Future continuous

+	Will be + Verb + ing	He’ll be feeling nervous.
--	will not (won’t) be + verb + ing	He won’t be feeling nervous.
?	Will … be + verb + ing?	Will you be feeling nervous?

We use the future continuous

· to describe or predict events or situations continuing at a particular point in the future or over a period of time in the future:

I'll be working on the report all next week.

I'll be thinking of you in Rome.

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· to talk about events that are planned or already decided (this use is similar to the present continuous for future arrangements)as the result of a routine or arrangement:

I'll be seeing Sarah at lunch.

· when we ask politely about someone’s plans for the near future.

Will you be finishing with that book soon?

4 Future perfect

+	will have + past participle	I'll have done it by then.
--	will not (won’t) have + past participle	We won't have done it by then.
?	will... + have + past participle?	Will you have done it by then?

We use the future perfect simple to talk about a future event that will finish before a specified time in the future, often with before, by + fixed time, or in + amount of time:

By the end of the year I will have given the same talk at 6 conferences!

Ill have finished it by next Friday.

In a week's time I'll have written the report.

5 Future perfect continuous

+	will have been + verb + -trig	I’ll have been studying here for three months.
--	will not (won't) have been + verb + -ing	We won't have been studying here for long.
?	will... + have been + verb + ing?	How long will you have been studying here?

We use the future perfect continuous to show how long an activity or situation has been in progress before a specified time in the future. We usually mention the length of time:

By the end of the month I'll have been working here for three years.

Grammar extra: The future in the past

We use was/were going to, was/were planning to, was/were about to + verb to talk something planned which did not or will not happen:

I was going to leave this morning but they cancelled my flight.

We were about to leave when the phone rang.