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What Is the Future Progressive Tense? (with Examples)
Future Progressive Tense
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.
A Video Summary
Here is a short video summarizing the future progressive tense:Infographic for the Future Perfect Tense
Here is an infographic explaining the future progressive tense:
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?
Verb Tense Widget
Use this widget to learn about the different tenses. How do you use this widget? Well, if there's a button, a drop-down menu, or a
to base form
( verb)
Select the tenses.
Present Tenses 
Past Tenses 
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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 |
Slider Showing All the Tenses
The following slider shows all 12 tenses. The future progressive tense is highlighted with a yellow background.Interactive Exercise
Here are three randomly selected questions from a larger exercise, which can be edited, printed to create an exercise worksheet, or sent via email to friends or students.- Do you disagree with something on this page?
- Did you spot a typo?