a. I'm going to start up my own business.
b. I’ll retire young.
Study the sentence from the online forum on page 54. Then choose the correct options in the rules.
In two years, I hope that I'll be doing my black belt and I'll be happy.
RULES 1. The future continuous predicts or describes an action which we think will be finished / will be in progress at a specific point in the future. 2. We use / don’t use continuous tenses with state verbs such as be, seem... |
Order the words to make sentences. There is one extra word in each sentence.
1. watching TV / you / be / will / been / this time tomorrow / ?
2. the match / won't / don't / we / be / watching / on Sunday
3. will / staying / you / are / in a hotel / be / this time next week / ?
4. studying here / I / be / won't / to / when I'm older
5. humans / living / live / be / will / in the future / on Mars / ?
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of will and be going to and the verbs in brackets.
Joe: I’ve decided that 1 ____________ (I / teach) myself the guitar.
Sam: Great! That 2 ____________ (be) fun. When 3 __________ (you / start) learning?
Joe: I’m not sure. I don’t think that 4 __________ (my mother / buy) me a guitar, so first of all 5 _______________ (I / buy) myself a cheap guitar. Then 6 ____________ (I / visit) the outdoor music festival next month to practise with other people.
Sam: Oh, that’s a good idea. I’m sure 7 ______________ (you / enjoy) yourself there.
8 _____________ (the weather / be) good, do you think?
Joe: I’ve no idea, but 9 ________________ (I / not change) my plans.
Sam: I’m sure 10 ______________ (you /learn) quickly.
Joe: I hope so.
Choose the correct options. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
1. Do you think you will / are going to travel into space?
2. How many people will / are going to live on Earth in 2100?
3. Do you think that one day you'll / you’re going to be famous?
4. Who will / is going to take up a new sport this summer?
5. Will you / Are you going to watch TV tonight?
USE IT! Work in pairs using the future continuous and words from the boxes. Ask and answer the question about your future.
Write what you’ll be doing in ten years’ time.
