participle remains the same.
Future continuous:
He will be studying for the test all night. Present continuous:
He is studying for the test right now. How to use the future continuous tense with negatives
When
using
the
future
continuous
tense
with negatives,
insert
the
word
not after
will and before
be .
[
will ] + [
not ] + [
be ] + [present participle of verb]
She will not be joining us this evening. How to use the future continuous tense with contractions
Contractions can be tricky with the future continuous tense because positive and
negative sentences have different rules.
For positive sentences, if the subject is a pronoun, use a contraction with the
subject and the word
will .
She’ll be coming around the mountain. I’ll be sleeping until noon. For negative sentences, instead of using a contraction with the subject, use the
contraction
won’t to replace
will and
not .
I won’t be attending the party this weekend. They won’t be checking their email while on holiday. How to use the future continuous tense in questions
When using the future continuous tense in a question, the subject comes
after
will and before
be .
[
will ] + [subject] + [
be ] + [present participle of verb]
Will she be acting in the sequel next year? For negative questions, we typically use the contraction
won’t to replace
will .
Won’t she be acting in the sequel next year? When to use the future continuous tense, with examples
There are a few particular instances when the future continuous tense is preferable
over the other future tenses.