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Fill in the gap in each sentence with the correct word or phrase.
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Quick rule
The Future Continuous is formed with will be + verb-ing. While the Future Simple treats a future action as a complete event ("I will call"), the Future Continuous places you at a future moment and shows the action as actively in progress there: "At seven, I will be calling."
this time tomorrowat + timewhen + clauseby the time
See full explanation ↓About this exercise
This B2 set focuses on future continuous — 15 questions, each with an explanation of why the answer is right. English has twelve main tense forms: four presents (simple, continuous, perfect, perfect continuous), four pasts, and four futures. Each encodes a different perspective on time and aspect — whether an event is complete or ongoing, relevant to the present or purely historical, habitual or happening right now.
The rule in 30 seconds
The Future Continuous is formed with will be + verb-ing. While the Future Simple treats a future action as a complete event ("I will call"), the Future Continuous places you at a future moment and shows the action as actively in progress there: "At seven, I will be calling."
Subject + will be + verb-ingthis time tomorrowthis time next week / year
at + timeat seven, at noon, at midnight
when + clausewhen you arrive, I'll be cooking
by the timeby the time you wake up
in X hours / daysin three hours, in a week
whilewhile the team reviews the draft
stillshe'll still be working at midnight