The Future Progressive

FORM: will + be + verb+ing

Future Progressive Exercise 1

Future Progressive Exercise 2

Future Progressive Exercise 3

The future progressive describes an activity that will be in progress at a time in the future.

FORM: will + be + verb+ing

• I will begin to eat dinner at 6PM. You will come at 6:30PM. I will be eating when you come.
• Right now, I am sitting in class. At this time tomorrow, I will be sitting in class.

We can also use the progress form of be going to for the future progressive.

FORM: be going to + be + verb+ing.

• Don’t call me at eight because I won’t be home. I am going to be flying to Canada at that time.

Statement

{ I – You – We – They – He – She – It } will be eating when Farah arrives.

I am going to be eating when Farah arrives.
{ You – We – They } are going to be eating when Farah arrives.
{ He – She – It } is going to be eating when Farah arrives.

Negative

{ I – You – We – They – He – She – It } will not be eating when Farah arrives.

I am not going to be eating when Farah arrives.
( You – We – They } are not going to be eating when Farah arrives.
{ He – She – It } is not going to be eating when Farah arrives.

Question

Won’t { I – you – we – they – he – she – it } be eating when Farah arrives.

Am I going to be eating when Farah arrives?
Are { you – we – they } going to be eating when Farah arrives?
Is { he – she – it } going to be eating when Farah arrives?

Short Answer

Yes, { I – you – we – they – he – she – it } will.
No, { I – you – we – they – he – she – it } won’t.

Yes, I am. / Yes, { you – we – they } are? / Yes, { he – she – it } is?
No, I’m not. / No, { you – we – they } aren’t? / No, {he – she – it } isn’t?