Form
- Positive: Subject + will + be + verb-ing (-ing form of the verb)
- Negative: Subject + will + be + verb-ing
- Question: Will + subject + be + verb-ing?
Usage
Future continuous (progressive) is used to talk about:
1. an action that will be in progress at a specified time in the future.
For examples,
- This time next three years, I will be working in a nice office.
- Tomorrow at this time, I will be sitting in an exam.
- We will be flying to Korea at midnight tonight.
ករណីទី ១-- យើងប្រើ Future Continuous ដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ឬ និយាយពី អ្វីដែលនឹងកំពុងកើតឡើង នៅពេល (ឬ ជុំវិញ) វេលាណាមួយជាក់លាក់នៅក្នុងអនាគត។
2. an action that will be in progress and will be interrupted by a shorter action.
For examples,
- She will be having a bath when I'm back home.
- He will be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
- I won't be learning English tomorrow at this time because I'll see a doctor.
ករណីទី ២-- យើងប្រើ Future Continuous ដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ឬ ពណ៌នាពីសកម្មភាពដែលត្រូវបង្អាក់ ឬកាត់ដោយសកម្មភាពមួយផ្សេងទៀត។ ពោលគឺ សកម្មភាព (future continuous) មួយនឹងកំពុងកើតឡើង ហើយត្រូវបានកាត់ដោយ (future simple) ។
3. To be more formal in asking questions (used instead of Future Simple).
For examples,
- When will you hand in your paper? (Teacher to student)
- When will you be grading the tests? (Student to teacher)
- Will you be going to the shop later? If you go, could you get me some potatoes?
- Will she be cooking when we knock at the door?
- Will Mark be playing football at 6 p.m.?
ករណីទី ៣-- យើងប្រើ Future Continuous ដើម្បីសួរសំណួរ ដែលមានលក្ខណៈផ្លូវការ ឬ គួរសម ជាង ជំនួស Future Simple។
