Origine 4: Structural Complexity of Future Progressive

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1. What is the Future Progressive? The Future Progressive (or Future Continuous) tense describes actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

Examples:

At 6 PM tomorrow, I will be eating dinner. They will be working on the project this time next week. 2. The Structure of Future Progressive The Future Progressive follows this formula:

Subject + will + be + verb (-ing)

Examples: I will be traveling to Spain next summer. She will be studying at 10 AM tomorrow. Will they be joining us for lunch later? 3. Exploring Structural Complexity a. Adding Negatives To make a Future Progressive sentence negative, place "not" after "will":

Formula: Subject + will + not + be + verb (-ing)

Examples:

He will not be attending the meeting tomorrow. We won’t be watching the movie tonight. b. Forming Questions To ask a question, invert the subject and "will":

Formula: Will + subject + be + verb (-ing)?

Examples:

Will you be traveling to London next month? Won’t they be working late tonight? c. Using Time Markers Time markers are essential to clarify when the action will take place:

Specific time: At 3 PM, At midnight. Duration: All day, All week. Examples:

At 10 AM, she will be presenting her research. They will be studying all night for the exam.