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Future Continuous will vs will be doing

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Exercise 1 — Single event vs ongoing action

Choose 'will + base verb' for a single future action/decision/promise, or 'will be + -ing' for an action in progress at a future moment. Mix of both — read the context carefully.

Set:

I ___ call you as soon as I land. (single action, promise)

will be callingwill callam callingcall

At 10 PM tonight, she ___ still working on her essay. (in progress at that time)

will workworkswill be workingworked

Don't worry — I ___ the door when you arrive. (single action)

will be openingwill openam openingopen

This time next week, we ___ surfing on the coast. (in progress)

will surfwill be surfingsurfsurfed

I think she ___ the competition — she's really talented. (prediction, single outcome)

will be winningis winningwill winwins

When you get home, the dog ___ waiting at the door as always. (in progress)

will waitwill be waitingwaitswaited

He ___ finish the report by 5 PM if he focuses. (completion)

will be finishingwill finishis finishingfinishes

I ___ probably cooking dinner when you ring. (in progress at that moment)

will cookwill be cookingcookam going to cook

They ___ meet us at the station at 6. (single arranged event)

will be meetingare meetingwill meetmeet

At midnight on New Year's Eve, millions of people ___ celebrating worldwide. (in progress)

will celebratecelebratewill be celebratingcelebrated

Home/Tenses/Future Continuous/will vs will be doing

Future Continuous will vs will be doing

MediumB1

Exercise 1 — Single event vs ongoing action

Choose 'will + base verb' for a single future action/decision/promise, or 'will be + -ing' for an action in progress at a future moment. Mix of both — read the context carefully.

Set:

I ___ call you as soon as I land. (single action, promise)

will be callingwill callam callingcall

At 10 PM tonight, she ___ still working on her essay. (in progress at that time)

will workworkswill be workingworked

Don't worry — I ___ the door when you arrive. (single action)

will be openingwill openam openingopen

This time next week, we ___ surfing on the coast. (in progress)

will surfwill be surfingsurfsurfed

I think she ___ the competition — she's really talented. (prediction, single outcome)

will be winningis winningwill winwins

When you get home, the dog ___ waiting at the door as always. (in progress)

will waitwill be waitingwaitswaited

He ___ finish the report by 5 PM if he focuses. (completion)

will be finishingwill finishis finishingfinishes

I ___ probably cooking dinner when you ring. (in progress at that moment)

will cookwill be cookingcookam going to cook

They ___ meet us at the station at 6. (single arranged event)

will be meetingare meetingwill meetmeet

At midnight on New Year's Eve, millions of people ___ celebrating worldwide. (in progress)

will celebratecelebratewill be celebratingcelebrated