Next Friday we'll be sunbathing and swimming in the sea.
We use the future continuous / present continuous for actions in progress at a specific time in the future.
future continuous
That cheap anorak isn't waterproof. I .......(get) this one instead.
will get
I'm ........ (not tidy) my room this evening. I want to go out.
not going to tidy
What ....... you be .........(do) in the summer?
will / doing
What will you be doing at 9am on Sunday?
(watch TV)
I will be watching TV at 9am on Sunday.
Next Friday we'll be sunbathing and swimming in the sea.
We use the future continuous for actions in progress at a / no specific time in the future.
a
This time next week ....... (walk) in the Himalayas. I can't believe it.
will be walking
You don't need an umbrella. It ....... (not rain) tomorrow.
won't be raining
What time...... you .......... (leave)?
will / be leaving
Where will you be studying this time next Tuesday?
(Emma's school)
I will be studying at Emma's school this time next Saturday.
We won't be sleeping in a tent.
We use the future continuous with will be + infinitive / verb + ing.
verb + ing
Just think, in three days' time you ........ (lie) on a sunny beach.
will be lying
I ......... (not watch) the match on Saturday. I hate football.
won't be watching
........ ....... you ........ (do) at midnight on New Year's Eve?
What will / doing
What will you be doing in 10 years' time?
(don't know)
I don't know what I will be doing in 10 year's time.
I guess you'll be feeling thirsty after working in the sun.
The future continuous can be used for predicting or guessing about future events.
True or False.
True
Look out! You ....... (fall)!
are going to
We .......... (not meet) you tomorrow, we have to go school early.
won't be meeting
........ long ........ they ......... (stay) in Hanoi?
How / will / be staying
What time will you be leaving for the airport to catch your flight?
(about 8am)
I will be leaving for the airport at about 8am to catch my flight.