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Form of The Future Progressive Tense
Form of The Future Progressive Tense
Form of The Future Progressive Tense
The most common use of the progressive form is to describe actions which will be in progress in the
immediate or distant future:
Sometimes the Future Progressive is used to describe simple futurity, but with a 'softening effect'
that takes away the element of deliberate intention often implied by will:
I'll work on this tomorrow. (intention, possibly a promise)
In some contexts, the Future Progressive sounds more polite than will, especially in questions when we
do not wish to appear to be pressing for a definite answer:
When will you finish these letters? (e.g. boss to assistant)
The Future Progressive can be used like the Present Progressive to refer to planned events, particularly
in connection with travel:
Professor Craig will be giving a lecture on Etruscan pottery tomorrow evening. (= is giving)