Passive Voice in Future Continuous
The passive voice in future continuous is an advanced grammatical structure that describes ongoing actions that will be happening at a specific time in the future, whilst focusing on what will be receiving the action rather than who will be performing it. Formed with will + be + being + past participle, this construction emphasises ongoing future processes and temporary situations, making it essential for describing future scenarios where continuous action is important but the agent is less relevant.
What makes future continuous passive particularly valuable is its ability to describe future situations in progress without necessarily emphasising who will be responsible for the action. This makes it crucial in planning documents, future projections, formal announcements, and professional contexts where you need to focus on what will be happening over time rather than who will be doing it, creating a more diplomatic and objective tone.
The future continuous passive also provides sophisticated language for discussing future processes, ongoing developments, and temporary situations that will be in progress at specific future times. This approach allows for detailed future planning and professional communication whilst maintaining an impersonal focus on processes and developments rather than individual responsibility.
Mastering future continuous passive voice will enhance your English to an advanced level, enabling you to create sophisticated future projections, write detailed planning documents, handle complex temporal relationships in future contexts, and demonstrate mastery of progressive aspects in professional and academic communication with precision and formal clarity.
Formation
Structure
Subject + will + be being + past participle + (by + agent)
Shows that the subject will be receiving continuous action at a specific future time
Active to Passive Examples:
Active:
They will be repairing the road tomorrow.
Passive:
The road will be being repaired tomorrow.
Active:
The team will be discussing the proposal at 3pm.
Passive:
The proposal will be being discussed at 3pm.
All Forms:
- I will be being interviewed next week.
- You will be being monitored during the test.
- The building will be being renovated.
- We will be being informed about changes.
- They will be being trained next month.
Negative and Question Forms
Positive:
- The report will be being written.
- The system will be being updated.
- The files will be being processed.
Negative:
- The report will not be being written.
- The system won't be being updated.
- The files won't be being processed.
Questions:
- Will the report be being written?
- Will the system be being updated?
- When will the files be being processed?
Common Mistakes to Avoid
❌ "The project will being completed next week."
✅ "The project will be being completed next week."
Don't forget 'be' between 'will' and 'being'
❌ "The files will be being process tomorrow."
✅ "The files will be being processed tomorrow."
Use past participle, not base form after 'being'
❌ "Will the meeting being held at 3pm?"
✅ "Will the meeting be being held at 3pm?"
Questions need 'be being' after 'will'
❌ "The work will be being done from John."
✅ "The work will be being done by John."
Always use 'by' to introduce the agent (doer)
Future Continuous Passive vs Future Simple Passive
Future Continuous Passive:
Use for ongoing future actions in progress at specific times
- The building will be being renovated all summer
- The system will be being tested when you arrive
- Reports will be being reviewed during the meeting
Future Simple Passive:
Use for completed future actions or general future facts
- The building will be renovated next year
- The system will be tested tomorrow
- Reports will be reviewed by Friday
Key Past Participles for Future Continuous Passive
Regular Verbs:
- process → processed
- monitor → monitored
- analyse → analysed
- develop → developed
Common Irregular:
- hold → held
- write → written
- build → built
- do → done
Professional Context:
- implement → implemented
- review → reviewed
- coordinate → coordinated
- deliver → delivered
Quick Reference Guide
Remember:
- Formation: will + be + being + past participle
- Focus: Ongoing future actions in progress
- Tone: Formal, sophisticated, good for planning
- Agent: Can be omitted or mentioned with 'by'
- Questions: Move 'will' before subject
- Negatives: Add 'not' after 'will' (will not be being / won't be being)
- Time expressions: at specific times, during periods, throughout, whilst
- Usage: Perfect for describing ongoing future processes and temporary situations