Shadowing Practice: FUTURE CONTINUOUS – How to Use It Correctly - Learn English Speaking with Video
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the future continuous i like this tense it's easy it's simple
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and today i'm going to teach you how to feel confident using
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this tense there's going to be a lot of information
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so be sure to download your notes
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so you can review everything later the link to download this pdf is in the video description.
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My name's Arnel.
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Let's start.
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Grammar basics.
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Let's do the basics first.
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Subject will be plus verb ing.
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It's the same for all subjects.
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I will be eating.
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You will be waiting.
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He, she, it will be learning.
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They will be sweating.
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Sweat.
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Sweat.
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Sweat is when water leaves our body because we are hot or nervous.
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Sweat, not sweet.
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We will be talking.
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Let's sound natural
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and contract i'll be eating you'll heal she'll it'll veil
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and wheel whatever speaking we normally contract how do we form the negative just add not
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i will not be eating you will not be waiting
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he she it won't be learning they won't be sweating we won't be talking
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and the question form is easy just move will to the front will i be eating
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and the rest is clear let's review i have four sentences here i'll do the first one
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and i want you to complete the next three
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Positive, negative, and question forms.
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I'll be waiting by the bench.
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A bench is a chair like this.
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I won't be waiting by the bench.
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Won't or will not you choose?
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Will I be waiting by the bench?
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Pause the lesson and complete the next three.
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johnny will be holding a sign johnny won't be holding a sign will johnny be holding a sign
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sam will be spending lots of money sam won't be spending
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lots of money will sam be spending lots of money devinia
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will be wearing a green shirt devinia won't be wearing a green shirt
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will divinia be wearing a green shirt grammar basics done let's
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move on to why why we use the future continuous i have my timeline for the past the present
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and the future let's start with the present, present continuous.
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Now, now I am teaching a lesson.
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You know the present continuous is for an action happening now.
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Let's take this concept and just move it to the past.
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At three o 'clock yesterday I was teaching a lesson.
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Keep this idea.
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Move it to the future.
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Tomorrow I will be teaching a lesson at 10 o 'clock.
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You can see the future continuous gives us the same idea, the same feeling as a present and past continuous.
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Just in the future.
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We use this tense to express an action that will be in progress at a time in the future.
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Let's do a few examples.
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At 8 a .m tomorrow, I'll be sitting in a dentist's chair.
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When you get home, I'll be working out in the garage.
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Work out means exercise.
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Is Professor Hughes in her office?
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I really need to speak to her.
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She's not in today, but this evening she'll be presenting at the Bright Mind Gala.
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You can speak to her then.
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And a gala is a formal social event where people receive awards or raise money, things like that.
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I can't wait for my vacation.
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By this time next week, I'll be lying on a beach
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and doing nothing you can see we can have multiple actions at the same time why not
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we often use a feature continuous to explain why we are not available
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i'm busy i'll be sitting in a dentist chair
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i'll be working out she'll be presenting these actions are taking up my time so
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if the future continues were a person it would be mr excuse yeah sorry
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I can't help you move this weekend
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I'll be helping my grandma paint her kitchen next week we'll all be working on an important project
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so there will be no time for me to study I'm so tired I hope you'll be cooking when I get home.
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Imagine there is a special future camera.
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See?
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A future camera.
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This machine can look into your future.
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I have a few questions I want you to answer.
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What will you be doing in 30 minutes?
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What will you be doing tomorrow at seven in the morning?
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What will you be doing ten years from now?
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In 30 minutes I'll still be filming my lessons.
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See the future camera can see this.
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Pause the video and tell me your answers in the comments.
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With tenses there are usually a few verbs that are really common with that specific tense.
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With the future continuous, it's waiting.
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This is such a perfect verb because waiting is something that happens over a period of time.
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See you later.
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I'll be waiting at the fountain.
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When you arrive, I'll be waiting in the parking lot.
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Come and find me your host family your host family will be waiting for you at the bus station
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when you think about the future continuous think i'll be waiting that should give you the feeling immediately
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remember a few minutes ago i said i'll still be filming my lessons
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We often use still with the future continuous.
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We mean now there is an action and it will continue into the future.
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Imagine now it's raining.
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If we leave the house at six, it will still be raining.
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The rain will continue.
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I can't meet you for dinner later.
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I'll still be working.
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I will continue to work.
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Is Mr. Adams in his office?
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No, he's not.
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I'll come back.
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I'll come back in 20 minutes.
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He'll still be interviewing candidates then.
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Can you come back tomorrow?
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Last thing, last thing for the future continuous, and then we are done.
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We often use the future continuous to ask a question politely we want information will you be staying for dinner
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will annie be going to spain with you i want to show you a really cute scene from the movie elf
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this person has no home and nowhere to go this lady wants to be polite she needs information let's watch
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so will you be staying with us then you mean
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i can stay of course you can emily how how long do you think
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you'll be with us i hadn't really planned it out but i was thinking like
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forever emily you can feel she's trying to be polite
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hmm will you be staying with us you know sometimes you have
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that house guest you want them to leave but you don't want to say leave now please so you can just ask
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Will you be staying long?
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Will you be staying for dinner?
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Will I be using this computer or that computer?
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Will you be subscribing to my channel? Are there other possibilities?
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Of course, we can say, would you like to stay for dinner?
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Is Annie going to Spain with you?
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Remember, tenses in English are pretty flexible many times
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it's not about correct not correct
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it's the feeling the speaker wants to give don't forget to
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download your review notes just click the link in the video description
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i hope this lesson helped you with the future continues and i'll see you very soon
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “FUTURE CONTINUOUS – How to Use It Correctly”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: continuous, waiting, lesson, tense, staying. This video has 127 sentences and 1219 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:45. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| continuous adjective | /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/ | Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| sweat verb | /swɛt/ | To emit sweat. |
| tense noun | /tɛns/ | The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists. |
| bench noun | /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ | A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools. |
| verb noun | /vɝb/ | A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| grammar noun | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general. |
| pause noun | /pɔːz/ | A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. |
| polite adjective | /pəˈlaɪt/ | Well-mannered, civilized. |
| gala noun | /ˈɡælə/ | Pomp, show, or festivity. |
| formal adjective | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | In accordance with established forms. |
| nowhere adverb | /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ | In no place. |
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
| take up verb | To pick up. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Won't or will not you choose?
- Will I be waiting by the bench?
- What will you be doing ten years from now?
- Can you come back tomorrow?
- Will you be staying long?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was teaching · was thinking |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will be · i'll be · will not be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | am teaching · are taking · it's raining |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | i'm going to teach · there's going to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 44 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, won't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like continuous, lesson, sweat.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.