The document discusses the use of the future continuous tense (will be + verb-ing) in English. It provides examples of how will be is used to denote actions that will be in progress at a stated future time, actions that will definitely occur as a result of a routine, and when asking about someone's plans. It also discusses time indicators that can be used with the future continuous and rules for adding -ing to verb stems.

2. A) to denote an action which will be in
progress at a stated future time. The stated
future time can be indicated by another
future action expressed by a verb in the
Present Simple or by an adverbial phrase:
 This time next week, he will be cruising
round the islands.
 I will be reading when
you come.

3. B) for an action which will definitely happen
in the future as a result of a routine or
arrangement:
 Don’t call Julie. I’ll be seeing her later, so
I’ll pass the message on.

4. C) when we ask politely about someone’s
plans for the nearest future:
- Will you be using the photocopier now?
 - No. Why?
 - I need to make some copies.

5. D) with the following time indicators:
 At 5 o’clock tomorrow
 From 5 till 6 o’clock
 The whole evening/morning tomorrow
 This time next Monday
 While
 Still, etc.

6. I Will
You
She,he,it will
We Will be Ving
You (doing,working,
Will running,using)
they
 You will be doing your hometask at 7 o’clock
tomorrow.
 Mary will be cooking dinner at 5 tomorrow.

7. I Will
You
She,he,it will
We
You
Will
be Not V ing
Will (doing,making
they
using)
 Marko will not be writing a composition from 5 to
6 tomorrow.
 Jennifer will not be talking on the phone at 6
tomorrow.

8. I
You
She,he,it Ving
Will
(Shall) We
be (doing,working,
You running,using)
They
Will you be doing your hometask at 7 o’clock
tomorrow?
Will Mary be cooking dinner at 5 tomorrow?

9. If the stem ends in a mute –e, the –e is
dropped before adding –ing:
 skate – skating
If the stem ends in a single consonant letter
preceded by a short vowel of a stressed
syllable, the consonant letter is doubled:
 stop – stopping permit – permitting

10. If the stem ends in –l or -p after a short
vowel of an unstressed syllable, the –l, -p
are doubled (in British English):
 travel – travelling,
 cancel – cancelling,
 kidnap – kidnapping
Verbs ending in –ie drop the final –e and
change i into y before taking the suffix –
ing:
lie – lying, die - dying