Wednesday, January 18, 2012

will + be + verb-ing


Will be doing

We can use 'will be doing' to talk about something that will be in progress at a particular moment in the future.

·       This time next year, I'll be living in Canada.
·       I'll be thinking about our time together when I get back – and I'll be laughing.
·       We'll be having a good time too. We won't be doing any work while you are away on vacation.

We can use 'will be doing' to talk about future events that are fixed or decided.

·       I'll be returning to Seoul frequently. In fact, I'm going to be coming next month.
·       He'll be running the company while they are looking for a new CEO.
·       We’ll be considering this very carefully over the next few months.
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We can use 'will be doing' to predict what is happening now.

·       Try calling his house. He'll probably still be sleeping.
·       They'll be deciding who gets the promotion right at this moment. I'm very nervous.
·       She's not at her desk. She'll be talking to her friends in the break room.
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We can use 'will be doing' to ask extremely politely, and with no pressure, about future plans.

·       Will you be joining us for dinner?
·       Will you be going out tonight?
·       Will they be taking a taxi?

visit http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/tenses.htmlfor a breakdown of all the tenses.

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