The Future Continuous Tense.

Exercise 1. Answer the questions using Future Continuous.

1. What will she be doing on Sunday? (to make a dress)
2. What will you be doing tomorrow afternoon? (to drive to the seaside)
3. What will grandfather be doing when we arrive? (to work in the garden)
4. What will he be doing at the University for five years? (to study physics)
5. What will they be doing at this time tomorrow? (to fly to London)
6. What will she be doing next term? (to lecture at the University)
7. What will he be doing at this time the day after tomorrow? (to interview a foreign delegation)

Exercise 2. Extend the statements using Future Continuous.

Don’t call me at six. (to have a bath)

Don’t call me at six. I shall be having a bath.

1. Don’t ring them up at seven in the morning. (to sleep)
2. Don’t send us any letters in June. (to travel)
3. Don’t call us tonight. (to pack)
4. Don’t leave the children alone. (to cry)
5. Don’t tell mother about the accident. (to worry)
6. Don’t expect him to come next Saturday. (to work)

Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets into Future Continuous or Future Indefinite.

1. I (to wait) for you at the hotel at midday tomorrow. 2. I wonder what I (to do) at this time tomorrow? 3. I hope you (to work) at this time tomorrow. 4. What you (to do) tomorrow? 5. You (to hear) from me next week. 6. What you (to do) at five o’clock next Monday? I (to work) hard. 7. I (to ring) you up at five o’clock the day after tomorrow. 9. They (to have) coffee after dinner. 10. I (to see) you again. 11. I (to come) at two o’clock. Good, I (to expect) you. 12. My daughter (to be) in the sixth form next year. 13. He’s got a serious injury but he (to walk) again in a month time. 14. I (not to call) her at seven o’clock tomorrow. She (to have) her supper then. 16. He (to wait) for me, till I return.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions:

1. What will you be doing in the evening? And he? And your friend? And your mother? And your father?
2. Will your family be having supper when you come home? And your aunt? And her nephew?
3. Will you be working hard at your report next year? And they? And other students?
4. When will you be discussing this question? And your group mates?

Exercise 1. Use the verbs in Present, Past, Future Simple; Present, Past, Future Continuous.

I. 1. Where your brother (to work)? – He (to work) at the plant. 2. Your sister (to sleep) when you (to come) home yesterday? 3. What your brother (to do) tomorrow? 4. I (not to go) to the shop yesterday. 5. Where Kate (to go) when you (to meet) her yesterday? 6. Look at these children: they (to skate) very well. 7. You (to skate) last Sunday? – Yes, we (to skate) the whole day. We (to skate) again next Sunday. My brother (to skate) every weekend. 8. What you (to do) now? – I (to wash) the dishes. 9. What you (to do) at three o’clock yesterday? – I (to have) dinner. 10. You (to have) dinner now? 11. Every day the boss (to enter) the office at nine o’clock. 12. Yesterday he (to enter) the office at half past nine. 13. When the boss (to come) tomorrow? 14 At six o’clock yesterday we (to listen) to a very interesting lecture. 15. When I (to enter) the office, the secretary (to type) some letters. 16. My friend (to ring me up) at eight o’clock yesterday. 17. Look! My friends (to play) football. 18. Kate (not to write letters) every day. 19. You (to see) your friend yesterday? 20. When Mike (to get up) every morning? 21. Where your mother (to go) tomorrow? 22. I (to invite) my friends to come to my place tomorrow. 23. A disco, which (to take) place at the club last weekend, (to keep) people awake half the night.

II. 1. I (to apply) for a visit visa and (to want) to make two journeys to your country while the visa (to be) valid. 2. They (to listen) to the news on the radio when the telephone (to ring). 3. I (to look) for a nice pair of gloves. 4. My train (to leave) in half an hour. – OK, I (to drive) you to the station in my car. 5. I (to check) the battery? – Yes, please. 6. Nowadays cars (to get) more and more expensive. 7. He (to get) a higher salary. 8. A father and his son (to travel) home in a car. It (to snow) and a strong wind (to blow). As they (to go) over the bridge, they (to hear) a loud bang and the father (to lose) control of the car. They (to be) injured and their lives (to be) in great danger. A helicopter (to take) the father and the boy to the hospital and they (to be) saved. Now, the happy father (to look) at his son and (to say) to him: “ I (not to drive) my car when it (to snow). I (to promise) you. It (to be) very dangerous to drive when it (to be) so slippery.

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