Question 1
The editor wants a concise, neutral schedule update: "At 9 a.m., our team _____ the quarterly results."
Options: will have presented, will be presenting, is going to be presenting
Choose the form that best fits each professional context. Pay attention to ongoing actions, predictions, time clauses, polite enquiries, register, and stative verbs. One sentence has two blanks.
Practice 2 of 5
Question 1
The editor wants a concise, neutral schedule update: "At 9 a.m., our team _____ the quarterly results."
Options: will have presented, will be presenting, is going to be presenting
Question 2
I cannot check, but it is 7 a.m. in Singapore and Elena normally starts work then. She _____ with the regional team now.
Options: is going to speak, will have spoken, will be speaking
Question 3
The review will already be in progress at 10 a.m.: we _____ the final figures when the director _____.
Options: will review, will be reviewing, will have reviewed, will arrive, arrives, will be arriving
Question 4
During the 2 p.m. client call, _____ the shared screen, or can I use it?
Options: will you have used, will you be using, did you use
Question 5
To emphasise the week-long duration, the audit manager writes: "From Monday morning until Friday evening, the auditors _____ the expense records."
Options: will have examined, will examine, will be examining
Question 6
At 2 a.m. next Thursday, halfway through the system upgrade, the support desk _____ routine requests.
Options: will not be processing, will not be processed, will be not processing
Question 7
To show that the two activities will overlap, complete the update: "While the auditors check the final figures tomorrow, we _____ the forecast."
Options: will update, will have updated, will be updating
Question 8
After tomorrow's training, all managers _____ the new safety rules.
Options: will be understanding, will have been understanding, will understand
Question 9
Throughout the two-hour strategy session tomorrow, we _____ about your proposal and its risks.
Options: will be thinking, will be knowing, will have thought
Question 10
At exactly 5 p.m., packing will still be under way, so the logistics team _____ the final shipment.
Options: will have prepared, will prepare, will be preparing
Question 11
The update describes what will be in progress at this time next Thursday: our CEO _____ questions from investors during the scheduled session.
Options: is answering, will be answering, will answer
Question 12
If demand follows the forecast, online orders _____ steadily throughout the autumn.
Options: will have increased, are increasing, will be increasing
Practise Future Continuous - Work and Professional Life with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Future Continuous - Work and Professional Life in everyday English.
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