Future Progressive Tense (with Examples)

The future progressive tense is used for an on-going action that will occur in the future.

Examples of the Future Progressive Tense

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

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?

Forming the Future Perfect Tense

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Other Future Tenses

The future progressive tense is one of four future tenses. They are:

The 4 Future Tenses	Example
simple future tense	I will go
future progressive tense	I will be going
future perfect tense	I will have gone
future perfect progressive	I will have been going

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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