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Future Continuous Exercises (Future Progressive Tense)
In this post, you will practice future continuous (future progressive) exercises with answers.
The future continuous tense is used to describe actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future (for example: This time tomorrow, I will be working).
These exercises will help you:
- Form the future continuous correctly (will + be + verb-ing)
- Avoid common mistakes
- Understand when to use the future progressive tense
Let’s start practicing!
(Before doing the exercises, you may want to read the lesson on the future continuous / progressive)
1. Future Continuous Exercises – Fill in the Blanks
2. More Exercises about the Future Continuous (Progressive)
Exercise 2: Future Continuous – Questions and Negatives
Rewrite the sentences using the future continuous tense.
- She / not / work / at 10 a.m.
- They / play / football / at 5 p.m.?
- I / not / drive / tonight.
- You / study / at midnight?
- He / not / watch / TV / this evening.
- We / travel / tomorrow morning?
- She / not / wait / for us.
- They / stay / at a hotel next week?
- I / not / use / the computer.
- He / practice / the piano at 6 p.m.?
2. Will they be playing football at 5 p.m.?
3. I will not be driving tonight.
4. Will you be studying at midnight?
5. He will not be watching TV this evening.
6. Will we be traveling tomorrow morning?
7. She will not be waiting for us.
8. Will they be staying at a hotel next week?
9. I will not be using the computer.
10. Will he be practicing the piano at 6 p.m.?
Exercise 3: Future Continuous or Future Simple?
Choose the correct tense (future simple or future continuous).
- I ______ (call) you when I arrive.
- This time tomorrow, I ______ (fly) to London.
- She thinks it ______ (rain) tomorrow.
- At 7 p.m., we ______ (have) dinner.
- Don’t worry, I ______ (help) you.
- This time next week, they ______ (travel) abroad.
- I promise I ______ (finish) the report.
- At midnight, he ______ (sleep).
- We ______ (meet) them at the station at 6 p.m.
- I’m sure she ______ (pass) the exam.
2. will be flying
3. will rain
4. will be having
5. will help
6. will be traveling / will be travelling
7. will finish
8. will be sleeping
9. will be meeting
10. will pass
Exercise 4: Future Continuous – Error Correction
Correct the mistakes.
- This time tomorrow, I will working.
- She will be cook dinner at 8.
- They will be play football tomorrow.
- I will be go to school at 9.
- He will not be sleeps tonight.
- We will be study at 6 p.m.
- She will be watch TV later.
- Will you be wait for me?
- They will be drives home at midnight.
- I will be write an email at 7.
2. She will be cooking dinner at 8.
3. They will be playing football tomorrow.
4. I will be going to school at 9.
5. He will not be sleeping tonight.
6. We will be studying at 6 p.m.
7. She will be watching TV later.
8. Will you be waiting for me?
9. They will be driving home at midnight.
10. I will be writing an email at 7.
Quick Review: What Is the Future Continuous Tense?
The future continuous tense (also called the future progressive tense) is formed with:
will + be + verb + ing
Example:
- She will be studying at 8 p.m.
- They will be traveling tomorrow afternoon.
Future Continuous Tense – FAQs
What is the future continuous tense?
The future continuous tense describes an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. It is formed with will + be + verb-ing.
What is the formula of the future progressive tense?
Subject + will + be + verb-ing
Example: She will be working tomorrow.
What is the difference between future simple and future continuous?
The future simple describes a completed future action (I will call you), while the future continuous describes an action in progress in the future (I will be calling you at 6 p.m.).
