For questions about WILL + BE + -ING constructions used to describe future actions that will be unfinished. These actions could have already begun and be continuing into the future or that could begin in the future. Also called future progressive.
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Will be + "-ing" continuous verb form
What is the meaning of will be + infinitive "-ing" continuous verb form?
For example: I will be buying it.
When do we use this structure?
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I don't understand why in both cases future continuous is used
He hasn't told his boss that he won't be coming back after his vacation
John won't be driving to work any more after his arrest for being drunk at the wheel.
why not won't come and won't drive, it is something that is definitive not temporary or is…
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'you will be receiving an invoice' - why the continuous?
Could you let me know why future continuous is used in this sentence:
You will be receiving an invoice from Thomas in a few days.
Is it because it relates to a routine, or is it because of the duration (in a few days), or is it because the man who…
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Don‘t worry I won‘t be reading that
I am wondering about this scenario.
My colleague is sitting in our break room. I come in. She pulls away the letter she was looking at.
If I wanted to sit down and wanted to let her know that it was not my intention to read the letter, could I say…
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Use of "will be taking" instead of "will take"
The moment you put your soda can down you will be taking better care
I read this sentence in a newspaper article and I would like to know why she used "will be taking" instead of "will take"
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What's the difference between will do and will be doing?
College officer wrote me: you will be receiving a new letter...
Why didn't he write "you will receive"?
In addition, what is the difference between "I will wait" and "I'll be waiting"?
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Future continuous vs present continuous
We can use future continuous almost the same was as present continuous to show that something was planned.
1 I'm visiting her next week
2 I will be visiting her next week
The meaning is pretty much identical. What about this sentence?
3 When she…
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Past continuous vs future continuous
1 Last week I worked
2 Last week I was working
As far as I'm concerned 1 is more common and second would be more natural when we add for instance " Last week I was working when I decided to take a break" Is that right?
3 I will work next week
4 I…
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Why did the author choose to use future continuous in this sentence?
I saw this sentence "You won’t be losing that record anytime soon." and I am wondering what does that mean and why the use of future continuous? Is it limited in time?
It is an ad for a new LP vinyl release. The band called xxxx is going to have an…
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The use if the future progressive in context
Tell me please if the following use of the future progressive is correct.
If I am using my phone, that doesn't meant that I will be ignoring you. What that means is that I will be checking some information.
Would the use of the present progressive…
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future continuous or future simple?
John won't be driving to work any more after his arrest for being drunk at the wheel.
John won't drive to work any more after his arrest for being drunk at the wheel.
Do these sentences mean the same? Does the first mean that is a temporary…
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Future continuous and conditionals
I was taught that future simple shows a sequence and future continuous shows that something started before something else.
1 When you come, I will cook something.
2 When you come I will be cooking something.
1 I start cooking after you come.
2 I…
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Ongoing activity future continuous
I have studied a lot about future continuous and I have some doubts which I hope you can dispel. For example my concern is that people state that we use future continuous to show that some action will be ongoing during some time. Now we could say "…
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future continuous vs be going to be do something
We use future continuous when:
two actions happen at the same time (I will be singing while she is cooking)
longer action interrupted by a shorter one (I will be driving when she comes)
future arrangements (I will be working tomorrow)
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Future tenses use 1
1 I will play games next week
2 I will be playing games next week
Both are grammatically correct but second is unlikely unless I specify time like for two hours or add additional activity like " I will be playing and she will be cooking" Am I right?
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