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Making Negative and Interrogative Sentences in the Future Continuous Tense

To form the negative in future continuous, we use shall not be or will not be + the main
verb in its -ing form. For example:
He will not be doing a course in the first-aid.
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I shall not be getting admission in the medical college.
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To form the interrogative in future continuous, the subject is placed between will and be +
the main verb in its -ing form. For example:
Shall I be practising the flute this evening?
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Will he be receiving you at the station?
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Practice Time 3

A. Fill in the blanks with the future continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. It ______________________ heavily in Mumbai next month. (rain)
Continuous Tenses: Present, Past, Future
2. He ______________________ a poem. (write)
3. The teacher ______________________ a new chapter today. (teach)

4. Mother ______________________ a tasty dish. (cook)
5. She ______________________ in the annual function. (sing)

6. We ________________ to London to watch the Olympic games. (go)

B. Rewrite the following sentences in their future continuous forms.
1. Who will walk down to school with you tomorrow?

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2. I am not buying a book.
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3. The man went towards the bank.

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4. My mother will wash the clothes.
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Practice Time 4

Rewrite the following sentences as directed in brackets.
1. The man is skiing. (past continuous)
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2. He took a bath. (past continuous)
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