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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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What's next?
  1. Read and understand the following explanations and examples
  2. Read and understand the Rules
  3. Practice, practice, practice with the Exercises

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 Expressions


Actions 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.
a lady singer



We will be doing business next year.
a handshake


He will be driving for a while.
a driver on a motorbike



An hour from now he will be lying in a hospital.
a hurt boxer

At ten o'clock tonight she will be meeting her boyfriend.
a lady on the phone

He will be shouting until he gets tired.
a man shouting


When he comes, she will be waiting.
a lady waiting



She will be walking confidently when she returns.
a lady walking confidently


Janet will be talking, and Emily will be listening to every word.
two ladies chatting

Examples of
Typical Time Expressions

  • Tomorrow
  • At 5 o'clock
  • Next month
  • All afternoon
  • All night

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