Verb Tenses
Future continuous
Picture yourself in the middle of the action at a future time.
Why this happens
Future continuous (will be + -ing) describes an action in progress at a future time or polite inquiries about plans. It is less common than will + base verb, so writers avoid it or form it incorrectly (will being). Use it when the emphasis is on duration at a specific future moment.
See it in a sentence
IncorrectThis time tomorrow I will work on the thesis.
CorrectThis time tomorrow I will be working on the thesis.
Teaching note: Future point in progress suits will be working.
IncorrectShe will being present at the briefing.
CorrectShe will be present at the briefing — or She will be attending the briefing.
Teaching note: Will be + adjective/attending — not will being.
IncorrectWill you will be joining us for lunch?
CorrectWill you be joining us for lunch?
Teaching note: One will — Will you be joining.
More examples
At nine tonight they will be flying over the Atlantic.
Locates action in progress at a future clock time.
Will you be using the lab this afternoon?
Polite question about plans without demanding an immediate answer.
I will be submitting Friday — informal scheduled action.
Some dialects use future continuous for planned tasks.
Future continuous is rare in formal essays — prefer simpler futures for clarity.
In academic prose, will submit or am going to submit is often cleaner.
Quick check
By 6 p.m., we will finish dinner and will watch the news.
Show the fix
By 6 p.m., we will be finishing dinner and watching the news — if emphasising activity at that moment. Or we will have finished dinner if completed by then.
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