Future continuous - will, shall

The future continuous describes actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. It is formed with will (or shall in formal British English with I/we) + be + present participle (-ing). Use it to talk about ongoing future activities, parallel actions, or to ask politely about plans.

• Form: will/shall + be + -ing (e.g., I will be working).
• Use for actions in progress at a future time (At 5 PM tomorrow, she will be presenting).
• Use for two simultaneous future activities (While you call, I will be preparing the report).
• Use to ask politely about arrangements (Will you be attending the meeting?).

The future continuous focuses on actions in progress at a specific future time or two actions happening at the same time in the future.

• Use it to describe what will be happening at a precise future moment (e.g., At 9 AM, I'll be presenting).
• Use it for parallel actions (e.g., While you prepare the slides, I'll be updating the agenda).
• Use it to ask politely about plans or arrangements (e.g., Will you be available for a call?).

Remember: Form = will/shall + be + -ing. 'Shall' is formal and mainly used with I/we in some varieties.

Watch out for errors that often confuse learners when using the future continuous.

• Using will + base verb instead of will be + -ing when you mean 'in progress' (e.g., wrong: I will attend at 3 PM → this does not emphasize ongoing action).
• Confusing present continuous for planned events with future continuous for actions in progress at a future time.
• Using the wrong time expression or placing it awkwardly (e.g., 'I will be tomorrow meeting' is incorrect).
• Overusing 'shall' in modern spoken English; 'shall' is mostly formal and limited to I/we in many varieties.

Focus on form (will + be + -ing) and the idea of an action being in progress at a specific future time.