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Future Continuous Error Hunt

MediumB1

Every sentence has one grammar mistake. Sets 1-2: click the wrong word and type the fix, then press Enter. Sets 3-4: rewrite the sentence correctly and press Enter.

Set:

Click mode

Exercise 1: missing 'be' or wrong auxiliary form

Click the wrong word, type the correct form, then press Enter.

Set:

0/ 10

Correct form:

+ Affirmative

Subjectwill beverb-ing.

I will be working. · She will be sleeping. · They will be travelling.

− Negative

Subjectwon't beverb-ing.

I won't be working tomorrow. · She won't be joining us.

? Question

Willsubjectbeverb-ing?

Will you be working tonight? · Will she be coming?

will be is the same for ALL subjects

Subject	+	−	?
I	will be working	won't be working	Will I be working?
He / She / It	will be working ★	won't be working	Will she be working?
You / We / They	will be working	won't be working	Will they be working?

★ Key rule: "will be" never changes. Same form for all subjects!
✅ She will be working | ❌ She will working (missing "be") | ❌ She wills be working ("will" never takes -s)

Common mistakes to avoid

✅ She will be working. | ❌ She will be work. (base form after "be")

✅ Will you be coming? | ❌ Will you coming? (missing "be")

✅ I will be sleeping. | ❌ I will been sleeping. ("been" = wrong tense)

When to use Future Continuous

Action in progress at a specific future time

At 8 PM tomorrow, I'll be watching the match.

Action in progress when another action happens

When you arrive, I'll be cooking dinner.

Polite questions about plans

Will you be using the car tonight?

Planned/expected events in the future

This time next week, we'll be sitting on the beach.

-ing spelling rules

Most verbs → add -ing

work → working · play → playing · read → reading

Ends in -e → drop the -e, add -ing

make → making · come → coming · write → writing · drive → driving

Short verb (CVC) → double the final consonant

run → running · sit → sitting · swim → swimming · stop → stopping

Ends in -ie → change to -y, add -ing

die → dying · lie → lying · tie → tying

Time expressions

at this time tomorrowat 8 o'clock tomorrowthis time next weekthis time next monththis time next yearwhen you arrivewhen you callall day tomorrowsoontonightby midnightat noon tomorrow

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Home/Tenses/Future Continuous/Spot the Mistake

Future Continuous Error Hunt

MediumB1

Every sentence has one grammar mistake. Sets 1-2: click the wrong word and type the fix, then press Enter. Sets 3-4: rewrite the sentence correctly and press Enter.

Set:

Click mode

Exercise 1: missing 'be' or wrong auxiliary form

Click the wrong word, type the correct form, then press Enter.

Set:

0/ 10

Correct form:

+ Affirmative

Subjectwill beverb-ing.

I will be working. · She will be sleeping. · They will be travelling.

− Negative

Subjectwon't beverb-ing.

I won't be working tomorrow. · She won't be joining us.

? Question

Willsubjectbeverb-ing?

Will you be working tonight? · Will she be coming?

will be is the same for ALL subjects

Subject	+	−	?
I	will be working	won't be working	Will I be working?
He / She / It	will be working ★	won't be working	Will she be working?
You / We / They	will be working	won't be working	Will they be working?

★ Key rule: "will be" never changes. Same form for all subjects!
✅ She will be working | ❌ She will working (missing "be") | ❌ She wills be working ("will" never takes -s)

Common mistakes to avoid

✅ She will be working. | ❌ She will be work. (base form after "be")

✅ Will you be coming? | ❌ Will you coming? (missing "be")

✅ I will be sleeping. | ❌ I will been sleeping. ("been" = wrong tense)

When to use Future Continuous

Action in progress at a specific future time

At 8 PM tomorrow, I'll be watching the match.

Action in progress when another action happens

When you arrive, I'll be cooking dinner.

Polite questions about plans

Will you be using the car tonight?

Planned/expected events in the future

This time next week, we'll be sitting on the beach.

-ing spelling rules

Most verbs → add -ing

work → working · play → playing · read → reading

Ends in -e → drop the -e, add -ing

make → making · come → coming · write → writing · drive → driving

Short verb (CVC) → double the final consonant

run → running · sit → sitting · swim → swimming · stop → stopping

Ends in -ie → change to -y, add -ing

die → dying · lie → lying · tie → tying

Time expressions

at this time tomorrowat 8 o'clock tomorrowthis time next weekthis time next monththis time next yearwhen you arrivewhen you callall day tomorrowsoontonightby midnightat noon tomorrow

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