Future Continuous Tense ^mj;sk wkd.

; ld,h&

In this lesson, you will learn the Future Continuous Tense which is used to talk about the actions that will be happening at a certain point in future. ^Tn fuu mdvfoS wkd.;fha h ksYa; wjia:djloS is fjka mj;skq we;ehs isf;k is .ek l;d lsug Nd;d jk mj;sk wkd.; ld,h .ek bf.k .kq we;' The sentence structure of this tense is as follows: fuu ld,hg wod, jdlH jHqyh my; mosh(

Subject + will be + verb+ing +

object

Do not confuse with will and will be. Will is used in the Simple Future Tense whereas will be is used in the Future Continuous Tense. will iy will be hk fol mg,jd fkd.kak' Will hkak ir, wkd.; ld,fhaoS Nd;d jk w;r will be Nd;d jkafka mj;sk wkd.; ld,fhaoSh' Look at the following example. my; i`oyka WodyrKh foi n,kak(

Eg:-

I will be writing a novel (when you come back to Sri Lanka in 2013) ^Tn 2013 oS kej; Y%S ,xldjg tk g& ud kjl;djla ,shka

b`oS'

She will be doing a job after three years They will be following us

My mother will be trying to call you Nimali will be preparing a lesson We will be studying English Study the following illustration in order to understand this tense. fuu ld,h jgyd .kq msKsi my; rEmigyk wOHhkh lrkak'

You come back to Sri Lanka in 2013

I WILL BE writing a novel

Past

Present

Future

(When you come back to Sri Lanka, I will be writing a novel. Tn Y%S ,cldjg kej; tk g ud kjl;djla ,sh ,shd b`oShkakla ka woyia f&' Exercise 01: Write ten sentences using this tense. fuu ld,h Nd;d lrka jdlH oyhla ,shkak'

Questions ^m%Yakd:h&
Use will in the beginning of the sentence to ask questions. m%Yak weiSu i`oyd jdlHfha uq,ska will hkk Nd;d lrkak'

Eg:-

Will we be playing football at 6 p.m.? Will you be using the computer in the evening?

Will she be doing a Masters degree? Will they be sleeping?

Exercise 03: Ask questions based on these sentences. fuu jdlH u; mokj m%Yak wikak' 1. At midnight we (sleep) 2. This time next week we (sit) at the beach. 3. At nine I (watch) the news. 4. Tonight we (cram up) for our English test. 5. They (dance) all night. 6. He (not / play) all afternoon. 7. I (not / work) all day. 8. (eat / you) at six? 9. (drive / she) to London? 10. (fight / they) again?

Negative Sentences ^ke; hk w:fha jdlH&

Use not between will and be in order to make negative sentences. fuu ld,fhaoS ke; hk w:fha jdlH ;kd.kq msKsi will iy be w;rueo not Nd;d lrkak'

Eg:-

Surani will NOT be continuing her education after her marriage Kalpa will not be writing books after one year My mother will not be worrying about me if I pass the exam well

Exercise 02: Imagine that you're a businessman with a busy day tomorrow. Write 5 things that you will be doing tomorrow. Start with 8 am. E.g.: "I will be going to a conference tomorrow at 10 am. ^Tn b;d ldhnyq, jHdmdlfhl= hehs is;kak' fyg b;d ldhnyq, oskhla jkq we;' fyg Tn lrka iskq we;ehs isf;k foj,a my;a ,shd olajkak&

1. _____________________________________________________________________ _______________ 2. _____________________________________________________________________ _______________ 3. _____________________________________________________________________ _______________ 4. _____________________________________________________________________ _______________ 5. _____________________________________________________________________ _______________

Exercise 04: Put the verbs into the correct form. my; jdlHj, l%shdmo ksjeros iajrEmhg yrjkak'

1. Tomorrow morning we (work). 2. This time next week we (have) a party. 3. At midnight I (sleep) 4. This evening we (watch) a talk show.

5. They (not/do) .their homework this afternoon. 6. He (listen) to music. 7. I (read) a book this evening.
8. (walk / you) home this afternoon? 9. He (not/draw) .tomorrow morning 10. They (argue) ..again?