ESL Grammar: Future Progressive

Forming Future Progressive 

Affirmative

Subject.  +  will be  +  present participle

Example: I will be traveling to Jamaica.

Negative

Subject.  +  will  +  not  +  be   +  present participle

Example: She will not be coming to the parade.

Question 

Will  +  subject  +  be  +  present participle

Example: Will they be helping us host the party?

Uses of Future Progressive

1. The future progressive tense is used to describe an action in the future that overlaps another shorter action or time. She will be cooking, when her husband arrives home. At 3 pm, I will be teaching. 

2. The future progressive tense is used to describe an action in the future that happens only over a period of time. She will be guiding Sarah today. We will be painting from 3-5 tomorrow.

Future Progressive Exercises

Instructions: Fill in the blank with the verb given in the future progressive tense. 

1. I _____ (to eat) Vietnamese food for lunch.
2. Lola ______ (to help) her husband prepare for the dinner.
3. They _____ (to chase) after the criminal once they identify him.
4. We ______ (to go) to an exclusive all white party.
5. Jimmy _______ ( to emerge) victorious after tonight's game.

Instructions: Make the sentence negative.

1. She will be ending my whole career.
2. They will be drinking orange juice until the morning.
3. If my wife allows it, I will be golfing tomorrow with my friends.

Instructions: Ask your teacher a question with future progressive tense. 

1. to examine
2. to spy
3. to eat

Future Progressive Conversation Questions 

1. What will you be doing after you finish this Cambly conversation? 

2.  When will you be using English outside of class?

3. Where will you be spending your time next weekend?

4. Who will you be eating lunch with tomorrow?

5. At 3 pm tomorrow, what will you be doing?

6. Will you be reading any new books or magazines soon?