Future Continuous Tense Rules With Examples
Hello Friends ! We have understood about the Future Indefinite Tense in the last post of Tense Chapter. Today we will learn about the Future Continuous Tense in detail. Now, We are going to study the structure and rules of Future Continuous tense. So let’s start : Future Continuous Tense Rules With Examples
What is Future Continuous Tense
Future Continuous Tense : When an action is going to continue in the coming time, that is, there is a feeling of continuous action in the future. So it is called Future Continuous Tense. To understand this well, let us take some examples :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| He will be singing a song. | I shall be reading a book. |
| She will be writing a story. | We shall be going to Market. |
| Jay will be publishing Research Notes. | They will be playing Cricket. |
— Two things are being elucidated by these examples :
- Two types of helping verb “will be / shall be” are used in these sentences.
- And with the first form of the main verb, “ing” is used after helping verb in all sentences.
From both these points it is known that “will be / shall be” is used as a helping verb and after this the “first form of the Main verb + ing” is also used in the Future Continuous Tense. But which structure or rule is followed for this? Let’s try to understand all this :
Important Rules of Future Continuous Tense :
If you want to understand Future Continuous Tense well then you have to understand some of its rules properly. So that you do not have any problem in creating sentence.
- Friends! You should always keep in mind that “Shall Be” is used only with “I” and “We”, while “Will be” is used with all other subjects, whether singular or plural.
- In this tense, the “first form of the Main verb + ing“ is always used after the helping verb.
— To study these rules well, look in the table below :
| Helping Verb : | Will be / Shall be |
| Main Verb : | Ist Form of Verb + ing |
| Subjects | Helping Verb | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | He, She, It and Single Names | Will be |
| Plural | You, They and Plural Names. | Will be |
| Plural | I and We | Shall be |
You must keep these rules in mind while making Sentences in Future Continuous. Because on the basis of these rules, you can make a correct sentence. Now we study all the four types of sentences of future continuous tense one by one :
Structure Types of Future Continuous Tense :
Friends! The following four types of sentences are also formed in Future Continuous tense :
- Affirmative or Simple Sentence
- Negative sentence
- Interrogative Sentence
- Interrogative Negative Sentence
Affirmative Sentences | Simple Sentence :
Follow the structure given below to make a Simple Sentence of Future Continuous Tense :
| For I, We : | Subject + | shall be + | Ist Form+ ing + | Object + | Others. |
| For all other Subjects : | Subject + | will be + | Ist Form+ ing + | Object + | Others. |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| He will be singing a song. | I shall be reading a book. |
| She will be writing a story. | We shall be going to Market. |
| It will be falling away. | You will be speaking English. |
| Jay will be publishing Research Notes. | They will be playing Cricket. |
| – | Ram and Krishna will be watching TV. |
Negative Sentence :
Use “not + be” immediately after will or shall in a negative sentence, i.e. put a not in the middle of “will be or shall be” and follow the structure given below to make a Negative Sentence of Future Continuous Tense :
| For I, We : | Subject + | shall + not + be + | Ist Form+ ing + | Object + | Others. |
| For all other Subjects : | Subject + | will+ not + be + | Ist Form+ ing + | Object + | Others. |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| He will not be singing a song. | I shall not be reading a book. |
| She will not be writing a story. | We shall not be going to Market. |
| It will not be falling away. | You will not be speaking English. |
| Jay will not be publishing Research Notes. | They will not be playing Cricket. |
| – | Ram and Krishna will not be watching TV. |
Interrogative Sentence :
To make an interrogative sentence, place the “will or shall” immediately before the subject and place the “be” after the subject and follow the structure given below to make a Interrogative Sentence of Future Continuous Tense :
| For I, We : | Shall + | Subject + | be + | Ist Form+ ing + | Object + | Others ? |
| For all other Subjects : | Will + | Subject + | be + | Ist Form+ ing + | Object + | Others ? |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Will He be singing a song ? | Shall I be reading a book ? |
| Will She be writing a story ? | Shall We be going to Market ? |
| Will It be falling away ? | Will You be speaking English ? |
| Will Jay be publishing Research Notes ? | Will They be playing Cricket ? |
| – | Will Ram and Krishna be watching TV ? |
Interrogative Negative Sentence :
- To make an interrogative negative sentence, place the “will or shall” immediately before the subject and place the “not + be” after the subject and follow the structure given below to make a Interrogative Negative Sentence of Future Continuous Tense :
| For I, We : | Shall + | Subject + | not + be + | Ist Form+ ing + | Object + | Others ? |
| For all other Subjects : | Will + | Subject + | not + be + | Ist Form+ ing + | Object + | Others ? |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Will He not be singing a song ? | Shall I not be reading a book ? |
| Will She not be writing a story ? | Shall We not be going to Market ? |
| Will It not be falling away ? | Will You not be speaking English ? |
| Will Jay not be publishing Research Notes ? | Will They not be playing Cricket ? |
| – | Will Ram and Krishna not be watching TV ? |
Golden Structure For Future Continuous Tense :
Friends! To make it easier to understand and remember, we are telling you the golden structure of Future Continuous Tense. In which you can make every type of sentence by making some necessary changes.
- Golden Structure For Future Continuous Tense :
| Subject + | H.V. (will be / shall be) + | M.V. (Ist Form)+ ing | Object + | Others. |
Thus friends! You must have understood about the “Future Continuous Tense Rules With Examples” today? We have made you aware of all its sentences and their structure rules. Hopefully, now your concept has been cleared. So practice it well.
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