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Future Progressive Tense
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What Is the Future Progressive Tense? (with Examples)
The future progressive tense is used for an ongoing action that will occur in the future. For example:- John will be baking a cake.
- They will be painting the fence.
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.
- The next time you see a spider's web, please pause and look a little closer. You will be seeing one of the most high-performance materials known to man. (Biologist Cheryl Hayashi)
- She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes. ("She'll" is a contraction of "she will.")
Forming the Future Progressive Tense
The future progressive tense is formed like this:"will be"
+ [present participle ("verb-ing")]
(This is the construction for singular and plural.)
Forming the Present Participle
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
- prepare > preparing
- ride > riding
- lie > lying
- untie > untying
- run > running
- forget > forgetting
The Negative Version
If you need the negative version, you can use the following construction:"will not be"
+ [present participle]
- 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.
The Question Version
If you need to ask a question, you can use the following word order for a yes/no question:"will"
+ [subject]
+ "be"
+ [present participle]
- Will the Moscow State Circus be performing in Washington?
- Will we be celebrating like kings?
[question word]
+ "will"
+ [subject]
+ "be"
+ [present participle]
- When will the Moscow State Circus be performing in Cheltenham?
- Why will we be celebrating like kings?
"will"
+ [subject]
+ "be"
+ [present participle]
+ + choice A
+ or
+ choice B
- Will the Moscow State Circus be performing in New York or Washington?
"will"
+ [subject]
+ "be"
+ present participle A
+ or
+ present participle B
- Will we be celebrating like kings commiserating like paupers?
Infographic for the Future Perfect Tense

Interactive Verb Conjugation Tables
The tables below show all 12 tenses so you can see the future progressive tense among the other tenses. (You can change the verb by clicking one of the green buttons.)Top 10 Regular Verbs
Top 10 Irregular Verbs
All 4 Past Tenses
Person | Simple Past | Past Progressive Tense | Past Perfect Tense | Past Perfect Progressive Tense |
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The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
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The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
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The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
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The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.
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All 4 Present Tenses
Person | Simple Present | Present Progressive Tense | Present Perfect Tense | Present Perfect Progressive Tense |
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The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
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The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
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The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
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The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).
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All 4 Future Tenses
Person | Simple Future | Future Progressive Tense | Future Perfect Tense | Future Perfect Progressive Tense |
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The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
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The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
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The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
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The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.
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Other Future Tenses
The future progressive tense is one of four future tenses. This table shows all four of the future tenses: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 |
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Take a test on the future progressive tense See all the tenses What is a verb phrase? Simple past tense Past progressive tense Past perfect tense Past perfect progressive tense Simple present tense Present progressive tense Present perfect tense Present perfect progressive tense Simple future tense Future perfect tense Future perfect progressive tensePage URL