Grammar – The Future Continuous
The future continuous is used to describe an action in progress in the future.
Form: Sub + will (not) be + verb + ing + complements
I will be reading a book at 11:00 tonight.
We won't be traveling to space any time soon.
They'll be playing baseball all afternoon on Saturday.
Christina won't be coming home in the foreseeable future.
Wh-Questions
What will you be doing at 7:00 tomorrow? I'll probably be sleeping then.
Where will they be going? They'll be going to France soon.
Form: Wh-Word + will + subject + be + verb + ing + complements
Yes/No Questions
– Will you be playing video games all afternoon tomorrow?
Yes, I will. I'll be playing video games all afternoon tomorrow.
No, I won't. I won't be playing video games all afternoon tomorrow.
– Will we still be using camera phones in the near future?
Yes, we will. We'll still be using camera phones in the not-so-distant future.
No, we won't. We won't be using camera phones anymore.
Form: Will + subject + be + verb + ing + complements
Grammar – The Future Perfect
Used to describe actions that will be completed before a specific point in time in the future
Form: Sub + will (not) have + past participle + by/before + Time Expression
I will have bought a house by/before the end of the year.
They'll have found a cure for cancer by the end of the century.
We will have gotten married by December.
Peter will have finished college in five years' time.
Wh- Questions
– What will you have done in 10 years' time? I'll have graduated from college/university.
– Where will they have traveled by the end of the decade? They'll have been to Tokyo by...
Form: Wh-Word/Phrase + will + subject + have + Past Participle + Complements
Yes/No Questions
– Will you have finished your English course by November?
Yes, I will. I'll have finished my English course by November.
No, I won't. I won't have finished my English course by November.
– Will Cindy have married John by 2020?
Yes, she will. She will have married John by 2020.
No, she won't. She won't have married John by 2020.
Form: Will + subject + have + Past Participle + Complements