Form
will + be + verb-ing
| Affirmative | Negative | Question |
|---|
| I will be working | I won't be working | Will you be working? |
Use
- Action in progress at a future time: This time tomorrow I'll be lying on a beach.
- Planned events: We'll be leaving at six.
- Polite questions about plans: Will you be needing the car?
- Interrupted action: I'll be cooking when you arrive.
Time expressions
this time tomorrow, at 8 p.m. tonight, next week at this time, by then, when you arrive.
Watch out
- After will use be, never being: She will be working.
- State verbs (know, have = possess, like, want, be) do not take -ing: I will know the results tomorrow.
- Short answers use only will: Yes, I will. / No, I won't.
En español
El futuro continuo (will be + -ing) describe una acción que estará en progreso en un momento futuro, planes ya establecidos y preguntas corteses. Los verbos de estado no se usan en forma continua.
You can close this window at any time. The timer keeps running during a quiz.