Future Progressive Tense

Future Progressive Tense (with Examples)

The future progressive tense is used for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.

Examples of the Future Progressive Tense

Here are some examples of the future progressive tense (bold):

• The Moscow State Circus will be performing in Cheltenham for the next 3 weeks.
• We will be celebrating like Kings if it works.

You can also have a negative version:

• The Moscow State Circus will not be performing in Cheltenham for the next 3 weeks.
• We will not be celebrating like Kings if it fails.

And the question version:

• Will the Moscow State Circus be performing in Cheltenham for the next 3 weeks?
• Will we be celebrating like Kings if it works?

Here is an infographic explaining the future progressive tense:

Forming the Future Progressive Tense

The future progressive tense is formed like this:

Will be + [verb] + ing

(for singular and plural) 

The word that ends ing is known as a present participle. It is formed like this:

Add ing to most verbs:

• play > playing
• shout > shouting

For verbs that end e, remove the e and add ing:

• prepare > preparing
• ride > riding

For verbs that end ie, change the ie to y and add ing:

• lie > lying
• untie > untying

For verbs whose last syllable is written [consonant-vowel-consonant] and is stressed, double the final consonant and add ing:

• run > running
• forget > forgetting

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AGH / Jan 2020