I shall/will be reading He will be reading
She will be reading
It will be reading
We shall/will be reading
You will be reading
They will be reading
I shall/will not be reading
He will not be reading
She will not be reading
It will not be reading
We shall/will not be reading
You will not be reading
They will not be reading
Shall/Will I Will he Will she Will it
Shall/Will we Will you
be reading? be reading? be reading? be reading? be reading? be reading?
I'll be reading
won't be reading (shan't)
The Future Continuous denotes a temporary action taking place at a given moment in the future.
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□ He will be writing a letter to his friend
at 5 o'clock tomorrow. from 6 to 7 on Sunday. when I come.
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EXERCISES
Ex. 27. (A, B) Put the verb in brackets into the Future Continuous.
1. Don't ring her up at 12 o'clock. She (have) her music lesson.
2. At this time tomorrow the boys of our group (play) football.
3. When we arrive in St.-Petersburg, it probably (rain).
4. It is late autumn, soon the leaves (fall).
5. Let's wait here; the Palace Bridge (open) in a minute to let that ship through.
Ex. 28. (A, B) Answer the questions in the Future Continuous Tense, using the given suggestions.
Example: What will he be doing tomorrow afternoon ? (drive to the seaside) He will be driving to the seaside.
1. What will she be doing on Sunday? (make a dress)
2. What will you be doing at this time next week? (bathe in the Black Sea)
3. What will grandfather be doing whqn we arrive? (work in the garden)
4. What will he be doing at the University for five years? (study law)
5. What will they be doing at this time tomorrow? (fly to Kiev)
6. What will she be doing at the concert tonight? (sing Russian folk-songs)
7. What will he be doing at this time the day after tomorrow? (interview a foreign delegation)
8. What will she be doing next term? (lecture at the Institute of Foreign Languages)
Ex. 29. (A, B) Extend the statements in the Future Continuous Tense, using the words in brackets.
Example: Don't call for me at six. (have a bath)
Don't call for me at six, I shall be having a bath.
1. Don't ring them up at seven in the morning, (sleep)
2. Don't send us any letters in June, (travel)
3. Don't call on us tonight, (pack)
4. Don't come to see her after lunch, (type)
5. Don't leave the child alone, (cry)
6. Don't tell Granny about it. (grumble)
7. Don't expect him to come next Saturday, (work)
8. Don't wait for Maggie tomorrow, (keep to her room)