SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS

TOPIC: STRUCTURE Government for business. “Contrary to perceptions that Government is sidelining local contractors, the number of registered contractors is too high compared to the jobs giv- en by government in a single year,” Mr Mfune explained. Mr Mfune

INTRODUCTION

The future continuous tense is also known as the Future Progressive Tense. It is not so much taught in English classes but, as a matter of fact, English speakers use it a lot. You will sound much more natural if you master and begin using this tense.

How to Tense:

form

Future

Continuous

1. The positive (will + be + verb-ing): At 08.00hrs tomorrow,

(a) I will be sleeping

(b) you will be working

He said there were over 9, sidelining local contractors tractors to ensure that they she will be 000 studying registered contractors in but (c) the she'll number be studying of local con- handle bigger projects (g) in what the it will be the raining country who all look up to tractors (d) it'll is be very raining high, we have future. he will be cooking (e) he'll be cooking 3. How to Use we will be eating breakfast (f) we'll be eating breakfast Tense

US boosts Zambia’s vaccination initiative they will be travelling (g) they'll be travelling

A. We use the future continuous to talk Note: In the same way as with the future 2. Here's the negative: about an action in the future that simple, usually we use the short form (' ll provide timely support for and the vaccination process. overlaps another, shorter action be verb- ing) By when PETER we SICHALI are speaking. the Example rapid deployment of the

Mr Young commended or the a time. The action in the future Sometimes students do not use the Covid-19 When Sechelani vaccine plans, gets home, in- Zambian government on continuous the usually starts before and short form because THE United they States are (US) not sure has

cluding (a) I will the not coordination be working of (I won't approval be...) of its Covid-19 might vac- continue after the second how to pronounce committed it. Here an additional are some

various (b) you stakeholders will not be and reading im- cination (you won't programme. action or time. This is very similar to examples to K36.75 help. million ($1.75 mil- be...) how we use the past continuous lion) to provide technical as- plementation of the vaccina- He said Covid-19 vaccina- tion (c) process. he will not be cooking (he won't be...)

tions are critical to controlling in the past. The verb after 'when' is I'll be sleeping sistance to Zambia’s vaccina- (d)

"These she funds will not will also be studying sup-

the (she pandemic, won't slowing usually the in the present simple. you'll be tion working campaign. port be...) supply chain logistics emergence of new variants, of (e) the it Covid- will not 19 be vaccination snowing (it won't be...) Mr Mulambia made the ap-

and helping to restart the campaign, (f) we will including not be watching assis- TV (we won't peal when Commerce, Trade

global economy. tance be...) in maintaining the cold (a) I'll be waiting and Industry when you Permanent arrive. Sec-

"In support of the global chain, (g) they which will is not vital be for sleeping safe (they won't (b) At eight retary 20.00hrs, Mushuma I'll Mulenga be eating paid

vaccination effort, the Unit- dinner. delivery be...) of the vaccine" Mr a courtesy call on the Northern Young said. ed States recently announced Province Administration.

Note: Mr Young As with said the he was positive, look- we an usually initial K42 use billion B. ($2 We bil- can use Mr Mulambia the future said continuous the prov- ing the forward short form to continuing ( won't + be lion) + verb-ing) obligation - out of a to to- talk ince about was something endowed with that various will support when speaking. throughout Zambia’s tal planned K84 billion happen ($4 minerals if everything which happens small-scale as vaccination rollout. billion) - to Gavi, the Vaccine we expect. miners It is could usually exploit, possible once to Next, The the question: American govern- Alliance to support the choose CO- they the  acquired future simple mining licences. as well, ment, 'yes / he no' said, questions: would contin- VAX Advance Market Com- but we often He said choose small-scale the future min- ue to work with the Ministry mitment, making the United continuous ing had because not been then fully it tapped, is clear of Examples Health on the nationwide States the single largest con- that we are largely not due making to lack a of request informa- or communication (a) will I be cooking? activities to tributor to global COVID-19 offer. tion, which could be provided ensure (b) will citizens you be have dancing? accurate vaccine access," Mr Young if a bureau was established in information (c) will she about be singing? vaccines said. Examples the province.

(d) will he be eating? According to Mr Mulambia, (e) will we be drinking? The Government licensing offices will be were making only in a (f) will it be snowing? statement Lusaka, later. Mansa and Mkushi.

(g) will they be talking? (b) When will He you also be appealed leaving? to Govern- (This is jani 'wh' and questions: three others to court pearance of Pheluna and more Mil- polite ment than to provide 'when small-scale will you on April 13. ton Hatembo of Choma. leave?' because miners in it's Northern definitely Province not a

He explained that the Mr Mweetwa alleged request that for with you mineral to leave.) identification UPND legal team applied the detention of the four was equipment. for (a) habeas what corpus will I be following doing? in an effort to implicate Remember, Mr we The cannot Gem North use Mining the future and the (b) detention where will of the you four be working? for Hichilema in the matter continuous when with Lapidary stative is a private verbs, organisa- so if we

to want get the to use tion a stative based in verb Northern in one Prov- of over (c) a how week will without she be being travelling? police had failed

where the they situations ince where whose we main need objective to use is charged. (d) what will he be eating? Hatembos from

to promote and support small- (e) They why were will being we be held studying? in residing despite being the availed future continuous, then we use the

connection scale mining.

(f) why will with it be the snowing? disap- with the details. future simple with 'will'. (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (a) (b)

Examples Examples

(a) will they be wearing? the

Future Continuous