How is the future progressive tense used?
The future progressive tense is most often used in the following instances: 1. An action set in the future and which will occur over a period of time. 2. An action already in progress and which will continue for a period of time. 3. When predicting an action in the present or at a specific time in the future. 4. When predicting the future, especially trends in the future. Here’s an example of each: With my new job, I will be traveling back and forth across the country. In this sentence, the action (travel) will take place in the future. In addition, the action will recur again and again. Hence we use the future progressive tense. Alan will be studying until 5:00 tonight, and then he has to meet with his professor. Here, we can assume from the sentence that Alan is studying now and he will continue to do so until 5:00. Why don’t you call Mike in an hour? He is going to be having dinner about now. The speaker is predicting an action that is occurring now. Within the next thirty years, mo
