B. Negative Form
Subject Will/shall + not+be Verb+ing Adverb I
We You They Students He She Anita Student It
shall/will+not+be working tomorrow at 9 A.M.
C. Question Form
Will/Shall Subject Be Verb+ing Adverb
Will/Shall I we you they students he she Anita student it
be working tomorrow at 9 A.M.?
C. Illustration the Future Continuous Tense
The West life Boys are group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Mataram town. The West life Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances.
As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.
1. Are there West life Boys popular singers, or are they popular dancers?
2. When will they be coming here?
3. Who will be meeting them at the station?
4. How many performances will they give?
5. What will the police be trying to do as usual?
D. Use of the Future Continuous Tense
The Future Continuous is used to express an activity or state that will be in progress at a point of time in the future.
Examples:
- She will be eating dinner at 7:30 tonight.
- I'll be teaching at this time next week.
- Don't call me at eight, because I won't be home. I will be studying at the library.
- Right now I am sitting in class. At this time tomorrow, I will be sitting in class.
- What will you be doing tomorrow night at ten?
- Will you be passing the post office when you go out? Yes, Why?
- At this time tomorrow, I'll be seeing you here.
- I'll be reading here at this time tomorrow.
- She will be going to bed very late tonight
The future continuous tense is used to express an activity or state that will extend over a limited period of time in the future.
Examples:
- Mr. Syarif will be calling on you from time to time.
- He will be working on his thesis next semester.
- They will be watching TV when they arrive tonight.
- She will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.
- I am going to be staying at the Senggigi Hotel, if anything happens and you need to contact me.
- She will be studying at the library tonight, so she will not see Yunita when she arrives.
E. Practice
a. In this exercise, you have to make sentences with future continuous tense.
Example: I'm going to watch television from 9 until 10 o'clock.
So at 9.30 I will be watching television
1. Tomorrow afternoon I'm going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30.
So at 4 o'clock tomorrow I ……….………….
2. Rin is going to study from 7 o'clock until 10 o'clock this evening.
So at 8.30 this evening she …….………
………..
3. We are going to clean the flat tomorrow. It will take from 9 until 11 o'clock.
So at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning ………
………...
4. Wendy is going to read from 5.30 until 6.30 tonight.
So at 6 o'clock tonight Wendy ……….
………
5. I am going to play chess for five hours tomorrow afternoon.
So at the second hours tomorrow afternoon I ………
………
6. Rita is going to type her homework for three hour tonight.
So at the third hour tonight she ………
………
7. Mr. Rif is going to teach from 7.30 until 9.20 tomorrow morning.
So at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning he ………
……….
8. Right now I am learning in class. At the same time tomorrow, I
………
…
9. She is studying English at present in the library. At the same time tonight she ………
10. They are playing football for four hours right now. At the same time next Sunday they ………..
b. In this exercise you have to ask or answer the questions with future continuous tense.
Example: You want to borrow your friend's bicycle this evening.
(you / use / your bicycle this evening?)
Will you be using your bicycle this evening?
Yes, I will be using my bicycle this evening.
1. You want your friend to give Tom a message this afternoon.
(you / see / Tom this afternoon?)
………
2. You want to use your friend's typewriter tomorrow evening.
(you / use / your typewriter tomorrow evening?)
………
3. Your friend is going to shopping. You want him to buy some stamp for you at the post office. (you / pass / the post office when you're in town?)
………
…
………
…
4. You want to read your friend's book tomorrow night.
(you / buy / your book tomorrow?)
………..
5. Lia is going to shopping. You want her to buy a dictionary for you at house. (you / read / a dictionary to night?)
………
….
6. Will you be seeing Tom this evening?
No,
………..
7. Will she be studying at seven tomorrow?
Yes,
………
8. Right now you are listening to the radio for two hours. Will you be listening to the radio at the same time tomorrow?
Yes, ………
………
…
9. Will you be working in the bank at 7.30 until 12. 30 tomorrow?
Yes,
……….
………
…..
10. Azhar is learning English right now. Will he be learning English at the same time tomorrow?
Yes, ………..…