FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Unit 1-2Done by: Maram Alabdulaaly

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Outline

• Future Continuous VS. Simple Future• Forming Sentences.• Forming Questions.

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Simple Future VS Future ContinuousSimple Future

• I will start studying at 9 tomorrow.• I’m going to start studying at 9

tomorrow.

Future Continuous• Don’t call at 10 tomorrow, I will

be studying.• Don’t call at 10 tomorrow I’m

going to be studying.

Now

Will start studying at 9 AM.

Will finish studying at 11 AM.

Will be studying at 10 AM.

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Using Time Clauses.Using Present to Express Future.

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Expressing the Future in Time Clauses P67

Time clause is in the simple present, so Time clause + Future..• Time clause in the beginning:– After I get home, I will eat dinner.

• Time clause at the end:– I will eat dinner after I get home.

The following words + Subject + verb = Time Clause:

When AfterBefore

Until

As soon as While

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Using The present and Present continuous to Express Future Times: P69• She is meeting her lawyers now. Present

continuous meaning.• She is meeting her lawyers today. Future– The future meaning is indicated by the

context or future word.• The museum opens everyday. Simple Present • The museum opens at 10:00 am tomorrow.

Future

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Forming Sentences:Affirmative & Negative

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How is it formed?• Affirmative statements:

Subject Verb Optional: the rest of the sentence

I will/am going to

be teaching English grammar.

Singular:• (Sara,

Ahmad.. etc)

• (He, She, it)

will/is going to

visiting Riyadh.

Plural:• (The

boys..etc).• (We, you,

they)

will/are going to

Hard.

studying

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How is it formed?• Negative statements:

Subject Verb Optional: the rest of the sentence

I Will not/Am not going to

be teaching English grammar.

Singular:• (Sara,

Ahmad.. etc)

• (He, She, it)

Will not/is not going to

visiting Riyadh.

Plural:• (The

boys..etc).• (We, you,

they)

Will not/are not going to

Hard.

studying

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Forming Questions

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Forming Yes/No questions

Subject Verb Optional: the rest of the sentence

Will I/you be Taking a day off?

Singular:• (Sara, Ahmad..

etc)• (He, She, it)

Staying here?

Plural:• (The boys..etc).• (We, you, they)

doing the exercise?

Will

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Forming Yes/No questions

Subject Verb Optional: the rest of the sentence

am I Going to be

Taking a day off?

Singular:• (Sara, Ahmad.. etc)• (He, She, it)

Staying here?

Is

Plural:• (The boys..etc).• (We, you, they)

doing the exercise?Are

Be going to