Exploring the Future Progressive Tense

This video tutorial explains verb tenses, focusing on the simple future and future progressive. It provides examples of both tenses, explains how to form the future progressive, and discusses its uses. The video also covers clauses, including independent and dependent clauses, and offers practice sentences to reinforce learning.

What do verb tenses indicate?

• The place of an action

• The object of an action

• The time an action takes place

• The subject of an action

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which verb tense is used for short future actions?

• Future progressive

• Simple past

• Simple future

• Present continuous

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How do we form the future progressive tense?

• Will + be + -ing verb

• Will + have + past participle

• Will + base verb

• Will + be + past participle

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following sentences uses the future progressive tense?

• She will be working late all week.

• I will call my friend tomorrow.

• He will sleep when his roommate gets home.

• We will travel a lot during the holidays.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When do we use the future progressive tense?

• For long, continuing future actions

• For past actions

• For short future actions

• For present actions

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which conjunction is commonly used to show two long future actions happening at the same time?

• Or

• But

• And

• Because

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is a clause?

• A group of words with a subject and a verb

• A group of words without a verb

• A punctuation mark

• A single word

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is an independent clause?

• A clause that is always dependent

• A clause that needs a conjunction

• A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence

• A clause that cannot stand alone

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What should you do when a dependent clause starts a sentence?

• Use a period

• Use an exclamation mark

• Use a semicolon

• Use a comma

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence correctly uses the future progressive tense?

• The children will eat dinner when the babysitter arrives.

• My brother will watch a movie and I will do my homework tonight.

• He will be taking a shower when she leaves for work.

• When you arrive at the restaurant, I will wait outside.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D