The Future Continuous

The Future Continuous

1. Actions in progress in the future

We use the future continuous to describe an action in progress in the future.

I will be having dinner at 6pm. (around 6pm)

We will be watching football in the evening. (all night)

2. Planned future actions

We use the future continuous to describe planned actions or arrangements in the future.

I will be meeting my friends at the weekend.

We will be staying in a hotel while we are in New York.

3. Routine actions

We can describe routine actions and repeated, regular events.

I’ ll be working Friday evening. (as normal)

I’ ll be seeing him tomorrow so I can tell him the news. 

4. Polite questions

We can use the future continuous in polite questions instead of the future simple (will).

Questions with the future continuous are more polite or casual.

Will you be meeting him tomorrow?

Will you be helping out with the decorations?

5. Assumptions about the present

We can use the future continuous to express assumptions about the present.

They will be landing in Tokyo now.

It’s 7 o’clock, she will be going home now.