Warm-Up (10 min):
Activity: Future Plans
● Ask students: “What will you be doing at 8 PM tonight?”
● What will you be doing at 9AM tomorrow morning?
Grammar Explanation:
Form:
Subject + will be + verb(-ing)
Examples:
● I will be studying at 10 PM.
● She will be working tomorrow morning.
Use:
● To describe an action that will be happening at a specific time in the future.
Example:
“At 9 o'clock tomorrow, I will be driving to work.”
Production (10–15 min):
Writing Task:
Students write 5–6 sentences about what they will be doing at different times this weekend.
Wrap-Up and Assessment (5 min):
Quick Review Quiz (Oral or Written):
● What’s the structure of the future continuous?
● What’s the difference between “will do” and “will be doing”?
● Example sentence using the future continuous.
Homework (Optional):
Ask students to write a short paragraph:
“What will you be doing during your next vacation?”
Future Simple/Short
Form: will + base verb, I am going to + base verb
Use: To express a single, completed action in the future.
Examples:
● I will eat dinner at 7 PM.
● She will call you tomorrow.
● They will arrive soon.
Focus:
● A decision made now
● A fact about the future
● A quick or one-time action
Future Continuous/Happen(ing)
Form: will be + verb-ing
Use: To describe an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
Examples:
● I will be eating dinner at 7 PM.
● She will be calling you around 6 PM.
● They will be arriving during the meeting.
Focus:
● Ongoing action at a future time
● Describes what will be happening (not just what will happen)
● Often used to set the scene or be polite/indirect
Comparison Chart:
Feature Future Simple Future Continuous
Structure will + base verb will be + verb-ing
Action Type One-time or quick future Ongoing/future-in-progress
action action
Example (6 PM I will eat dinner. I will be eating dinner.
tomorrow)
Common with... Soon, later, tomorrow, next... At [time], while, during, all day...
Tip for Students:
Ask yourself:
● "Will something be finished?" → Use Future Simple
● "Will something be happening at a certain time?" → Use Future Continuous
Future Continuous Fill-in-the-Blank Activity
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the future continuous tense (will be +
verb-ing).
1. This time tomorrow, I’ll be flying (fly) to California.
2. At 9 PM, she’ll be watching (watch) her favorite TV show.
3. We’ll be studying (study) for our English test all weekend.
4. What will you be doing (do) at midnight on New Year’s Eve?
5. They will not be working (not work) during the holiday.
6. He will be driving (drive) to Chicago at this time next Friday.
7. You will be waiting (wait) for the bus when it starts raining.
8. My friends will be traveling (travel) through Europe this summer.
9. The students will not be taking (not take) the exam on Monday—they’ll take it on
Tuesday.
10.While I’m cooking, my sister will be setting (set) the table.
Answer Key
1. (‘ll) will be flying
2. will be watching
3. will be studying
4. will you be doing
5. will not (won’t) be working
6. will be driving
7. will be waiting
8. will be traveling
9. will not (won’t) be taking
10.will be setting
✏️ Future Simple vs. Future Continuous Worksheet
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using either the future simple (will + verb) or the future
continuous (will be + verb-ing).
1. I’m sure he ______ (call) you when he arrives.
2. At 10 AM tomorrow, we __________ (take) our math exam.
3. She __________ (not come) to the party. She’s feeling sick.
4. This time next week, I __________ (relax) on the beach.
5. They __________ (finish) the project before the deadline.
6. Don’t call me at 8 PM—I __________ (have) dinner with my family.
7. We __________ (travel) to New York next month.
8. What __________ you __________ (do) at 6 PM on Friday?
9. I think it __________ (rain) later today.
10.By this time tomorrow, you __________ (sit) on the plane!
✅ Answer Key
1. will call (future simple – a decision or certainty)
2. will be taking (future continuous – ongoing action at a time)
3. will not come (future simple – planned decision)
4. will be relaxing (future continuous – action in progress)
5. will finish (future simple – result by a deadline)
6. will be having (future continuous – happening at a specific time)
7. will travel (future simple – plan or prediction)
8. will you be doing (future continuous – action in progress at a future time)
9. will rain (future simple – weather prediction)
10.will be sitting (future continuous – in progress during a future time)
