The Future Progressive Verb Tense

In English, the future progressive verb tense uses 3 kinds of verbs, 2 auxiliary verbs and 1 main verb.
- In English, the auxiliary verb “to be” does not change to the subject See charts.
- In English, the auxiliary verb “will” always stays in the same form.See charts.
- The main verb – ing is added to the end of the base form of the main verb.

  • In English, negative sentences are formed by adding “not between the auxiliary verb “to be” and the main verb. See chart.
  • In English, for questions the order of the sentence is changed. The verb “to be” comes first, then the subject. See chart.

    • Positive Sentences

    Subject + Auxiliary  Verb
    ”will”    		 + Auxiliary Verb
     “to be”    		 + Main Verb + Continue
    the sentence
    I, We, they, you
    He, She, It
    Plural Nouns
    Singular nouns
    Uncountable nouns    		 + will + be + verb +ing +  

    Examples:

    1. I will be at that party on Monday night.
    2. You will be working the next few days.
    3. The children will be starting school next week.
    4. My mother will be coming to the States next month.
    5. The storm will be coming soon.

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    Negative Sentences

    Subject + Auxiliary Verb
    ”will”    		 + Auxiliary Verb 
    “to be”    		 + Not Main Verb + Continue the
     Sentence
    I ,We, they,
     you
    He, She, it
    Plural Nouns
    Singular nouns
    Uncountable nouns    		 + will + be + not verb +ing +  


    Examples:

    1. I will not be coming to work next week.
    2. I am on vacation.
    3. You will not be singing in the concert.
    4. The buses will not be running on Sunday, they are going on strike.
    5. My sister will not be going to Paris this summer.
    6. The wind will not be getting any stronger the storm is over.

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    Questions

    Auxiliary Verb
    ”will”    		 + Subject + Auxiliary Verb
     “to be”    		 + Main Verb + Continue the
     Sentence
    Will + I, we, they, you
     he, she, it
    plural nouns
    singular nouns
    uncountable nouns    		 + be + verb +ing +  


    The Future Progressive Verb Tense

     

     

    Examples:

    1. Will I be working this weekend?
    2. Will you be singing at the wedding tonight?
    3. Will we be sleeping in the hotel or at grandma’s house?
    4. Will the dog be coming with us on the trip?
    5. Will your sister be calling us from England this week?
    6. Will the snow be stopping today?