Download Verb Tenses: The Future Continuous

Verb Tenses:
The Future Continuous
Created by Kathryn Reilly
Verb Tense Background
• Verbs change their form to allow writers to
accurately describe events.
• Verbs alert the reader if the action is in the
past, present or future.
• Within these three main time frames, actions
can be further broken down.
The Future Continuous Background
• The future continuous tense describes an
event at a specific moment in the future.
• A sentence written in the future continuous
also needs to identify the moment that the
event is occurring.
• The future continuous tense requires two
auxiliary verbs: will and be.
Creating the Future Continuous
• To create the future continuous tense:
Subject + will + be + -ing verb
Tomorrow, Jake will be running at 6 a.m.
In one month we will be graduating!
Future Continuous Examples
• The future continuous tense describes an
event that will occur (or will not occur) at a
specific moment in time.
– Tonya will be playing the piano at the talent show.
– Thomas will not be performing at the talent show.
Be Aware…
• …if a question uses the future continuous
tense, will becomes the first word followed by
the subject.
– Will Justin be coming to the holiday party?
• …if a contraction is formed negatively, will not
becomes won’t.
– I won’t be attending the holiday party.