| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| We'll |
| for you at 7 p.m. |
| We'll |
| for you at 7 p.m. |
| be waiting |
| be waiting |
| We'll be waiting for you at 7 p.m. |
| We'll be waiting for you at 7 p.m. |
| Because the first word is the contraction "we'll," the "will" part of the future continuous verb is already present. If we used "will be waiting," the full sentence would be "We will will be waiting." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| I |
| to the barbeque at 6:30. |
| I |
| to the barbeque at 6:30. |
| will be coming |
| will be coming |
| I will be coming to the barbeque at 6:30. |
| I will be coming to the barbeque at 6:30. |
| Here, there is no contraction, so we DO need to include "will" in the answer. For the other answer to be correct, the first word would need to be "I'll." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| I have the day off tomorrow, so I |
| you at the cafe. |
| I have the day off tomorrow, so I |
| you at the cafe. |
| won't be seeing |
| won't be seeing |
| I have the day off tomorrow, so I won't be seeing you at the cafe. |
| I have the day off tomorrow, so I won't be seeing you at the cafe. |
| Here, we need the contraction of "will" and "not," which is "won't." Just the word "not" is not enough to put the verb into the future continuous tense. |
| While they look different, you could write "will not" instead of "won't" and have the meaning of the sentence remain the same. However, it would sound a little less natural. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| I'll |
| for you at the tennis club on Saturday. |
| I'll |
| for you at the tennis club on Saturday. |
| be waiting |
| be waiting |
| I'll be waiting for you at the tennis club on Saturday. |
| I'll be waiting for you at the tennis club on Saturday. |
| Here, we have "I'll" at the start of the sentence, so we don't need a second "will." |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Unfortunately |
| Unfortunately, we |
| Unfortunately, we won’t |
| Unfortunately, we won’t be |
| Unfortunately, we won’t be coming. |
| Unfortunately, we won’t be coming. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| I'll |
| I'll be |
| I'll be expecting |
| I'll be expecting your |
| I'll be expecting your call |
| I'll be expecting your call later. |
| I'll be expecting your call later. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| I won't be (attending or attend) class next week. |
| I won't be (attending or attend) class next week. |
| attending |
| attending |
| I won't be attending class next week. |
| "Attend" is the base form of the verb, not the progressive form, so we can't use it here. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| I (am traveling or will be traveling) next week. |
| I (am traveling or will be traveling) next week. |
| will be traveling |
| will be traveling |
| I will be traveling next week. |
| "I am traveling next week" is a grammatically correct sentence, but it is NOT in the future continuous tense, and so the meaning it holds is a little different. Instead of emphasizing the continuing action “traveling” for next week, it emphasizes that the action has already been planned. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| He (will be driving or would be driving) cross-country. |
| He (will be driving or would be driving) cross-country. |
| will be driving |
| will be driving |
| He will be driving cross-country. |
| "He would be driving cross-country" could be part of a grammatically correct sentence, but it is not in the future continuous tense. This grammar is often used to express a hypothetical, or unreal situation. It can also be used to express an expectation. It is not used, however, to communicate future plans, so “will be driving” is correct here. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| She (will have skied or will be skiing) in the mountains. |
| She (will have skied or will be skiing) in the mountains. |
| will be skiing |
| will be skiing |
| She will be skiing in the mountains. |
| “will be skiing” is used here because "will have skied" uses the future perfect tense instead of the future continuous tense. "She will have skied" means that at a specific time in the future, the action will be completed. It is not a continuous action that communicates a plan in the future. |
| Listen to what I say. What is the base verb used in the future continuous phrase of each sentence? |
| I'll be expecting your call later today. |
| Listen one more time. |
| I'll be expecting your call later today. |
| Did you hear, "expecting"? "expecting" is the progressive form of "expect." |
| How about...? |
| Unfortunately, we won’t be coming. |
| Let’s listen one more time. |
| Unfortunately, we won’t be coming. |
| Did you hear "coming"? "coming" is the progressive form of "come." |
| Next... |
| I'll be waiting for you at the tennis club on Saturday. |
| One more time. |
| I'll be waiting for you at the tennis club on Saturday. |
| Did you hear "waiting"? "waiting" is the progressive form of "wait." |
| Next... |
| I have the day off tomorrow, so I won't be seeing you at the cafe. |
| One more time. |
| I have the day off tomorrow, so I won't be seeing you at the cafe. |
| Did you hear "seeing"? "seeing" is the progressive form of "see." |
| And... |
| I won't be attending class next week. |
| One more time. |
| I won't be attending class next week. |
| Did you hear "attending"? "attending" is the progressive form of "attend." |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to make future arrangements in English. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on EnglishClass101.com. |
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