FUTURE CONTINUOUS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Future Continuous Practice

The future continuous tense is used to talk about actions in progress at a certain time
in the future. Read the two future continuous sentences 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 text with 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 (1) ................ be

staying in a hotel like we usually do. Instead, we

(2) ................ 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 (3) ................ spending my days swimming

in the sea, sunbathing, and learning to surf. In order to save money, we won't (4) ................

going to restaurants. Instead, we will be (5) ................ all our meals over a fire and washing

our dishes at the campsite. My parents want to stay in Spain all summer, so we (6)................

be returning until the end of August. After two months of camping, I (7) ................ be looking
forward to sleeping in a bed even though I will be (8) ................ 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. The band ....................................... (perform) their new songs at the festival.

2. She ....................................... (quit) her job and starting her own business next month.

3. The company ....................................... (advertise) its new product on television.

4. I ....................................... (delete) all the old emails from my inbox this evening.

5. The factory....................................... (produce) cars anymore because of low sales.

6. They .......................................(explore) the city's amazing sights all afternoon.

7. We ....................................... (organise) a trip this weekend because of the bad weather.

8. We ....................................... (decorate) the house for the party this weekend.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Future Continuous Practice

D. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box in the future continuous.

display rebuild introduce compete attempt not / appear report

1. The movers ...................................... the furniture into the new house all day tomorrow.

2. By next year, she ...................................... her own successful bakery.

3. The museum ...................................... a collection of Michelangelo's paintings next year.

4. Due to illness, the singer ...................................... on stage this weekend.

5. The teacher ...................................... a new language topic in class tomorrow.

6. He ...................................... his girlfriend on the beach next summer.

7. The company ...................................... the damaged bridge for the next few months.

8. The scientists ...................................... to send the new rocket into space this week.

9. This amazing product ...................................... a lot of customers to the store.

10. We ...................................... our history essays all afternoon.

11. The journalist ...................................... live from the scene of the accident.

12. I ...................................... to him as I didn't do anything wrong.

13. We ...................................... heavy traffic by leaving for work early tomorrow.

14. The athletes ...................................... in the Olympic Games for the next two weeks.

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 times.

1. After the lesson, 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 ....................................................................................................

4. For dinner today, I ....................................................................................................

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

F. Now, ask your partner what they will be doing at each of the times above. Award
yourself one point for each correct guess.

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