Future Continuous - the future for a long time: rules, tables, examples

Future long time implies an action or event that will occur over a period of time. Unlike a simple future, in which a statement of fact is important, when used for a long time, the emphasis is on the process of action. In Russian, this line is quite thin.

Future Continuous Education

• Statement.

In the formation of the affirmative form, the future tense of the auxiliary verb "shall" (shall be / will be) is used in combination with the verb by which the action or meaning of what is happening is transmitted. The semantic verb is put in the form of the present participle. Simply put, the -ing ending is added.

She will be running in the morning. - She will run in the morning.

• Question.

As for the interrogative form, it differs from the above in that the auxiliary verb is located at the beginning of the sentence.

Will she be running? - Will she run?

• Negation.

The order of the parts of speech in a sentence with a negative form is as follows: subject, then shall be or will be, particle “not” (not), and then the semantic verb ending with -ing.

She will not be running. - She will not run.

• Question with denial.

The “not” particle follows the subject. That is, the word order is as follows: shall be / will be, subject, particle “not”, semantic verb (with “indigo” ending).

Will she not be running? “Won't she run around?”

• Passive form.

The Future Continuous form exists only in a valid voice. In the passive mood, the future does not apply for a long time. Previously, the expression of an event or action directed at the subject through a passive form was allowed, but the English language is changing in the direction of simplification. If you need to use a passive voice in the form of a future tense, then Simple is used instead of Continuous.

This book will be read by me. - The book will be read by me.

Details in the table

The Roman number IV means the participle of the verb with the ending -ing (Present Participle, or fourth form).

Most common abbreviations

The abbreviated form is used mainly in colloquial speech. In English, the following abbreviations are allowed:

• I shall = I'll.
• We shall = We'll.
• You will = you'll.
• He will = he'll.
• She will = she'll.
• It will = it'll.
• They will = they'll.
• Shall not = shan't.
• Will not = won't.

In addition to the above phrases, the following abbreviated forms are also widely used:

• I am - I'm.
• Do not - don't.
• Are not - aren't.

In what cases is the future used for a long time

The temporary form of Future Continuous is used when it is necessary to focus on the duration, and not on the fact of the commission of a particular action. With rare exceptions, it is translated into Russian by an imperfect form of a verb.

Future Continuous: example sentences and rules

1. The designation of a continuous action, the beginning of which preceded the mentioned moment and continued for a certain period of time.

• often combined with time indicators such as at noon, at midnight, at 8 o'clock, at that moment, tomorrow, next month (winter, year), day after tomorrow etc;

  In an hour I'll be walking on the beach. - In an hour I will walk along the beach.

• sometimes in the role of time designation there is another action or event in the future, expressed with the help of Present Indefinite in a complex sentence, in the subordinate part;
  

  When he come back, I'll be walking. “When he returns, I will walk.”

  

2. In addition, The Future Continuous Tense is often used along with a simple future (Future Indefinite). The only difference is that with the help of a long time the process is emphasized, and the future indefinite time is transmitted only directly by the fact of the commission of an action. In Russian, this difference is not always noticeable.

She will be playing the piano the whole morning.

She will play the piano the whole morning. “She will play the piano all morning.”

3. However, Future Continuous does not always convey a lasting effect. Sometimes it can be used to express confidence that a certain event will occur, or to express a firm intention to accomplish something.

I'll be visiting her tomorrow. “Tomorrow I will come to visit her.”

4. Expression of continued action, which will take the agreed time period. Moreover, it is not necessary that the action is performed continuously throughout this entire period of time. Such phrases are often found: all day long, the whole morning, all winter etc.

She will be studying all summer. “She will study all summer.”

Features and rules for the formation of the present participle (ing-form)

The ending form ing includes the participle form of the present tense verb, gerund and the verb noun. For the formation of future long tense, the participle of the verb in the present tense is used. When forming the sacrament, it is important to consider the following:

• consonants at the end of a word are doubled if the word consists of one syllable: sit - sitting, stop - stopping;
• the word ends with -e, then -e is removed and set - ing: dance - dancing, change - changing;
• the window -ie changes to -y: lie - lying;
• in other cases, the verb is supplemented by the ending -ing without any changes to the word: study - studying, work - working.

In order to understand the rules of using times in English well, you can practice drawing up your own sentences and dialogues. For a better understanding, you need to apply the knowledge gained.