Introduction The future progressive tense, also future continuous tense, expresses a continuing action that will be in progress at a future time. The future progressive tense in English grammar is formed with will + be + present participle or ing-form. Learn how to conjugate positive, negative and interrogative sentences in the English future progressive tenses with Lingolia’s grammar lesson. In the exercises, you can put your grammar skills to the test. Example Mrs Nelson is getting ready for her bingo night. She goes there every Wednesday. In an hour she will be sitting at her table with her friends. They will be talking. They will be playing bingo. And she will be seeing Charles, a good-looking pensioner she met there last week. Usage We use the English future progressive tense to express that an action will be in progress at a certain future time. Example In an hour she will be sitting at her table with her friends. They will be talking. They will be playing bingo. express a future action that we expect to happen. Example And she will be seeing Charles, a good-looking pensioner she met there last week. Signal Words English Future Progressive Tense Signal words can help us to recognise the tense in a sentence. The signal words for the future progressive are at 4 o’clock tomorrow this time next week Conjugation of English Future Progressive Tense To conjugate the future progressive tense we follow the rule will + be + present participle or ing-form. The conjugation is that same for all forms. The table below provides an overview of the future progressive tense in positive, negative and interrogative sentences. Present Participle – Spelling Rules The present participle is generally formed by adding -ing to the base form of a verb. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule An -e at the end of the word is removed, but -ee, -oe and -ye remain unchanged. Example come – coming but agree - agreeing A consonant that follows a short stressed vowel is doubled. However, -w, -x and -y are not doubled. Example sit – sitting but mix – mixing An -l as a final consonant after a vowel is always doubled in British English but not in American English. Example travel – travelling British traveling American An -ie at the end of the word is replaced with a -y Example lie – lying Contractions Contractions are a combination of certain pronouns, verbs and the word not. They are mostly used in spoken and informal written English. The table below provides an overview of contractions in the future progressive with the verb will. Negated Contractions In written English, we usually use contractions after pronouns, but not after nouns. ExampleUnfortunately, she’ll not be sitting next to Charles.but not Unfortunately, the woman’ll/Mrs Nelson’ll not be sitting next to Charles. Negated contractions, which are a combination of an auxiliary verb and not, can always be used. ExampleUnfortunately, she won’t be sitting next to the woman/Mrs Nelson won’t be sitting next to Charles. Online exercises to improve your English Improve your English with Lingolia. Each grammar topic comes with one free exercise where you can review the basics, as well as many more Lingolia Plus exercises where you can practise according to your level. Check your understanding by hovering over the info bubbles for simple explanations and handy tips. Future Progressive – Free Exercise Future Progressive – mixed exercise Lingolia Plus English Unlock all grammar exercises for English with a Lingolia Plus account 983 interactive grammar exercises for English sorted by topic and level A1–C1 with a built-in progress tracker and awards system Get started with Lingolia Plus Future Progressive – Lingolia Plus Exercises Future Progressive – spelling test B1 Future Progressive – affirmative B1 Future Progressive – negative B1 Future Progressive – questions B2 Future Progressive – mixed 1 B1 Future Progressive – mixed 2 B1 Future Progressive – actions in progress B1 Future Progressive – future events B2 A1Beginner A2Elementary B1Intermediate B2Upper intermediate C1Advanced
Weuse the Future Simple tense: 1.When there is no plan or decision to do something before we speak. We make the decision spontaneously at the time of speaking. Hold on. I'll get a pen. We will see what we can do to help you. Maybe we'll stay in and watch television tonight. 2.To make a prediction about the future. It will rain tomorrow.Future Simple and Future Continuous Annapurna Madhuri The future continuous or the future progressive tense represents an action taking place at some time in future and is used to discuss an event that will happen in the future for a specific amount of time. It is also used to tell about a planned future event. However, future continuous tense is less common in use. Most times simple future and future continuous forms are used interchangably. The verb in the future continuous tense is made of two parts The future tense form of verb to be’ – will be ing’ affixed to the base verb. Sentences in the future continuous form have a specified structure The affirmative sentence structure Subject + future tense form of verb to be’ + base verb+ing Example She subject+ will future tense form of to be’+ go base-verb+ing She will be going to school, by this time next week. Negative sentence structure Subject+ future tense form of verb to be’ + not + base verb + ing’ Example She will not be going to school by this time next week. Interrogative structure Future tense form of verb to be’ + subject + base verb + ing + Question tag Example Will she be going to school by this time next week? At the end of this lesson, all learners will be able to Use the ing’ form of verbs to describe actions as they would be happening at some time in the future. Use future continuous forms appropriately. Apply rules to make a sentence in future continuous tense. Use future continuous tense in interrogative and negative sentences. Differentiate between the simple future and future continuous form of verbs. Choose the correct form of verb in the following sentences Read the conversation given below Naj Last few days had been quite hectic. I am looking forward for the workshop, for which we had been working very hard since last four to five months. Madhu Yes, next week by this time, we will be boarding the flight. We will be reaching the venue by late night, the same day. Asha While you will be presenting your work at the conference, I will still be struggling with my project, due for completion in the next month. Naj Yes, we wish you all the best, Asha. Asha Thank you Naj. Where is Gomati going to meet you? Jaya She will be waiting for us at the airport, when we reach. Naj Yes. By the time we reach the airport, I am sure Gomati will be sipping a hot cup of coffee at the cafeteria. Asha I know, you all have prepared well. I am sure you all will be giving a rocking presentation at the workshop. All the best! Naj, Madhu and Jaya Thank you Asha. Here we see things which will be in progress or happening at some time in the future. This is the future continuous tense. There is no information about the completion of the task. It will start sometime in the future and goes on. Future continuous tense is used to Project ourselves in some future time Example – Yes, next week by this time, we will be boarding the flight. Predict future events Example – We will be reaching the venue by late night, the same day. talk about simultaneous events expected to happen in future Example – While you will be presenting your work at the conference, I will be struggling with my project, due for completion in the next month. talk about events already happened and expecting that they continue to happen in future also. Example – I will still be struggling with my project, due for completion in the next month. Affirmative sentences in future tense Practice time Make as many sentences as you can using words from each column Example – At 1000 am tomorrow, you will be studying English. Clause Subject Helping verb Present participle form of main verb At 1000 am tomorrow I you we he she they will be sleeping working studying English cooking lunch eating breakfast traveling attending the class Negative sentences in the future tense Practice time Make as many sentences as you can using words from each column Clause Subject Helping verb Negative form Present participle form of main verb When Abhishek comes home I we you he she it will/shall not be working reading cooking studying playing watching TV Interrogative sentences in the future tense Remember to add a question mark. Practice time Make as many sentences as you can using words from each column Clause Helping verb subject Present participle form of main verb When he calls will I we you he she they be cooking dancing playing sleeping talking to a friend watching the match walking in the garden drinking coffee Exercise Use the future continuous form of the verb given in the bracket to complete the given sentences We now know that future continuous tense is used to describe actions in the situations discussed in the picture below. To project ourselves in the future this evening, later next week, next month, after, before…. Predicting or guessing future events guess, believe, think…. Events already happened and will continue to happen in the future also still, until, till… Longer actions interrupted by shorter actions both taking place in future. when, while, then… Longer actions interrupted by a time frame. until, till… Describing two parallel actions happening simultaneously. when, then… Exception To describe two simultaneous actions in a time in future, simple future is commonly used. Future continuous is used only when the longer continuous action is to be emphasized. Write the appropriate form of verb tense in the blanks and complete the given sentences. Note the signal words. Interrogative and Negative sentences in future continuous tense. Change into negative Change into interrogative Simple Future Vs. Future continuous Differences between Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense Basis of differences Simple Future Tense Future Continuous Tense Basic Future expressed as a fact, plan or a decision, opinion, office programs, timetables, personal programmes Long continuous actions in future depicting time of happening in future, atmosphere in future, projecting self in future, guessing events, Repeated actions Prediction of future, time unspecified. Prediction – time specified. Form and structure Simple present form of verb along with future tense form of helping verb Present participle form of main verb along with future tense form of helping verb Similarities Both simple future and future continuous tenses are used to Predict future events or plan Talk about the future. Convert the following sentences into future continuous tense Mark the correct form of verbs in the following sentences. Correct the errors in each of the following sentences Whenan event is on a schedule or timetable (for example, the take-off time for a plane), we often use the present simple to express the future. We usually also use a future phrase (expressed or understood) like tomorrow, at 6.30pm, next week. The train leaves Detroit at 9pm tonight. John starts work next week. O Simple Future Futuro Simples, também chamado de Future Simple, é um tempo verbal usado para expressar ações futuras que irão ocorrer, ou seja, que ainda não Simple Future Tense pode indicar uma decisão que está sendo tomada no ato da fala. Além disso, pode expressar um pedido, uma promessa, um aviso, um convite ou uma português, esse tempo verbal corresponde ao Futuro do Presente do Modo formação dos tempos futuros em inglês é comum utilizarmos os verbos modais auxiliares will e shall e a estrutura going com will Geralmente, usamos o will para indicar uma ideia de futuro que pode expressar incerteza ou ser decidida no momento da de formação e exemplosAffirmative formA formação de frases de futuro com will na forma afirmativa segue a seguinte estrutura Sujeito + will + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to + complemento Exemplos They will buy a new house. Eles comprarão uma casa nova. We will go out tonight. Nós sairemos hoje à noite.A forma afirmativa também pode ser utilizada na forma contraída após pronomes pessoais. Para isso, basta usar 'll no lugar de I will visit my cousin tomorrow. = I'll visit my cousin tomorrow. Visitarei minha prima amanhã. They will arrive at night. = They'll arrive at night. Eles chegarão de noite.Negative formA formação de frases de futuro com will na forma negativa segue a seguinte estrutura Sujeito + will + not + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to + complemento Exemplos They will not buy a new house. Eles não comprarão uma casa nova. We will not go out tonight. Nós não sairemos hoje à noite.A forma negativa também pode ser utilizada na forma contraída. Para isso, basta usar won't no lugar de will I will not visit my cousin tomorrow. = I won't visit my cousin tomorrow. Não visitarei minha prima amanhã. They will not arrive at night. = They won't arrive at night. Eles não chegarão de noite.Interrogative formA formação de frases de futuro com will na forma interrogativa segue a seguinte estrutura Will + sujeito + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to + complemento Exemplos Will they buy a new house? Eles comprarão uma casa nova? Will we go out tonight? Nós sairemos hoje à noite?Veja abaixo uma tabela com a conjugação do futuro com will, onde o verbo principal é to travel viajar AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE I will travel I will not travel Will I travel? You will travel You will not travel Will you travel? He/She/It will travel He/She/It will not travel Will he/she/it travel? We will travel We will not travel Will we travel? You will travel You will not travel Will you travel? They will travel They will not travel Will they travel? Futuro com going to Usamos o futuro com going to para indicar uma ação futura que já está planejada e que com certeza irá acontecer em um futuro de formação e exemplosAffirmative formA formação de frases de futuro com going to na forma afirmativa segue a seguinte estrutura Sujeito + verbo to be am/is/are+ going to + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to + complemento Exemplos She is going to have lunch with Mary. Ela almoçará com a Mary. They are going to arrive later today. Eles chegarão mais tarde hoje.A forma afirmativa também pode ser utilizada na forma contraída. Para isso, basta usar as formas contraídas do verbo to be depois de pronomes pessoais. is = 's are = 'reIMPORTANTE não existe forma contraída de am Exemplos She is going to have lunch with Mary. = She's going to have lunch with Mary. Ela almoçará com a Mary. They are going to arrive later today. = They're going to arrive later today. Eles chegarão mais tarde hoje.Negative formA formação de frases de futuro com going to na forma negativa segue a seguinte estrutura Sujeito + verbo to be am/is/are + not + going to + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to + complemento Exemplos She is not going to have lunch with Mary. Ela não almoçará com a Mary. They are not going to arrive later today. Eles não chegarão mais tarde hoje.A forma negativa também pode ser utilizada na forma contraída. Para isso, basta alterar o verbo to be is + not = isn't are + not = aren't IMPORTANTE não existe forma contraída de am + She is not going to have lunch with Mary. = She isn't going to have lunch with Mary. Ela não almoçará com a Mary. They are not going to arrive later today = They aren't going to arrive later today. Eles não chegarão mais tarde hoje.Interrogative formA formação de frases de futuro com going to na forma interrogativa segue a seguinte estrutura Verbo to be am/is/are+ sujeito + going to + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to + complemento Exemplos Is she going to have lunch with Mary? Ela almoçará com a Mary? Are they going to arrive later today? Eles chegarão mais tarde hoje?Veja abaixo uma tabela com a conjugação do futuro com going to, onde o verbo principal é to travel viajar AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE I am going to travel I am not going to travel Am I going to travel? You are going to travel You are not going to travel Are you going to travel? He/She/It is going to travel He/She/It is not going to travel Is he/she/it going to travel? We are going to travel We are not going to travel Are we going to travel? You are going to travel You are not going to travel Are you going to travel? They are going to travel They are not going to travel Are they going to travel? Futuro com shall Shall, assim como will, é um modal verb verbo modal utilizado para expressar ações futuras em entanto, shall é menos utilizado do que will, uma vez que é usado em situações usado, ele costuma aparecer em perguntas, sugestões e convites, geralmente nas primeiras pessoas do singular e do plural I e we.Regras de formação e exemplosAffirmative formA formação de frases de futuro com shall na forma afirmativa segue a seguinte estrutura Sujeito + shall + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to + complemento Exemplos I shall write a report. Escreverei um relatório. We shall decide after the conference. Decidiremos depois da conferência.Negative formA formação de frases de futuro com shall na forma negativa segue a seguinte estrutura Sujeito + shall + not + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to + complemento Exemplos I shall not write a report. Não escreverei um relatório. We shall not decide after the conference. Não decidiremos depois da conferência.A forma negativa também pode ser utilizada na forma contraída. Para isso, basta usar shan't no lugar de shall I shan't write a report. Não escreverei um relatório. We shan't decide after the conference. Não decidiremos depois da conferência.Interrogative formA formação de frases de futuro com shall na forma interrogativa segue a seguinte estrutura Shall + sujeito + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to + complemento Exemplos Shall I write a report? Escreverei um relatório? Shall we decide after the conference? Decidiremos depois da conferência?Veja abaixo a tabela de conjugação. AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE I shall travel I shall not travel Shall I travel? You shall travel You shall not travel Shall you travel? He/She/It shall travel He/She/It shall not travel Shall he/she/it travel? We shall travel We shall not travel Shall we travel? You shall travel You shall not travel Shall you travel? They shall travel They shall not travel Shall they travel? Expressões de tempo usadas com Simple Future Algumas expressões de tempo são utilizadas com esse tempo abaixo uma lista de frases no futuro simples com as principais expressões de tempo. tomorrow amanhã soon em breve the day after tomorrow depois de amanhã next week próxima semana, semana que vem next month próximo mês, mês que vem next weekend próximo final de semana, final de semana que vem next year próximo ano, ano que vem in a few days em poucos dias in a short time em um curto período de tempo, em pouco tempo in X hours em X horasExemplos Will she travel to Canada tomorrow? Ela viajará para o Canadá amanhã? He is going to arrive soon. Ele chegará em breve. I shall call the director. Telefonarei para o diretor. The party will be the day after tomorrow. A festa será depois de amanhã. My Japanese classes are not going to begin next week. Minhas aulas de japonês não começarão semana que vem. Their graduation will take place next month. A formatura deles acontecerá mês que vem. We will go to the beach next weekend. Iremos para a praia fim de semana que vem. Will you move to the States next year? Você se mudará para os Estados Unidos ano que vem? The cell phone I ordered will be delivered in a few days. O celular que eu encomendei será entregue em poucos dias. The play is going to start in a short time. A peça começará em pouco tempo. His plane will land in 2 hours. O avião dele aterrissará em 2 horas.Para complementar seus estudos sobre verbos em inglês, veja tambémExercícios sobre Past Continuous com gabarito comentadoTempos verbais em inglêsVerbos regulares e irregulares em inglêsFuture PerfectPassive voice exercícios com gabarito comentadoPresent Perfect exercícios com gabarito comentadoAs 10 conjunções mais usadas em inglêsVídeo VideoConfira o vídeo abaixo e veja um resumo sobre o uso do Future Exercises1. UFRR/2010Mary "I am about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!" Clare "I ______ you some coffee."a 'll go b am going to get c will get d am going to get to e will go to get Ver Resposta Alternativa correta c will get O diálogo mostra que a decisão de Clare foi tomada no momento da fala. Por esse motivo, o verbo modal auxiliar "will" deve ser utilizado. A estrutura correta da afirmativa com will é sujeito + will + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o "to" + complemento. 2. Unesp/1998Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna da frase adianteI’ll __________ soccer this playing b played c to play d play e plays Ver Resposta Alternativa correta d play A estrutura correta da afirmativa com will é sujeito + will + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o "to" + complemento. A alternativa d é a correta pois é a única que apresenta o verbo principal no infinitivo sem o "to". 3. UFSC/1996Select the propositions which indicate Paul and Mary are going to travel to Africa in July. b The children will not be hungry anymore. c David is going to study in a good school. d Gregorie is working in Africa now. e David will be eleven years old next year. f David and his family need help Ver Resposta Alternativas corretas a Paul and Mary are going to travel to Africa in July. b The children will not be hungry anymore. c David is going to study in a good school. e David will be eleven years old next year. As alternativas a, b, c e e apresentam frases que indicam o futuro através do uso do verbo modal "will" e da estrutura "going to". As demais alternativas, d e f, indicam ações no presente. 4. Unimar-PRVerta para o inglês"Amanhã voltarei aqui de novo".a May I was back again here. b Tomorrow I'll be back here again. c Today I would again be back. d May I'll be back again here. e Tomorrow I shall be back again. Ver Resposta Alternativa correta b Tomorrow I'll be back here again. A alternativa a indica utiliza um verbo no passado was e além disso, apresenta uma estrutura gramatical incorreta a combinação "may" + "was" não existe. A alternativa c usa um verbo que indica uma ideia condicional would e além disso, apresenta uma estrutura gramatical incorreta. A alternativa d apresenta uma estrutura gramatical incorreta a combinação "may" + "will" não existe. Por fim, a alternativa e está gramaticalmente correta, mas não inclui a palavra "here" aqui. Assim sendo, a alternativa b é a certa pois é a única que está gramaticalmente correta e bem traduzida. Veja tambémSimple Future exercícios com gabarito comentado - nível fácilExercícios sobre going to com gabarito comentado Professora, lexicógrafa, tradutora, produtora de conteúdos e revisora. Licenciada em Letras Português, Inglês e Literaturas pelas Faculdades Integradas Simonsen, em 2002 e formada em 1999 no Curso de Magistério habilitação para lecionar na Educação Infantil e no Ensino Fundamental I.