Usage and Definition: Future Continuous Tense Quiz

The future continuous tense uses 'will be' followed by a verb ending in -ing, like 'will be playing'.

Only 'I will be playing outside at 4 p.m.' uses 'will be' plus a verb ending in -ing.

It uses 'will be' plus 'reading', so it is future continuous.

It is missing 'be'; the correct form is 'will be eating'.

We say 'will be drawing', so the missing word is 'will'.

In future continuous we use 'will be' plus a verb ending in -ing, so 'riding' fits.

Sentences A and D both use 'will be' plus a verb ending in -ing.

Future continuous describes an action that will be happening at a certain time in the future.

We need 'will be' plus a verb ending in -ing, so 'will be swimming' is correct.

A, C, and E correctly use 'will be' plus a verb ending in -ing.

It uses 'will be watching' and the time phrase 'at 8 p.m. tonight' to show a future action in progress.

Sentence C uses 'will go', which is simple future, not 'will be' plus verb-ing.

In the negative form we still use 'will not be' plus a verb ending in -ing, so 'playing' fits.

By definition, future continuous uses 'will be' plus the -ing form of the main verb.

B and D describe actions that will be happening later and use 'will be' plus verb-ing.

The correct pattern is 'will' + subject + 'be' + verb-ing, so this sentence is correct.

It shows that at 6 p.m. in the future, the action of studying will be in progress.

It uses 'will be walking', which matches the future continuous pattern.

The correct form is 'will be traveling', so 'will' completes the structure.

A, C, and E all use 'will be' plus a verb ending in -ing and describe future actions in progress.