Future continuous tense
worksheets PDF

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For pre - intermediate to advanced levels.

Future continuous exercise 1 (affirmative)

• Test 1. Write what the Scott family will be doing at 10 o'clock on Monday.
• Test 2. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs from the list.

Future continuous exercise 2 (questions)

• Make positive and negative questions.

Future continuous exercise 3 (negative)

• Test 1. A multiple choice quiz.
• Test 2. Rewrite the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets.

Future continuous worksheets PDF

Future continuous exercises PDF (affirmative 1)

• Write what the Scott family will be doing this time on Monday.

Future continuous exercises PDF (affirmative 2)

• Complete sentences with verbs in the box.

Future continuous exercises PDF (questions 1)

• Make questions with jumbled words.

Future continuous exercises PDF (questions 2)

• Complete questions with verbs in brackets.

Future continuous exercises PDF (negative 1)

• A multiple choice test.

Future continuous exercises PDF (negative 2)

• Rewrite sentences and keep the same meaning.

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Future simple and continuous worksheets PDF Practise differences between these two forms.

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Grammar rules with examples

Affirmative: I will be driving (I'll be driving)
Negative: I will not be waiting (I won't be waiting)
Questions: Will you be sleeping?
Negative questions: Will you not be working? (Won't you be working?)

1. The future continuous tense is used for activities that will be in progress at a point of time. The action will start before that point of time and will continue after it. The point in time can be given by time expressions or by other activities.

With time expressions:
At 8 o'clock I will be travelling to Dorset.
This time tomorrow we'll be lying on the beach.

With some other activity:
The shop will be closed. Will you be working?
I'll be sleeping when you come back.

2. It describes the idea that an action will happen in the normal course of events. It refers to routine activities, not intentions, decisions or plans.

Don't worry. I'll be writing to you. (as usual)
They'll be leaving on Friday. You can join them. (They normally leave on Fridays.)
Everybody will be working on a computer sooner or later. (If nothing special happens.)