The future continuous tense is used to talk about actions in progress at a certain time

in the future. Look at the two examples of future continuous sentences below and
answer the questions.

This time tomorrow, we will be eating dinner with friends.

I won't be studying on Saturday.

1. Which verb always follows will or won't in the future continuous? ...............................

2. What form does the main verb have in the future continuous? ...............................

B. Complete the paragraph using the words below.

feeling cooking be (x2) won't (x2) will (x2)

Every year, my family and I go on holiday to Spain.

This year, however, we ......................... be staying
in a hotel like we usually do. Instead, we ................
be camping, and sleeping in tents near the sea. It
won't be as comfortable as staying in a hotel, but
there is a beach nearby, so I will ................ spending my days swimming in the sea,
sunbathing, and learning to surf. In order to save money, we won't ................ going to
restaurants. Instead, we will be ................ all our meals over a fire and washing our dishes at
the campsite. My parents want to stay in Spain all summer, so we ................ be returning
until the end of August. After two months of camping, I ................ be looking forward to
sleeping in a bed even though I will be ................ sad that the summer is over, and that it is
time to go back to school.

C. Complete each sentence with the verb in brackets in the future continuous tense
using the positive or negative form as appropriate.

1. It's my birthday soon. I ....................................... (have) a big party.

2. We ....................................... (go) to school tomorrow because it's a holiday.

3. I ....................................... (cook) dinner tonight because the oven is broken.

4. Where ....................................... (you / stay) when you go to London?

5. I ....................................... (sing) in the concert because I have a sore throat.

6. The kids ....................................... (get) hungry soon. It's nearly their dinner time.

7. I don't like walking alone at night. I ....................................... (take) a taxi home.

8. I have vegans coming for dinner tonight, so I ....................................... (serve) any meat.
D. Complete the sentences below with the verbs in the box in the future continuous.
 take get wear come eat not / have sit
arrive climb bake sleep close use not / buy

1. It's Halloween tomorrow, so the children ...................................... costumes to school.

2. Sally ...................................... to the cinema with us tonight if she can find a babysitter.

3. The guests ...................................... soon. You'd better get ready.

4. It's a lovely evening, so we ...................................... dinner in the garden.

5. The bar ...................................... soon. Hurry up and finish your drink.

6. Please don't call before 7 a.m. I ......................................

7. He proposed to her last night. They ...................................... married next March.

8. It's Kai's birthday next week. I ...................................... him a chocolate cake.

9. We are going to a Japanese restaurant for dinner, so we ......................................

chopsticks.

10. They ...................................... in the front row at the theatre tonight.

11. I have no money. I ...................................... anyone any Christmas presents this year.

12. Sam ...................................... lots of photos when he buys his new camera.

13. When we visit Africa in the spring, we ...................................... Mt Kilimanjaro.

14. We ...................................... a picnic tomorrow because the weather forecast is awful.

E. Use the future continuous to complete the sentences with true information about
what you will be doing at the times shown. Then, pair up and write sentences,
guessing what you think your partner will be doing at the same time.

1.Afterthelesson,I .....................................................................................................

I think my partner .................................................................................................... 2.

At 8 p.m. this evening, I ............................................................................................ I

think my partner .................................................................................................... 3.

On Saturday night, I ................................................................................................. I

think my partner ....................................................................................................