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TENSES
Kinds of Tenses Tense Table
Simple Present Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous
Simple Past Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous
Simple Future Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous
Present Conditional Tense Conditional Sentences
FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

Future continuous tense is used to express an action at a particular moment in the future. The action will start before that moment but it will not have finished at that moment.

Structure for Future Continuous

subject auxiliary verb auxiliary verb main verb
subject (shall/will) be base + ing
I shall be going.

Structure for Negative sentence

subject auxiliary verb auxiliary verb main verb
subject (shall/will) + not be base + ing
I shall not be going.

Structure for interrogative sentence

auxiliary verb subject auxiliary verb main verb
(Shall/Will) subject be base + ing?
Shall I be going?

Future continuous tense is used to express a continued or an ongoing action in future.

We use the future continuous tense for:

expresse an action at a particular moment in the future.
express a continued or an ongoing action in future.
  USES OF FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
The future continuous represents an action as going on at some time in future:
 
Examples
I shall be reading the paper then.
When I get home, my children will be playing.
This tense is also used for future events that are planned:
 
Examples
I will be staying here till Sunday.
He will be meeting us next week.
When we use the future continuous tense, our listener usually knows or understands what time we are talking about:
 
Examples
What will you be doing when I arrive?
What will you be doing at 11pm tonight?
I will be playing cricket at 9am tomorrow.
They won't be watching TV at 10pm tonight.
We will be having dinner when the movie starts.
She will not be sleeping when you telephone her.
Take your rain-coat. It will be raining when you return.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE TABLE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I shall be going. I shall not be going. Shall I be going?
You will be going. You will not be going. Will you be going?
We shall be going. We shall not be going. Shall we be going?
He/She will be going. He/She will not be going. Will he/she be going?
They will be going. They will not be going. Will they be going?
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Kinds of Tenses Tense Table
Simple Present Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous
Simple Past Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous
Simple Future Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous
Present Conditional Tense Conditional Sentences