Future progressive tense is a part of Future tense. Future tense indicates that an action will take place in near or far future.

What is Future progressive tense?

Future progressive tense is used to indicate a continuing action that will occur at some point in the future. It is a English verb tense. It expresses that something will be in progress at a particular moment in future.

However, It is also called future continuous tense.

For example:

• I will be studying.
• She will be reading.
• I will be leaving.

Uses of future progressive tense

• Future progressive tense is used to indicate that something will happen or take place in near future. For example: You will be hearing from us in the coming months.
• It is also used to talk about future events which are fixed or decided. Personnel intentions are not suggested here. For example: I will be seeing her one of these days.
• It can also be used to predict the present. For example: Don’t call him now, he will be having shower.
• The future progressive tense can also be used to make polite inquiries about people’s plan. For example: Will you be singing till the night.
• Whenever we want to know listener’s plan, future progressive tense is used. For example: Are you coming to my house this Sunday?

Structure

It follows a specific structure or standard formula which is as follows:

It is created with “to be” verb conjugation” and the present participle of a verb (with an –ing ending).

We use Subject+ will be+ present participle of verbs to form the future progressive.

Some examples of future progressive tense:

• I will be eating your chocolate.
• I will be reading this newspaper.
• She will be bargaining.
• I will be seeing you soon.
• Will you be coming at my place?

These are some of the examples which can be used while framing sentences.