Intermediate 📐 Grammar · #92 of 305

Future Continuous

will be + -ing for actions in progress at a future time.

Examples

  • At 8 I'll be driving home.

Key rules

  • Form: will be + verb-ing
  • Use it for an action in progress at a future moment
  • Use it for polite questions about plans: Will you be using the car?
  • It can express arrangements that happen as a matter of course

Common mistakes

  • At 8 tomorrow I will drive home → At 8 tomorrow I will be driving home
  • I will be knowing the answer → I will know the answer
💡 Tip: Think of a future time as a snapshot and ask what is happening in it.
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Present Perfect Continuous

have been + -ing stresses duration up to now.

Past Perfect

had + past participle for an earlier past action.

Past Perfect Continuous

had been + -ing for duration before a past moment.

Future Perfect

will have + past participle for completion before a future time.

Future Perfect Continuous

will have been + -ing for duration up to a future point.

Second Conditional

if + past, would + verb for unreal present or future.