The future progressive Tense

future progressive/continuous and its usage:

1) To express an activity that will be in progress at a time in the future.Example:

I will begin to study at seven. You will come at eight. I will be studying when you come.

Affirmative statement

To make an Affirmative future progressive statement, simply follow this pattern:

Subject+will+be +main verb in base form+ing

•I /He/she/it will be playing football Sunday afternoon.

•We/you/they will be playing football Sunday afternoon

Negative statement

To make a negative past progressive statement, simply follow the following

pattern:

Subject+will+ be+not+main verb in base form+ing

•I/He/she/it will not be playing Sunday afternoon.

•We/you/they will not be playing Sunday afternoon.

We use short forms in the Past Progressive in negative sentences:

I/he/she/it won't be playing Sunday afternoon.We/you/they won't be playing Sunday afternoon.

Question

To make a question in the present progressive, simply follow the following pattern:

Will/+subject+be+main verb in base form+ing

•Will I/he/she/it be playing Sunday afternoon?

•will we/you/they be playing Sunday afternoon?

Affirmative Negative Question

I will be taking a shower

I will not be taking a shower

Will I be taking a shower?

you will be running home

you will not be running home

will you be running home?

She will be reading a magazine.

She will not be reading a magazine.

Will She be reading a magazine?

We will be playing a computer game

We will not be playing a computer game

Will we be playing a computer game?

He will be writing a letter

He will not be writing a letter

Will he be writing a letter?

Present progressive form

Exercise:

Make sentences in present progressive tense.

Affirmative Negative Question

Kathy will be dancing with Bob

Kathy will not be dancing with Bob

He will not be telling a jokes

Will he be telling jokes?

We will be visiting a farm

Will we be visiting the farm

They will be answering the phone

They will not be answering the phone