1. What is the future continuous tense?

The future continuous tense is used to say what will be happening at a future time.

2. How to make the future continuous tense

There are two ways to make the future continuous tense:

*Note: the future time can be at the start or at the end of a sentence. It can also be dropped if everyone knows what time is being talked about.

Future continuous events can be described using:

Verb	will be …ing	Future time	Example sentence
eat	will be eating breakfast	at 6am tomorrow	I will be eating my breakfast at 6am tomorrow.
sleep	will be sleeping	when you get home	She will be sleeping when you get home.
have	will be having dinner	early tonight	We will be having dinner early tonight, so come home quickly.

Future continuous events can also be described using:

Verb	is going to be …ing	Future time	Example sentence
cook	am going to be cooking lunch	during the game	I am going to be cooking lunch during the game.
have	is going to be having a meeting	when I arrive	Tracy is going to be having a meeting when I arrive.
rain	is going to be raining	during the game	It is probably going to be raining during the game, so bring a jacket.

The future continuous tense can also be used to stress an action in the future. This is because ‘…ing’ stresses the verb more than the simple future.

Future tense	Meaning	Future continuous tense	Meaning
I will go to Spain tomorrow.	General statement of truth	I will be going to Spain tomorrow.	Stress on the extraordinariness of action
He will talk to Marcus this afternoon.	General statement of truth	He will be talking to Marcus this afternoon.	Stress on the importance of the action
The band will play the Super Bowl.	General statement of truth	The band will be playing the Super Bowl.	Stress on the extraordinariness of the action

A common use for the future continuous tense is to ask questions about what a person will be doing in the future.

Future continuous questions are made by:

A question word (what, why, who, when, etc.) can be added to the front of the structure.

Question word	Will	Subject	Be …ing	Future time	Example question
what	will	you	be doing	this weekend	What will you be doing this weekend?
where	will	Misha	be going	for her birthday	Where will Misha be going for her birthday?
when	will	you	be meeting	–	When will you be meeting Dave?

question word	be	subject	going to be …ing	future time	full question
why	is	Wilson	going to be playing	tomorrow	Why is Wilson going to be playing tomorrow?
how	are	you	going to be travelling to Rio	–	How are you going to be travelling to Rio?
which bus	are	you	going to be taking to the cinema	on Monday night	Which bus are you going to be taking to the cinema on Monday night?