will + S + be + Ving?
Will Kudjo be sleeping this time tomorrow?
EXERCISE 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous:
1 At 10 am Kudjo /have/ breakfast with his friends.
2 This time next Monday he /swim/ in a pool for dogs.
3 you /do/ anything special next weekend?
4 he /go/ for a walk in the afternoon? I need to borrow his leash.
5 He /fly/ to France in two weeks.
6 Kudjo will be very busy. He /sleep/ all day.
7 At 11 pm Kudjo /see/ his friend Luna. They usually meet at this time every evening.
8 This time next year Kudjo definitely /sleep/ in the same place on the same rug.
9 What you /do/ in twenty years?
10 He /not do/ anything important. You can call on.
EXERCISE 2
Find the proper verb and put it into the correct Future Continuous form: not walk, kip, approach, have, not use, lie, cook, go, listen, pose
1 At this time next month Kudjo ***** a rest in the country.
2 He ***** in the grass and watching grasshoppers and flies.
3 He ***** along dusty city streets and smelling fumes.
4 This time tomorrow he ***** to his audiobook about dragons. He usually does it in the afternoon.
5 he ***** out at this time next month? Yes, he usually spends all his time out when we’re in the country.
6 you ***** to the city next week? I’d like you to get something for me.
7 Next Monday Kudjo ***** for photographs.
8 We ***** the car tomorrow. You can borrow it.
9 He ***** and you will be just in time to help him.
10 This time next Friday Dradjo ***** the planet of Dragons.
EXERCISE 3
Write what you will be doing at this definite time in the future:
1 at 5 pm tomorrow
2 at midnight tomorrow
3 at 10 am this Sunday
4 this time next week
5 this time next month
6 this time next year
7 in five years’ time
8 tomorrow evening
9 in two days
10 your next birthday
EXERCISE 4
Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous, Past Continuous or Present Continuous Tenses:
1 Kudjo /watch/ his favourite series at 9 pm while I’m working.
2 Kudjo /hide/ under the table because he had broken my cup.
3 He is fed up with gloomy weather. Hopefully, when we wake up tomorrow, the sun /shine/.
4 He still /sleep/ fast and nothing can wake him up.
5 This time next week we /lie/ in the grass and eating ice-cream.
6 Look. A shadow /move/ here. Keep silent.
7 When I saw Kudjo, he /protect/ his friend from a gang of stray dogs.
8 They /stand/ like this while the dogs are running around.
9 They /play/ in the snow when those aggressive dogs appeared out of the blue.
10 They /relax/ at home now. Don’t bother them.
EXERCISE 5
Guess the answer using the Future Continuous, Past Continuous or Present Continuous Tenses:
1 What is Kudjo doing now?
2 What will he be doing this time tomorrow?
3 What was he doing at that time yesterday?
4 Where was Kudjo lying when he fell asleep yesterday?
5 Who is Kudjo meeting this weekend?
6 What will he be snacking on the next time he’s watching a movie?
7 Who will he be playing with during tonight’s walk?
8 What is he thinking about?
9 What was Kudjo listening to when you walked into the room?
10 Where will Kudjo be living in five years’ time?
EXERCISE 6
Change the sentences from Simple to Continuous using the tense in brackets.
For example,
