Future Continuos

use

Something that will be in progress at around a
specific time in futer

When you don't want to express the idea that the action is part of a particular plan or intention

To say that an action will be in progress at a certain time in the future.

form

WILL BE + VERB + -ING

time expressions

While

When

This time tomorrow

This next week

In the afternoon

Next Month

Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative

A: He will have been speaking.
N: He will not have been speaking.
I: Will he have been speaking?

functions

project ourselves into the future

- This time next week I will be sun-bathing in Bali.
- Just think, next Monday you will be working in your new job.

predicting or guessing about future events

He'll be coming to the meeting, I expect.
You'll be missing the sunshine once you're back in England.

ask politely for information about the future

Will you be bringing your friend to the pub tonight?
Will Jim be coming with us?
Will she be going to the party tonight?

refer to continuous events that we expect to happen in the future

I'll be seeing Jim at the conference next week.
When he is in Australia he will be staying with friends.
I'll be eating with Jane this evening so I can tell her.

with still, the future continuous refers to events that are already happening now and that we expect to continue some time into the future

Tomorrow he'll still be suffering from his cold.
Next year will she still be wearing a size six?