Future Continuous Tense

Future Continuous Tense:

I. Future Continuous Tense is used to denote an action which will be in progress at a particular time in future.

Examples:

Tomorrow at this time I will be enjoying at the barbeque.

I will be sitting in the examintaion hall from 9 am to 11 am tomorrow.

In these sentences, two actions enjoying and sitting will be in progress at a particular time in future. So, Future Continuous Tense is correctly used.

II. Future Continuous is also used to indicate an action which is expected or planned to happen in future.

Examples:

My sister will be coming home soon.

I will be meeting Raj next month.

Both the actions coming and meeting are planned and expected to happen in future.

Sample Questions

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Question : 1

Identify the type of tense. Probably, it will be raining when you reach Bhopal.
A. Present Continuous	B. Past Indefinite	C. Future Continuous	D. Past Continuous
Right Option : C
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Explanation

The type of tense used in the given sentence is Future Continuous.

Explanation:

The sentence "Probably, it will be raining when you reach Bhopal" is in the future continuous tense. This tense is formed using the auxiliary verb "will be" followed by the present participle of the main verb ("raining").

The future continuous tense is used to describe an action that will be ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the future. In this sentence, the action of raining is anticipated to be happening at a future point in time when the person reaches Bhopal. Therefore, the sentence expresses a future action that will be ongoing, indicating the future continuous tense.

Present Continuous: This tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening at the time of speaking. It is formed using the present tense of the verb "to be" (am, is, are) followed by the present participle of the main verb (-ing form). For example: "I am eating dinner." In the given sentence "Probably, it will be raining when you reach Bhopal," the tense is not present continuous because it refers to a future event (raining when you reach Bhopal) rather than something happening currently.

Past Indefinite: "Past Indefinite" is not a recognized tense in English grammar. The term "Indefinite" does not refer to a specific tense. It is possible that "Past Indefinite" refers to the simple past tense, which is used to describe actions that occurred and were completed at a specific time in the past. However, this tense is not applicable in the given sentence because it does not describe a past event.

Future Continuous: This tense is used to describe actions that will be ongoing at a specific future time. It is formed using the future tense of the verb "to be" (will be) followed by the present participle of the main verb (-ing form). For example: "I will be studying tomorrow evening." In the given sentence, "Probably, it will be raining when you reach Bhopal," the tense is future continuous because it describes an action (raining) that will be happening at a specific future time (when you reach Bhopal).

Past Continuous: This tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past. It is formed using the past tense of the verb "to be" (was, were) followed by the present participle of the main verb (-ing form). For example: "It was raining when I left home yesterday." In the given sentence, the tense is not past continuous because it refers to a future event (raining when you reach Bhopal) rather than something happening in the past.

Therefore, the correct tense used in the given sentence is Future Continuous.

Hence option C is the correct answer .

Question : 2

Fill in the blanks: I ____ your house this afternoon. It is on my way home from work.
A. Will be passing	B. am passing	C. passed	D. none of these
Right Option : A
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Question : 3

Convert it into Future Continuous Tense. Mihir _____(be) my best friend. He ______(stay) in Kanpur for five years.
A. is, has been staying	B. was, will be staying	C. Will be, staying	D. is, had staying
Right Option : B
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