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Read the sentence given below.

                    • Was she cleaning the path when the dust storm came?

          Future Continuous Tense
          The future continuous tense is used:

          ¾      when we know that an action will be in progress at some time in the future.
                 Read the sentence given below.

                    • This time tomorrow she will be celebrating his birthday.

          ¾      to describe something that has been prearranged.
                 Read the sentence given below.
                    • She will be giving a presentation at nine o’clock in the morning.

          Sentence Formation in Future Continuous Tense

          ¾      To make a positive sentence, we add will/shall + be before the present participle form of
                 the main verb.
                 Read the sentence given below.

                    • He will be watching the kabaddi match this evening.
          ¾      To make a negative sentence, we add will not or shall not + be before the present participle
                 form of the main verb.

                 Read the sentence given below.
                    • They will not be leaving till the end of August.

          ¾      To make an interrogative sentence, we add will or shall before the subject + be, followed
                 by the present participle form of the main verb.
                 Read the sentence given below.

                    • Will he be watching the match tomorrow?


                                                       Test Yourself



             I.  Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.
                 1.  He ______________ to some western music. (listen)

                 2.  The dog is happy. It ______________ its tail. (wag)
                 3.  He ______________ for the exams right now. (prepare–negative)

                 4.  ______________ you ______________ to the fair with us? (come)
                 5.  Vikas ______________ a new account. (create)

                 6.  I ______________ at home these days. (stay)
                 7.  The boys ______________ basketball after school. (play-negative)

                 8.  She ______________ at church this evening. (sing)


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