Thursday, 5 June 2008

Future Progressive

(a) I will begin to study at seven. You will come at eight. I will be studying when you come.
(b) Right now I am sitting in class. At this same time tomorrow, I will be sitting in class.
The future progressive expresses an activity that will be in progress at a time in the future.

(c) Don't call me at nine because I won't be home. I am going to be studying at the library.
The progressive form of be going to: be going to + be + -ing

(d) Don't get impatient. She will be coming soon.
(e) Don't get impatien. She will come soon.
Sometimes there is little or no difference between the future progressive ant the simple future, especially when the future event will occur at an indefinite time in the future, as in (d) and (e).


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