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3. Where _______________ you _______________ for the lost jewellery? (look)

4. Julie _______________ to the market when it started raining. (go)
5. The manager _______________ when an idea struck him. (dream)

B. Rewrite the given sentences in their negative form.
1. I was feeling well yet I went.

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2. The hikers were walking for long, but they lost their way.
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3. He was just finishing the work when the lights went off.
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4. We were talking about going for a film when you joined us.
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5. She was looking for a new job when they promoted her.
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Let’s Learn Future Continuous Tense

We use the future continuous tense of a verb when we know that an action will be in
progress at some time in the future or to describe something that has been prearranged.

Future continuous is formed by using will/shall + be + present participle form of the main
verb. For example:

They will be hiring more people for the next project.
O
He will not be waiting all day for you to arrive.
O

Formation of Sentences in the Future Continuous Tense

The negative in future continuous is formed by using shall/will not be + present participle
form of main verb. For example:

I shall not be cooking today.
O
She will be coming to meet me.
O Continuous Tenses
The interrogative (yes/no question) in future continuous is formed by will/shall + subject
+ be + present participle form of main verb. For example:

Will he be charging us for the extra rooms?
O
Shall I be writing a novel?
O
The wh-question in future continuous is formed by using a wh-word + will/shall + subject
+ be + present participle form of main verb. For example:

When shall I be getting my promotion?
O
Why will she be going to the market?
O
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