DK Grammar Guide

(National Geographic (Little) Kids) #1

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You can also use the future continuous to speculate about
what is happening at the present moment.

THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TO TALK ABOUT THE PRESENT


FURTHER EXAMPLES


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The future continuous can sometimes be formed with “going to”
instead of “will,” but this is less common. It can be used in most future
continuous constructions except to speculate about the present.

THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS WITH “GOING TO”


FURTHER EXAMPLES


HOW TO FORM


SUBJECT “BE” “GOING TO BE” PRESENT PARTICIPLE REST OF SENTENCE

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