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Future continuous Exercises

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Future continuous · B1. Use will be + -ing to express an activity in progress at a specified future moment.

Complete 12 original tasks. Use the situation to choose the intended meaning, practise the form, then apply it in a fresh context.

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01an activity in progress at a specified future moment

Use will be + -ing to express an activity in progress at a specified future moment.

At 2 tomorrow, we will be travelling through the mountains.

02questions and negatives about an ongoing future activity; move will before the subject or add not after will

Use will be + -ing to express questions and negatives about an ongoing future activity; move will before the subject or add not after will.

Will they be examining the factory at ten tomorrow?

03a future time boundary after when, until or by the time; avoid will in this time clause

Use present simple in a future time clause to express a future time boundary after when, until or by the time; avoid will in this time clause.

I will call you when the meeting ends.

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The train journey runs from 1 to 4 tomorrow.

At 2 tomorrow, we ___ through the mountains.

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Step 1 · Warm-up

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Step 2 · Build the skill

an activity in progress at a specified future moment

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Use will be + -ing to express an activity in progress at a specified future moment.

At 2 tomorrow, we will be travelling through the mountains.
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Step 3 · Build the skill

questions and negatives about an ongoing future activity; move will before the subject or add not after will

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Use will be + -ing to express questions and negatives about an ongoing future activity; move will before the subject or add not after will.

Will they be examining the factory at ten tomorrow?
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a future time boundary after when, until or by the time; avoid will in this time clause

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Use present simple in a future time clause to express a future time boundary after when, until or by the time; avoid will in this time clause.

I will call you when the meeting ends.
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Step 5 · New contexts

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an activity in progress at a specified future moment

Use will be + -ing to express an activity in progress at a specified future moment.

At 2 tomorrow, we will be travelling through the mountains.
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questions and negatives about an ongoing future activity; move will before the subject or add not after will

Use will be + -ing to express questions and negatives about an ongoing future activity; move will before the subject or add not after will.

Will they be examining the factory at ten tomorrow?
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a future time boundary after when, until or by the time; avoid will in this time clause

Use present simple in a future time clause to express a future time boundary after when, until or by the time; avoid will in this time clause.

I will call you when the meeting ends.

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D01 · Warm-up

The train journey runs from 1 to 4 tomorrow.

At 2 tomorrow, we ___ through the mountains.

  1. will be travelling
  2. have travelled
  3. were travelling
  4. travelled
Answer & explanation
will be travelling

Look at “At 2 tomorrow, we ___ through the mountains.”. Use will be + -ing to express an activity in progress at a specified future moment. Complete sentence: “At 2 tomorrow, we will be travelling through the mountains.”.

D02 · Warm-up

Ask about an activity in progress at ten tomorrow; keep future continuous question order.

___ the factory at ten tomorrow?

  1. They will be examining
  2. Will they examining
  3. Will they be examining
  4. Will be they examining
Answer & explanation
Will they be examining

Look at “___ the factory at ten tomorrow?”. Use will be + -ing to express questions and negatives about an ongoing future activity; move will before the subject or add not after will. Complete sentence: “Will they be examining the factory at ten tomorrow?”.

D03 · Warm-up

This is a future time clause, not an indirect question.

I will call you when the meeting ___.

  1. would end
  2. ends
  3. will end
  4. is end
Answer & explanation
ends

Look at “I will call you when the meeting ___.”. Use present simple in a future time clause to express a future time boundary after when, until or by the time; avoid will in this time clause. Complete sentence: “I will call you when the meeting ends.”.

P01 · Build the skill

Her night shift tomorrow covers midnight.

At midnight tomorrow, Lea ___ at the hospital.

  1. was working
  2. will be working
  3. worked
  4. has worked
Answer & explanation
will be working

Look at “At midnight tomorrow, Lea ___ at the hospital.”. Use will be + -ing to express an activity in progress at a specified future moment. Complete sentence: “At midnight tomorrow, Lea will be working at the hospital.”.

P02 · Build the skill

Use the negative future continuous of rehearse for an activity that will not be in progress at six.

At six tomorrow, the dancers ___.

Answer & explanation
will not be rehearsing

Complete sentence: “At six tomorrow, the dancers will not be rehearsing.” Use will be + -ing to express questions and negatives about an ongoing future activity; move will before the subject or add not after will. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.

Other accepted versions
  • won’t be rehearsing
  • won't be rehearsing
P03 · Build the skill

The main clause is future; the until-clause gives its boundary.

We will keep the room open until everyone ___.

  1. is arrive
  2. would arrive
  3. arrives
  4. will arrive
Answer & explanation
arrives

Look at “We will keep the room open until everyone ___.”. Use present simple in a future time clause to express a future time boundary after when, until or by the time; avoid will in this time clause. Complete sentence: “We will keep the room open until everyone arrives.”.

P04 · Build the skill

Use the future continuous of cross for an action underway at noon tomorrow.

At noon tomorrow, the expedition ___ the plateau.

Answer & explanation
will be crossing

Complete sentence: “At noon tomorrow, the expedition will be crossing the plateau.” Use will be + -ing to express an activity in progress at a specified future moment. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.

R01 · New contexts

The workshop runs from 9 to 5 next Monday.

At three next Monday, I ___ a workshop.

  1. had attended
  2. will be attending
  3. was attend
  4. attended
Answer & explanation
will be attending

Look at “At three next Monday, I ___ a workshop.”. Use will be + -ing to express an activity in progress at a specified future moment. Complete sentence: “At three next Monday, I will be attending a workshop.”.

R02 · New contexts

Write a future-continuous question using the subject the panel and the verb interview.

___ candidates at eleven tomorrow?

Answer & explanation
Will the panel be interviewing

Complete sentence: “Will the panel be interviewing candidates at eleven tomorrow?” Use will be + -ing to express questions and negatives about an ongoing future activity; move will before the subject or add not after will. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.

R03 · New contexts

Future time boundary after by the time.

By the time you ___, I will be waiting outside.

  1. would finish
  2. finish
  3. will finish
  4. are finish
Answer & explanation
finish

Look at “By the time you ___, I will be waiting outside.”. Use present simple in a future time clause to express a future time boundary after when, until or by the time; avoid will in this time clause. Complete sentence: “By the time you finish, I will be waiting outside.”.

X01 · A fresh challenge

At this time next week the ship will be in port, so the sailing activity will not be in progress.

This time next week, the crew ___ across the Atlantic.

  1. will not be sailing
  2. will be not sail
  3. will not been sailing
  4. will not sailing
Answer & explanation
will not be sailing

Look at “This time next week, the crew ___ across the Atlantic.”. Use will be + -ing to express questions and negatives about an ongoing future activity; move will before the subject or add not after will. Complete sentence: “This time next week, the crew will not be sailing across the Atlantic.”.

X02 · A fresh challenge

Use the present simple of reach in this future time clause.

I will be reading when the train ___ the border.

Answer & explanation
reaches

Complete sentence: “I will be reading when the train reaches the border.” Use present simple in a future time clause to express a future time boundary after when, until or by the time; avoid will in this time clause. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.