Grammar: ⚙️ Verbs in Depth: ⏳ Perfect Continuous & Future Perfect Tenses (B2) - Lesson 5: Future Continuous (Actions in progress at a future time)

The Grammar Lab

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Future Continuous

អនាគតកាលបន្ត (សកម្មភាពកំពុងកើតឡើងនៅពេលអនាគត)

We use the Future Continuous to talk about an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

យើងប្រើកាលនេះ ដើម្បីនិយាយពីសកម្មភាពដែល "កំពុងតែ" កើតឡើង នៅចំណុចពេលវេលាណាមួយក្នុងអនាគតកាល។

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build The Formula

រូបមន្តទូទៅ

Subject + will be + Verb-ing

Note: You can also use am/is/are going to be + V-ing for plans!

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alarm Specific Time

បញ្ជាក់ពេលវេលាច្បាស់លាស់

Imagine you freeze time in the future. What will be happening exactly at that moment?

Tomorrow at 10 AM, I will be working. ថ្ងៃស្អែកម៉ោង ១០ព្រឹក ខ្ញុំនឹងកំពុងធ្វើការ។

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front_hand Interrupted Action

សកម្មភាពដែលត្រូវរំខាន

A long future action is in progress (Future Continuous) when a shorter action happens (Present Simple).

When you arrive, we will be eating. នៅពេលអ្នកមកដល់ ពួកយើងនឹងកំពុងញ៉ាំអាហារ។

I will be waiting when her train lands. ខ្ញុំនឹងកំពុងរង់ចាំ នៅពេលរថភ្លើងរបស់នាងមកដល់។

warning The State Verb Trap!

No -ing for feelings or thoughts!

(កិរិយាសព្ទបញ្ជាក់ពីស្ថានភាព ដូចជា know, love, believe មិនអាចប្រើក្នុងទម្រង់ -ing (Continuous) បានទេ ទោះក្នុងកាលអនាគតក៏ដោយ!)

I will be knowing the answer tomorrow. close

(Wrong! "Know" is a state verb.)

I will know the answer tomorrow. check

(Correct! Use Future Simple instead.)

Time Travelers 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak draw the timeline to show exactly how the Future Continuous works. Pay special attention to the Stative Verbs trap!

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង

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Tomorrow at noon, I ___ my lunch.

(ថ្ងៃស្អែកម៉ោង ១២ថ្ងៃត្រង់ ខ្ញុំនឹងកំពុងញ៉ាំបាយ។)

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alarm Specific Time

Why do we use the Future Continuous in this sentence: "At 8 PM, I will be studying."?

(ហេតុអ្វីយើងប្រើកាលនេះ?)

gpp_maybe TRICKY QUESTION!

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

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front_hand Interrupted Action

When you arrive, I ___ for you.

(ពេលអ្នកមកដល់ ខ្ញុំនឹងកំពុងរង់ចាំអ្នក។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Tomorrow Night alarm (សរសេរប្រយោគ ១ ប្រាប់ពីអ្វីដែលអ្នកនឹងកំពុងធ្វើនៅម៉ោង ៨ យប់ស្អែក។ ឧ. Tomorrow at 8 PM, I will be...)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

The Meeting groups (សរសេរប្រយោគ ១ ដោយប្រើ "when" ដើម្បីបង្ហាញពីសកម្មភាពដែលកំពុងកើតឡើងនៅពេលនរណាម្នាក់មកដល់។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Fix the Mistake build (កែប្រយោគនេះឲ្យត្រូវតាមវេយ្យាករណ៍: "I will be believing you tomorrow.")

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Nita 2 hours ago

Teacher, what is the difference between "I will work tomorrow" and "I will be working tomorrow"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Nita! "I will work" is just a simple statement about a future action. But when you say "I will be working," you are usually telling someone that you are *busy* for a period of time. For example, if a friend asks to meet, you might say, "Sorry, I will be working!" ⏳

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Vireak 4 hours ago

Can I say "I am going to be eating" instead of "I will be eating"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 3 hours ago

Yes, Vireak! They mean exactly the same thing. Native speakers often use "going to be + V-ing" for things that are planned, and "will be + V-ing" for things that are just facts about the future. But you can use either one! 💡