Grammar - Tenses Future Continuous Tense



The Future Continuous Tense

 

When we want to speak about an action which will be progressing at a certain time in future we use Future Continuous Tense


Let’s join Kurulu again to discus 

Future Continuous Tense.

 

Kurulu lives in a beautiful village. This village is situated near the beach. Therefore she goes to this beach every weekend. She will be there next week end too.   When she is going there next Sunday she will not be going there alone. She will be visiting the beach with her family. When she is at the beach the sun will be shining brightly in the sky. They all   will be enjoying at the beach if it will be a sunny day. Vihanga, her elder brother will be flying kites. He will be enjoying it very much. His little brother Pavan will be riding a pony. Her father will be walking beside him. Will Pavan be happy? Yes. Pavan will be enjoying the ride happily. Her friends will be joining them in that visit as usual. Her friends Smanali and Sepalika will be building sand castles. Those castles will be very beautiful. Kokila and Pavan will be playing with a ball. Kokila will be throwing the ball and Pavan will be catching it. Sandaras will be collecting sea shells. After building sand castles Samanali and Seplaika will be bathing in the sea. What will Kurulu be doing when she will be at the beach? Will she be swimming in the sea? No, Kurulu will be sitting and watching the rolling waves in the sea. After that she will be collecting seashells on the beach. They will not be idling a single moment. Their mother will be sitting on a rock. Her mother will not be doing anything as usual. She will be watching them at play. An ice-cream seller will be selling ice cream. He will be selling different kinds of ice-cream. A Kadala vendor also will be selling Kadala. Where will the kadala vendor be? He will be under a tree. Children will be running to buy ice-cream and kadala. They all will be going back home when the sun set. That Sunday will not be a dull day. It will be an enjoyable day.

The above paragraph expresses certain actions which will be continuing at a particular time in the future.

 

When we want to speak about something that will be continuing at a certain time in future we use Future Continuous Tense.

 

The Future Continuous Tense
 usually expresses
 an action which will be in progress 
at a particular time

 in future

 

Read the following sentences again paying attention to the highlighted verbs.


She will not be going there alone.

She will be visiting the beach with her family.

The sun will be shining brightly in the sky.

They all   will be enjoying at the beach.

Vihanga, her elder brother will be flying kites.

 He will be enjoying it very much.

 His little brother Pavan will be riding a pony.

Her father will be walking beside him.

Pavan will be enjoying the ride happily.

 Her friends will be joining them in that visit as usual.

Her friends Smanali and Sepalika will be building sand castles.

Kokila and Pavan will be playing with a ball.

 Kokila will be throwing the ball.

 Pavan will be catching it.

 Sandaras will be collecting sea shells.

 Samanali and Seplaika will be bathing in the sea.

What will Kurulu be doing?

 Will she be swimming in the sea?

 Kurulu will be sitting and watching the rolling waves in the sea.

She will be collecting seashells on the beach.

 They will not be idling a single moment.

Their mother will be sitting on a rock.

Her mother will not be doing anything.

 She will be watching them at play.

An ice-cream seller will be selling ice cream.

He will be selling different kinds of ice-cream.

A Kadala vendor also will be selling Kadala.

Children will be running to buy ice-cream and kadala.

They all will be going back home.

These sentences tells us what Kurulu, her friends and her family will be doing at the beach when they visit there next week end.

 

All these sentences talk about

 

Actions will be happening

She will be visiting the beach with her family.

The sun will be shining brightly in the sky.

 

Actions will not be happening

Her mother will not be doing anything.


They will not be idling a single moment.

 

 We can also ask

Questions about actions happened

What will Kurulu be doing?

 Will she be swimming in the sea?

 

          Let’s look at how The Future Continuous Tense sentences are formed.

When speaking about 
something that somebody will be doing 

we use

   Subject + will/ shall    + be +verb + ing    +    object / adverbial

 

Sandaras          will              be     collecting         sea shells.

 

More examples

Vihanga will be flying kites at the beach.

Her brother will be playing with a ball.

Ice cream seller will be selling ice cream.

 

 

Read the following examples to be thorough with the structure

 

I will be earning a lot of money.

She will be reading at the library.
I will be riding a motor bicycle next month.

This time tomorrow they will be travelling by train to Jaffna.

In two years’ time I will be working as an accountant at firm.

By the time the school finishes, you will be waiting to run to the playground for practices.

The doctors will be examining the patients tomorrow.

We shall be eating at a restaurant then.

The students will be studying in the library by this time in the morning tomorrow.

We will be answering our English paper at this time tomorrow.


Do the following activities
 
Activity 1

Fill the blanks with the present continuous form of the verb. Use the verb stems in the brackets.


  1.       The birds….....   ………  ………….  in the sky.(fly)
  2.         Some tourists …… ……  ……………   along the beach. (run)      
  3.           Kurulu’s father  ……   ……  ………..beside the pony.(walk)
  4.          The children …… ………  ………… ice-cream.(eat)
  5.           The boats ….. ……  ……….. on the sea.(sail)
  6.      I .........  ....   ................ the waves rolling.(watch)

Activity 2

Fill the blanks with the present continuous form of the verb. Use the verb stems in the brackets
  1.               Kurulu’s younger brother ….. …………  ………… a pony .(ride)
  2.               Kurulu   …… …  ……. in a village near the beach then. (live)
  3.           Pavans’  father ………   ……. ……………. With him (come)
  4.          The ice cream seller ….. ………   ………. ice-cream to the   children(give)
  5.           The boys …….. ……… ........ kites.(make)
  6.                I ………… ………   ……….... my car towards the beach.(drive)

Activity 3


Fill the blanks with the present continuous form of the verb. Use the verb stems in the brackets
  1.           Kurulu’s  mother  ….. ………   …………… on a rock. .(sit)
  2.                    Some tourists   …… ………  ............ in the sea now. (swim)
  3.             Kurulu’s friends … ……...  .…...ready to build sand castles (get)
  4.            Sandaras ….. ……      …………. Hole on the sand.(dig)
  5.            The boys …….. ………    .............. to by  ice-cream.(run)
  6.                  I ………… …………  ……..         shutters of  my car .(shut) 

We can also speak about

things that will not be happening using Future Continuous structure

 

When speaking about something that somebody will not be doing 
we use 
Negative Expressions

Which are usually formed

 
Subject + will/shall + not +be +verb + ing +   object/ adverbial

 

Her mother      will           not    be       doing         anything.

More examples

 

Vihanga will not be riding a pony at the beach.

Her brother will not be having a bath.

Her mother will not be eating an ice cream.

 

Read the following examples to be thorough with the negative structure

 

I will not be earning a lot of money.

She will not be reading at the library.

The doctors will not be doing the surgery tomorrow. They will be examining the patients.

We shall not be eating at home then. We shall be eating at a restaurant.

 Do the following activities

Activity 4
Change the following sentences in to negative form.
  1. The birds will be flying in the sky.
  2. Kurulu’s mother will be making sand castles.
  3. Kurulu will be collecting sea shells.
  4. The ice-cream seller will be selling cool drinks at the beach.
  5. Vihanga will be buying kites.
  6. You will be   building the sand castles well.

We can also ask questions about things that will be happening using 
Future Continuous structure


When asking about something that somebody will be doing 
we use

Interrogative Expressions


which are usually formed in two different ways

When asking

 
‘yes’ ‘no’ questions

to know about something that somebody will be doing 

we use



  Will / Shall + Subject + be +verb + ing + object?/adverbial? 

Will      she        be       collecting     sea shells?

No, she will not collecting shells.

 

More examples




Will  Pavan be enjoying the ride?

Yes, he is enjoying the ride.



 

Will  mother be eating an ice-cream?

No, she will not be eating an ice-cream.


Will Vihanga be flying a kite? 

Yes, he  will be flying a kite.

 

Read the following examples to be thorough with the interrogative structure

  

Will I be earning lot of money then?

Yes, you will be learning lot of money then.

Will she be reading at the library?

Yes, she will be reading at the library?

Will the doctors be doing the surgery tomorrow?

No, they will be examining the patients. 

Will they be eating at home tomorrow?
No, they will be eating at a restaurant.


Do the following activities

Activity 5
Make questions to get the following as the answers.
  1. Yes, the birds will be flying in the sky.
  2. No, kurulu’s mother will  not be making sand castles.
  3. Yes, Kurulu will be collecting sea shells.
  4. No, the ice-cream seller will not be selling cool drinks.
  5. Yes, Vihanga will be flying a kite.
  6. Yes, you will be   building the sand castles well.
  7. No, I will  not  becoming to the beach.
  8. No, the children will not be sun bathing.

 

When asking 
‘information’ questions

to know about something that somebody will be doing we add
question words
 at the beginning

 

Question + will + Subject + be +verb + ing +object?/adverbial?              word                                                                                                                                                

  What

  Why

  When

  Where

   How

      What           will         she     be     collecting       then? 

She will be collecting seashells then.

 

More examples

 

 

Where will mother be sitting at the beach?

She will be sitting on a rock.

 

What will pavan be riding?

Pavan will be riding a pony. 

More examples

 

 What will they be building?

They  will be building sand castles.



Where will  they be bathing?
They will be bathing in the sea.

Read the following examples to be thorough with the interrogative structure

  

Where will she be working then?

When will he be reading at the library?

How long will he be reading at the library?

When will the doctors be doing the surgery?
They will be doing the surgery tomorrow morning?

How will they be coming to school?
              They will be coming by school bus.


Do the following activities

Activity 6
Make questions to get the highlighted word or phrase as the answers.
  1. The birds will be flying in the sky.
  2. Kurulu’s mother will  not be making sand castles.
  3. Kurulu will be collecting sea shells.
  4. The ice-cream seller will be selling ice-cream at the beach.
  5. Vihanga will be buying two kites.
  6.  You will be  building the sand castles well.
  7. I will  not be coming to the beach by my car.
  8. They will be enjoying a lot because it is a sunny day.

  


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