Future Events in Progress

What are Future Events in Progress?

• Definition: Actions or events that will be happening at a particular moment in the future.
• Key Tense: Future Continuous Tense (will be + verb-ing).

Formation for Future Events in Progress

• Structure: Subject + will be + verb-ing at/in/on [specific time].
• Example: "At 10 AM tomorrow, I will be giving a presentation." 🕙🗣️

Role in Conversation

• Scheduling and Planning: For detailing when specific activities will take place.
  • "We will be traveling during the first week of July." 🗓️✈️
• Describing Ongoing Future Scenarios: To depict what will be happening at a certain future time.
  • "This time next year, we will be living in a different city." 🏙️📅
• Setting Expectations for Availability: Informing others about your future engagements or unavailability.
  • "I will be attending meetings all afternoon, so I might not be reachable." 📈📵

Common Mistakes

• Mixing Tenses for Future Events:
  • ✅ Correct: "Tomorrow at this time, I will be driving to the coast." 🚗🌊
  • ❌ Incorrect: "Tomorrow at this time, I drive to the coast."
• Incorrect Continuous Form:
  • ✅ Correct: "She will be studying for her exams next week." 📚📅
  • ❌ Incorrect: "She will studying for her exams next week."
• Forgetting Specific Time Reference:
  • ✅ Correct: "In the evening, I will be cooking dinner." 🌆🍳
  • ❌ Incorrect: "I will be cooking dinner." (If the time frame is important)

Role in Speaking

Using future continuous for events in progress is crucial for accurately depicting ongoing future actions. It helps convey a sense of continuity and progression in your plans and expectations.