back soon.
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
The contracted form won't is often used instead of will not in spoken and in informal written language.
Interrogative
(Question word)
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb (continuous infinitive)
(When)
will
I
be coming
back?
you
he/she/it
we
you
they
Related topics:
The forms of the infinitive
The forms of the participle
Subject-auxiliary inversion in questions
Future continuous for actions in progress at a specific point in the future
The future continuous tense is used to refer to actions that will be in progress at or around a specific point in time in the future. This point can be implied or expressed with a time expression or a clause with a verb in the present simple tense:
At seven? I'
ll be bathing
the baby then.
When you arrive, I'
ll be waiting
for you outside the station.
This time next year, he
will be living
in India.
Related topics:
Past continuous for actions in progress at a specific point in the past
Present continuous for actions in progress at the time of speaking
Future continuous for actions happening over a period of time in the future
The future continuous is used to describe actions which will continue over a period of time in the future. This period can be expressed with a time expression or a clause with a verb in the present continuous tense. In this case, the two actions will be happening simultaneously:
Sorry, I can't go on the trip. I
will be working
the whole weekend.
While you're studying, I'
ll be practising
yoga.
Related topics:
Past continuous for actions happening over a period of time in the past
Future continuous for temporary habitual actions in the future
The future continuous is used to express repeated or habitual actions in the future that will be temporary:
I'm going on holiday tomorrow, but I'
ll be checking
my e-mail at least once a day.
Next week, I'
ll be going
to a different concert every day.
Related topics:
Past continuous for temporary habitual actions in the past
Present continuous for temporary habitual actions in the present
Future continuous for future arrangements
The future continuous is used for future arrangements and plans that are less definite and formaclass="underline"
The band
will be performing
live at the end of March.
We
will be arriving
in Prague soon.
Related topics:
Present continuous for fixed future arrangements
Future perfect
Form: future perfect
Future perfect for actions completed before a point in the future
Future perfect with FOR
Form: future perfect
WILL + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
The future perfect is formed with the modal will + perfect infinitive without to (have + the past participle form of the verb) in all persons.
Affirmative
Subject
Auxiliary
Verb (perfect infinitive)
I
will
have finished
by then.
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
The following contracted forms are often used in spoken and in informal written language:
I will
»
I'll
you will
»
you'll
he/she/it will
»
he'll/she'll/it'll
we will
»
we'll
you will
»
you'll
they will
»
they'll
Negative
Subject
Auxiliary
not
Verb (perfect infinitive)
I
will
not
have finished
by then.
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
The contracted form won't is often used instead of will not in spoken and in informal written language.
Interrogative
(Question word)
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb (perfect infinitive)
By what time
will
I
have finished?
you
he/she/it
we
you
they
Related topics:
The forms of the infinitive
The forms of the participle
Subject-auxiliary inversion in questions
Appendix: irregular verb forms
Future perfect for actions completed before a point in the future
The future perfect tense is used to express that an action will be completed before a point in time in the future (any time up to that point). This point can be implied or expressed with a time expression or a clause with a verb in the present simple tense: