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FUTURE CONTINUOUS
• We use the Future Continuous for something that will be in
progress at a point of time in the future.

• Look at this sentence and the diagram: So this time next
week we'll be walking round Eton College.

will be walking
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past NOW start 3 p.m. next finish future
3 p.m. this walking Monday walking
Monday

• Compare these sentences:
We're playing tennis at 2.30. (=the match starts at this
time).
We'll be playing tennis at 2.30. (=the match will be in
progress at this time). m Discussion language (2): opinions

• We also use the Future Continuous for something that SD II p47
will happen in the normal course of events, without any
GIVING OPINIONS
particular plan or intention: We'll be passing by your place
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on the way to Eton (this is the best route). Come round It'd be (muchJ better 1f (everyone bought ... )
whenever you like, I'll be looking after the kids all day. (this is lj ust don't think it's right that ...
what I normally do during the day). One argument in favour of vegetarian) is that ...
I think people should {have the right to) ...
For this meaning there is often very little difference between
GIVING THE OPPOSITE OPINION
the Future Continuous and the Present Continuous: Don't
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call me in the morning, I'll be working/I'm working then. Maybe, but I don't see how (we) can .. .
Fair eno·ugh, but I still think (that) ...
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE v • b h• •.
, es, ut t en again, ...
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• We make the positive and negative forms of the Future Well, some people would argue that ...
Continuous with: subject+ 'II(= will)/won't +be+ verb+ing. -------
CLARIFYING YOUR POSITION
This time tomorrow I'll be lying on a beach.
No, that's not what I'm trying to say.
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We won't be going there again for a while. What I meant was ...
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QUESTIONS No, that's not what I meant.
A.111·m saying is that ...
• We make questions with the Future Continuous with:
(question word) + will+ subject +be + verb+ing. GIVING YOURSELF TIME TO THINK
When will you be seeing Fiona again? That's an interesting point. •
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I've never really thought about that.
Will he be working that day? • •
Um, let me think.
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TIP It's hard to say.
• As with other continuous verb forms, we don't usually use
state verbs with the Future Continuous: This time tomorrow I'll
know my exam results. not This time tomorrm·1 I'll be Jmmving
my exam results.