Future Progressive Tense
The Future Progressive is a very common tense in English. You should understand it, and know it well.
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How do We Use this Tense?
The Future Progressive is a form of the verb that shows the action will be in progress at a certain point, or at some time period, in the future.For example:
- Tomorrow at 8 o'clock James will be cleaning the house.
- James will
be cleaning the house all morning.
The Future Progressive is often used together with the Simple Present.
For example:
- James will be cleaning the house when I arrive.
Here
are the
different usages of this tense:
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Examples of Typical Time ExpressionsActions that will be in progress
at a
certain point or at a certain
time period in the future
(The verbs are
in bold)
She will be singing
all night.
We will be doing
business next year.
He will be driving for a while.
At ten o'clock tonight she will be meeting her boyfriend.
He will be shouting until he gets tired.
When he comes, she will be waiting.
She will be walking confidently when she returns.
Janet will be talking, and Emily will be listening to every word.
Examples of
Typical Time Expressions
- Tomorrow
- At 5 o'clock
- Next month
- All afternoon
- All night
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