Exercise 14. Answer using the Future Continuous Tense: Model: - What will you be doing at this time...

Exercise 14: Answer using the Future Continuous Tense

1. Who will you be talking to at 3 o’clock? (the director)

   • I’ll be talking to the director at 3 o’clock.

2. What’ll the husband be doing while his wife’s making the cake? (to watch TV)

   • The husband will be watching TV while his wife is making the cake.

3. What work will they be doing the whole day tomorrow? (to paper the walls)

   • They’ll be papering the walls the whole day tomorrow.

4. Will he be translating an article or reading a book from 3 to 5? (to translate an article)

   • He’ll be translating an article from 3 to 5.

5. Where will you be living at this time next year? (in Chicago)

   • I’ll be living in Chicago at this time next year.

6. What time will he be passing our house? (at 11 o’clock)

   • He’ll be passing our house at 11 o’clock.

Exercise 15: Put the verbs into the correct form (Future Simple or Future Continuous)

1. Sit down and fasten your seat belt. We …… (take off) in a few minutes.

   • Sit down and fasten your seat belt. We will be taking off in a few minutes.

2. When … (you/go) to the bank to draw some money?

   • When will you go to the bank to draw some money?

3. Do you think … (still/work) here in five years’ time?

   • Do you think you will still be working here in five years’ time?

4. The President … (meet) the Prime Minister before flying back home.

   • The President will meet the Prime Minister before flying back home.

5. We …… (drive) to London next Monday morning.

   • We will be driving to London next Monday morning.

6. This time next year I …… (write) my memoirs.

   • This time next year I will be writing my memoirs.

7. I don’t think I … (see) him tonight.

   • I don’t think I will see him tonight.

8. In five years’ time a permanent space station …… (circle) the moon.

   • In five years’ time a permanent space station will be circling the moon.

9. They … (sail) from Dover, not Folkestone.

   • They will be sailing from Dover, not Folkestone.

10. So you’re stopping off in Dubai on your way to Beijing. How long … (you/stay) there?

    • So you’re stopping off in Dubai on your way to Beijing. How long will you stay there?

11. We … (spend) the winter in Australia.

    • We will spend the winter in Australia.

Explanation of Future Continuous and Future Simple Usage

1. Future Continuous (will be + verb-ing):

   • Used to describe an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
   • Example: "I’ll be writing my memoirs this time next year."

2. Future Simple (will + base verb):

   • Used to describe a future fact, a decision made at the moment of speaking, or a promise/prediction.
   • Example: "We will meet the Prime Minister before flying home."

By understanding the context of the sentence, we can decide whether to use Future Simple or Future Continuous.

Exercise 14: Future Continuous Tense Answers

1) Who will you be talking to at 3 o’clock?

• I’ll be talking to the director at 3 o’clock.

2) What’ll the husband be doing while his wife’s making the cake?

• He’ll be watching TV while his wife’s making the cake.

3) What work will they be doing the whole day tomorrow?

• They’ll be papering the walls the whole day tomorrow.

4) Will he be translating an article or reading a book from 3 to 5?

• He’ll be translating an article from 3 to 5.

5) Where will you be living at this time next year?

• I’ll be living in Chicago at this time next year.

6) What time will he be passing our house?

• He’ll be passing our house at 11 o’clock.

Exercise 15: Future Simple or Future Continuous

1) Sit down and fasten your seat belt. We will be taking off in a few minutes.

2) When are you going to the bank to draw some money?

3) Do you think you will still be working here in five years’ time?

4) The President will meet the Prime Minister before flying back home.

5) We will be driving to London next Monday morning.

6) This time next year I will be writing my memoirs.

7) I don’t think I will see him tonight.

8) In five years’ time a permanent space station will be circling the moon.

9) They will be sailing from Dover, not Folkestone.

10) So you’re stopping off in Dubai on your way to Beijing. How long will you be staying there?

11) We will be spending the winter in Australia.

Explanation of Key Concepts

1. Future Continuous Tense is used to describe actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. It emphasizes the ongoing nature of an event.

2. Future Simple Tense is used for actions that will happen in the future but are not necessarily ongoing. It often indicates decisions made at the moment of speaking or future facts.

Understanding when to use these tenses helps in clearly expressing future intentions and plans.