§ 11. Будущее продолженное время /The Future Continuous Tense

Образование времени The Future Continuous

Форма глаголов в Future Continuous образуется при помощи глагола to be в будущем времени (will, shall) + глагол-связка be и Present Participle смыслового глагола.

Отрицательная форма Future Continuous образуется с помощью частицы not, которая ставится после вспомогательного глагола to be: He will not (won’t) speaking to the director.

В вопросительной форме Future Continuous вспомогательный глагол to be ставится перед подлежащим.

Спряжение глагола to go в Future Continuous Tense

Утвердительная форма	Отрицательная форма	Вопросительная форма
I shall be speaking with you She will be speaking with you He will be speaking with you It will be speaking with you We shall be speaking with you They will be speaking with you You will be speaking with you	I shan’t be speaking with you She won’t be speaking with you He won’t be speaking with you It won’t be speaking with you We shan’t be speaking with you They won’t be speaking with you You won’t be speaking with you	Shall I be speaking with you? Will she be speaking with you? Will he be speaking with you? Will it be speaking with you? Shall we be speaking with you? Will they be speaking with you? Will you be speaking with you?

Значение и употребление времени The Future Continuous

Future Continuous употребляется:

• для обозначения будущего действия с оттенком намерения,т.е. того действия ,которое скоро произойдет: I shall be visiting Moscow in February (I intend to visit Moscow in February) –В феврале я поеду в Москву (Я собираюсь поехать в Москву в феврале);

• в вопросительных предложениях, для выражения обычного действия, когда речь идет о планах на будущее: Will you be calling on home while you are in Moscow? – Ты будешь звонить домой из Москвы?

• для обозначения действия, которое совершается в определенный момент в будущем или будущее действие, ограниченное в своей длительности определенным периодом времени: Tomorrow from 5 till 6 I shall be waiting your call – Завтра с 5 до 6 (указанный период времени) я буду ждать твоего звонка;

• в придаточных предложениях времени и условия для обозначения будущего действия употребляется Present Continuous: If it is raining we shall not go out – Если будет дождь, мы никуда не пойдем.

Self check

Ex.1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous or the Simple Future.

1. I'll call for her at 7. — No, don't; she still (have) breakfast then. 2) You've just missed the last train! —Never mind. I (walk). 3) You ask him. — It's no good my asking him. He (not do) anything I say. 4) He says he (meet) us at the bus stop, but I'm sure he (forget) to do it. 5) Don't ring now; she (watch) her favourite TV programme. — All right. I (ring) at 8.30. 6) Mother: I'm so grateful for the help you've given Jack; I hope you (be) able to go on helping him. Teacher: I'm afraid I (not teach) him next term because I only teach the fifth form and he (be) in the sixth. 7) Schoolboy (in school dining hall): The last week of our last term! I wonder what we (do) this time next year. Friend: Well, we (not eat) school dinners anyway. That's one comfort. 8) I'd like to double-glaze the bedroom windows. — All right. I (get) the materials at once and we (do) it this weekend. 9) You (have) lunch with me on the 24th? — I'd love to, but I'm afraid I (do) my exam then. 10) We (meet) him at the station? — Oh, he (not come) by train. He never comes by train. 11) Wait a bit. Don't drink your tea. The milkman (come) in a minute. 12) I (work) with Mr Pitt next week as his own secretary (be) away. 13) You (have) something to drink, won't you? 14) Why did you take his razor? He (look) for it everywhere tomorrow. 15) I've fished that river every year for last fifteen years. — Well, nobody (fish) it next year. The water's polluted. All the fish are dead. 16) I don't feel well enough to go to; station to meet him. — I (meet) him for you. But how I (recognize) him? — He's small and fair, and he (wear) a black and white school cap. 17) I hope you (do) well in the race tomorrow. I (think) of you. 18) You've left the light on. — Oh, so I have. I (go) and turn it off. 19) I've just been appointed assistant at the local library! — Then you work under my sister. She is head librarian there. 20) I want to post this letter but I don't want to go out in the rain. — I (post) it for you. I (go) out anyway as I have to take the dog for a walk.