2011-04-02,16:09

The future continuous

The Future Continuous (will be doing)

The use of 'will be doing' in a sentence is often referred to as the future continuous. It is used to talk about activities that will be happening at a particular time or over a particular time in the future.

For example:

Next week we will be having a party. Can you come?

You can also use it (or the present continuous form) to talk about future plans.

For example:

We will be leaving here at 7.30pm.

Discussing the future using the present perfect simple form

You can use the present perfect simple form to say that something will have happened by a certain time in the future.

"This time next year I will have finished my exams."

Discussing the future using the present perfect continuous form (also known as the future perfect continuous using will have been doing).

You can use the present perfect continuous form to say how long something will have been happening by a certain time in the future.

"This time next year I will have been teaching English for 9 years."

The present perfect continuous tense is often used (with for or since) to describe how long something has been happening up to now.

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