The future progressive Tense
future progressive/continuous and its usage:

1) To express an activity that will be in progress at a time in the future.
Example:
I will begin to study at seven. You will come at eight. I will be studying when you come.
Affirmative statement
To make an Affirmative future progressive statement, simply follow this
pattern:
Subject+will+be +main verb in base form+ing
•I /He/she/it will be playing football Sunday afternoon.
•We/you/they will be playing football Sunday afternoon
Negative statement
To make a negative past progressive statement, simply follow the following pattern:

Subject+will+ be+not+main verb in base form+ing

•I/He/she/it will not be playing Sunday afternoon.
•We/you/they will not be playing Sunday afternoon.
We use short forms in the Past Progressive in negative sentences:
I/he/she/it won't be playing Sunday afternoon.
We/you/they won't be playing Sunday afternoon.
Question
To make a question in the present progressive, simply follow the following pattern:

Will/+subject+be+main verb in base form+ing

•Will I/he/she/it be playing Sunday afternoon?
•will we/you/they be playing Sunday afternoon?
Present progressive form
Affirmative

Negative

Question

I will be taking a shower

I will not be taking a
shower

Will I be taking a
shower?

you will not be running
you will be running home
home

will you be running
home?

She will be reading a
magazine.

She will not be reading a
magazine.

Will She be reading a
magazine?

We will be playing a
computer game

We will not be playing a
computer game

Will we be playing a
computer game?

He will be writing a letter

He will not be writing a
letter

Will he be writing a
letter?
Exercise:
Make sentences in present progressive tense.
Affirmative

Negative

Kathy will be dancing
with Bob

Kathy will not be dancing
with Bob
He will not be telling a
jokes

Will he be telling jokes?
Will we be visiting the
farm

We will be visiting a farm
They will be answering
the phone

Question

They will not be
answering the phone

Future progressive tense

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  • 2.
    future progressive/continuous andits usage: 1) To express an activity that will be in progress at a time in the future. Example: I will begin to study at seven. You will come at eight. I will be studying when you come.
  • 3.
    Affirmative statement To makean Affirmative future progressive statement, simply follow this pattern: Subject+will+be +main verb in base form+ing •I /He/she/it will be playing football Sunday afternoon. •We/you/they will be playing football Sunday afternoon
  • 4.
    Negative statement To makea negative past progressive statement, simply follow the following pattern: Subject+will+ be+not+main verb in base form+ing •I/He/she/it will not be playing Sunday afternoon. •We/you/they will not be playing Sunday afternoon. We use short forms in the Past Progressive in negative sentences: I/he/she/it won't be playing Sunday afternoon. We/you/they won't be playing Sunday afternoon.
  • 5.
    Question To make aquestion in the present progressive, simply follow the following pattern: Will/+subject+be+main verb in base form+ing •Will I/he/she/it be playing Sunday afternoon? •will we/you/they be playing Sunday afternoon?
  • 6.
    Present progressive form Affirmative Negative Question Iwill be taking a shower I will not be taking a shower Will I be taking a shower? you will not be running you will be running home home will you be running home? She will be reading a magazine. She will not be reading a magazine. Will She be reading a magazine? We will be playing a computer game We will not be playing a computer game Will we be playing a computer game? He will be writing a letter He will not be writing a letter Will he be writing a letter?
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    Exercise: Make sentences inpresent progressive tense. Affirmative Negative Kathy will be dancing with Bob Kathy will not be dancing with Bob He will not be telling a jokes Will he be telling jokes? Will we be visiting the farm We will be visiting a farm They will be answering the phone Question They will not be answering the phone