These sentences are not about the future but we can use the future continuous to talk about what we assume is happening at the moment​

Future Continuous has two different forms: "will be doing " and "be going to be doing."

FORM Future Continuous with "Will"

[will be + present participle]
 

Examples:
You will be waiting
I wil be eating

He will be loadind

She will be looking

It will be going

We will be chatting

FORM Future Continuous with "Be Going To  Be"

[am/is/are + going to be + present participle]

I am going to bedoing

You are going to be playing

He is going to be staring

She is going to be reading

It is going to be feeling

We are going to be dealing

They are going to be renting

 

Future Continuous has two different forms:

"will be doing "

and "be going to be doing."

 

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Future

 

Use the Future Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples:

• I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight.

• I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.

• I am going to be staying at the Madison Hotel, if anything happens and you need to contact me.

• He will be studying at the library tonight, so he will not see Jennifer when she arrives.

 

USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption in the Future

 

In USE 1, described above, the Future Continuous is interrupted by a short action in the future. In addition to using short actions as interruptions, you can also use a specific time as an interruption.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples:

• Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to be eating dinner.                       (I will be in the process of eating dinner.)

• At midnight tonight, we will still be driving through the desert.                                                                                                                       (We will be in the process of driving through the desert.)

REMEMBER

In the Simple Future, a specific time is used to show the time an action will begin or end. In the Future Continuous, a specific time interrupts the action.

 

Examples:

• Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to eat dinner.I am going to start eating at 6 PM.

• Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to be eating dinner.I am going to start earlier and I will be in the process of eating dinner at 6 PM.

USE 3 Parallel Actions in the Future

 

When you use the Future Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions will be happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples:

• I am going to be studying and he is going to be making dinner.

• Tonight, they will be eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time.

• While Ellen is reading, Tim will be watching television.        Notice "is reading" because of the time clause containing "while."                                                                                                                             (See Explanation Below)

 

USE 4 Atmosphere in the Future

In English, we often use a series of Parallel Actions to describe atmosphere at a specific point in the future.

 

Example:

• When I arrive at the party, everybody is going to be celebrating. Some will be dancing. Others are going to be talking. A few people will be eating pizza, and several people are going to be drinking beer. They always do the same thing.

REMEMBER No Future in Time Clauses

Like all future tenses, the Future Continuous cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Future Continuous, Present Continuous is used.

 

Examples:

• While I am going to be finishing my homework, she is going to make dinner. Not Correct

• While I am finishing my homework, she is going to make dinner. Correct