Grammatical Rules
Form
To form the future continuous we use “will be” or “be going to” along with the verb+ing.
| Subject |
Auxiliaries |
Verb+ing |
| I |
will be
am going to be |
talking, eating, learning, doing, going… |
| he, she, it |
will be
is going to be |
talking, eating, learning, doing, going… |
| you, we, they |
will be
are going to be |
talking, eating, learning, doing, going… |
Structure
Subject + “will be” + verb+ing…
Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + “going to be” + verb+ing…
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I will be talking. / I am going to be talking.
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He will be eating. / He is going to be eating.
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They will be learning. / They are going to be learning.
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Subject + “will” + “not” + “be” + verb+ing…
Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + “not” + “going to be” + verb+ing…
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I will not [won’t] be talking. / I am not going to be talking.
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He will not [won’t] be eating./ He isn’t going to be eating.
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They will not [won’t] be learning. / They aren’t going to be learning.
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Note: In negatives sentences, the negative auxiliary “not” is found between the auxiliaries “will” and “be” or between “to be” and “going to be”.
3. Interrogative Sentences
“Will” + subject + "be"+ verb+ing…?
Auxiliary verb (to be) + subject + “going to be” + verb+ing…?
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Will you be talking? / Are you going to be talking?
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Will he be eating? / Is he going to be eating?
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Will they be learning? / Are they going to be learning?
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Note: In interrogative sentences, the subject is located between the auxiliaries “will” and “be” or between “to be” and “going to be”.
Uses
In contrast to the future simple, the two forms of the future continuous have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably. The use of the future continuous is the same as the past continuous, in that it is used for actions that occur at a specific time, but in this case, in the future.
1. The future continuous is used for an action or event that will be occurring in the future and that will be interrupted. The action that will cause the interruption is in the present simple.
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Jose will be [Jose’s going to be] watching the news when you call.
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Will it be [Is it going to be] raining when l leave?
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2. We use the future continuous to talk about actions or events that will happen at a specific time in the future.
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Paula will be [Paula’s going to be] living in Spain next April.
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We will still be working [We’re still going to be working] at 10 o’clock tomorrow night.
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Note: As we have seen, there are some verbs which may not be used in the continuous tenses. Further explanation, as well as a list of such verbs that cannot be used in the continuous tenses, can be found in the lesson on the continuous verb tenses.
Note: As we have seen, there are some verbs which may not be used in the continuous tenses. Further explanation, as well as a list of such verbs that cannot be used in the continuous tenses, can be found in the lesson on the continuous verb tenses.
Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales)
Form (Forma)
Para formar el futuro continuo se utilizan “will be” o “be going to” y el verbo+ing.
| Sujeto |
Auxiliares |
Verbo+ing |
| I |
will be
am going to be |
talking, eating, learning, doing, going… |
| he, she, it |
will be
is going to be |
talking, eating, learning, doing, going… |
| you, we, they |
will be
are going to be |
talking, eating, learning, doing, going… |
Structure (Estructura)
1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
Sujeto + “will be” + verbo+ing…
Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + “going to be” + verbo+ing…
Ejemplos:
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I will be talking. / I’m going to be talking.(Estaré hablando.)
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He will be eating. / He’s going to be eating.(Estará comiendo.)
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They will be learning. / They’re going to be learning.(Estarán aprendiendo.)
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2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
Sujeto + “will” + “not” + “be” + verbo+ing…
Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (“to be”) + “not” + “going to be” + verbo+ing…
Ejemplos:
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I will not [won’t] be talking. / I’m not going to be talking.(No estaré hablando.)
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He will not [won’t] be eating. / He’s not going to be eating.(No estará comiendo.)
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They will not [won’t] be learning. / They’re not going to be learning.(No estarán aprendiendo.)
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Nota: En las frases negativas el auxiliar negativo “not” va entre los verbos auxiliares “will” y “be” o entre “to be” y “going to be”.
3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
Verbo auxiliar “will” + sujeto + "be"+ verbo+ing…?
Verbo auxiliar (“to be”) + sujeto + “going to be” + verbo+ing…?
Ejemplos:
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Will you be talking? / Are you going to be talking?(¿Estarás hablando?)
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Will he be eating? / Is he going to be eating?(¿Estará comiendo?)
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Will they be learning? / Are they going to be learning?(¿Estarán aprendiendo?)
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Nota: En las frases interrogativas el sujeto va entre los verbos auxiliares “will” y “be” o entre “to be” y “going to be”.
Uses (Usos)
A diferencia del futuro simple, las dos formas del futuro continuo significan casi lo mismo y son intercambiables. También, los usos del futuro continuo son los mismos del pasado continuo, pero en el futuro.
1. El futuro continuo describe la acción que estará en desarrollo en el futuro y que será interumpida. El verbo que interrumpe está en presente simple.
Ejemplos:
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Jose will be [Jose’s going to be] watching the news when you call.(Jose estará mirando las noticias cuando le llames.)
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Will it be [Is it going to be] raining when l leave?(¿Estará lloviendo cuando salga?)
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2. Se usa el futuro continuo para hablar sobre acciones en un tiempo específico en el futuro.
Ejemplos:
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Paula will be [Paula’s going to be] living in Spain next April.(Paula estará viviendo en España el próximo abril.)
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We’ ll still be working [ We’re still going to be working] at 10 o’clock tomorrow night.(Todavía estaremos trabajando a las 10 mañana por la noche.)
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Nota: Ten en cuenta que hay verbos que no solemos usar en los tiempos continuos. Ver una lista y una explicación en la lección sobre los tiempos continuos.
Nota: Ten en cuenta que hay verbos que no solemos usar en los tiempos continuos. Ver una lista y una explicación en la lección sobre los tiempos continuos.
