Future Progressive Story 1, Page 1

Future Progressive Story 1

(Future Continuous)
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Who are they? What will they be doing?

What will be happening?
Brad likes to fish. He fishes whenever he can. This weekend, he will be
fishing at the lake. It is his favorite place to fish.

Mark is Brad's friend. Mark likes to fish too. He also fishes whenever he
can. This weekend he will be fishing at the lake with Brad. They will be
camping at the lake all weekend.

Mark will be picking up Brad at 8 o'clock Friday night. Brad will be ready
when Mark arrives. They will be driving all night before they get to the lake.

They are excited about the weekend. Brad and Mark both love to fish. They
love to fish together. They will be fishing together for many years!

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Future Progressive Story 1 – Exercises

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Future Progressive tense.

1. Where will Brad be fishing this weekend? Who will be fishing with Brad?

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2. What else will Brad and Mark be doing at the lake? When will Brad be
picking up Mark?
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3. How long will Brad and Mark be driving before they get to the lake?
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B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no

questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag
questions.

Examples for the sentence “He will be waiting for you.”

Negative: He will not be waiting for you.
Yes/No Question: Will he be waiting for you?
WH-Question: Whom will he be waiting for?
Tag Question: He will be waiting for you, won't he?

1. This weekend he will be fishing at the lake with Brad.

Negative: _____________________________________________________

Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________

WH-Question: _________________________________________________

Tag Question: _________________________________________________

2. They will be driving all night.

Negative: _____________________________________________________

Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________

WH-Question: _________________________________________________

Tag Question: _________________________________________________

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3. They will be fishing together for many years!

Negative: _____________________________________________________

Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________

WH-Question: _________________________________________________

Tag Question: _________________________________________________

C. Rewrite the story using contractions.

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Future Progressive Story 1 – Answers

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Future Progressive tense.

1. Where will Brad be fishing this weekend? Who will be fishing with Brad?

Brad will be fishing at the lake this weekend. Mark will be fishing with Brad.

2. What else will Brad and Mark be doing at the lake? When will Brad be

picking up Mark?

Brad and Mark will also be camping at the lake. Brad will be picking up

Mark at 8 o'clock Friday night.

3. How long will Brad and Mark be driving before they get to the lake?
Brad and Mark will be driving all night before they get to the lake.

B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no

questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word) and tag questions.

1. This weekend he will be fishing at the lake with Brad.

Negative: This weekend he will not be fishing at the lake with Brad.

Yes/No Question: Will he be fishing at the lake with Brad this weekend?

WH-Question: What will he be doing at the lake with Brad this weekend?

Tag Question: This weekend he will be fishing at the lake with Brad, won't

he?

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2. They will be driving all night.

Negative: They will not be driving all night.

Yes/No Question: Will they be driving all night?

WH-Question: What will they be doing all night?

Tag Question: They will be driving all night, won't they?

3. They will be fishing together for many years!

Negative: They will not be fishing together for many years.

Yes/No Question: Will they be fishing together for many years?

WH-Question: Who will be fishing together for many years?

Tag Question: They will be fishing together for many years, won't they?

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C. Rewrite the story using contractions.

Brad likes to fish. He fishes whenever he can. This weekend, he'll be fishing
at the lake. It's his favorite place to fish.

Mark is Brad's friend. Mark likes to fish too. He also fishes whenever he
can. This weekend he'll be fishing at the lake with Brad. They'll be camping
at the lake all weekend.

Mark will be picking up Brad at 8 o'clock Friday night. Brad will be ready
when Mark arrives. They'll be driving all night before they get to the lake.

They're excited about the weekend. Brad and Mike both love to fish. They
love to fish together. They'll be fishing together for many years!

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