Future Progressive Story 2, Page 1

Future Progressive Story 2

(Future Continuous)
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Who are they? What are they going to be doing?

What will be happening?
Today, there is going to be a parade. At the beginning of the parade, the
mayor is going to be driving by in his carriage. The horse will be pulling the
carriage and the mayor will be waving to the crowd. The crowd will be
waving when the mayor passes by.
Timothy and his grandfather will be standing in front of the store when the
mayor passes them. Timothy and his grandfather are going to be watching
and waving. Everyone is going to be having a good time at the parade.

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Future Progressive Story 2 Exercises

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Future Progressive tense.
1. What is going to be happening at the beginning of the parade?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. What is the mayor going to be doing? What will the crowd be doing
when the mayor passes by?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. Where are Timothy and his grandfather going to be standing when the
mayor passes them?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

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

1. The horse will be pulling the carriage.

Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
2. The mayor will be waving to the crowd.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________

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3. Everyone is going to be having a good time at the parade.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________

C. This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with
the right words from the box below.
going

be

driving

them

and

mayor

Today, there is ___________ to be a parade. At the beginning of the

parade, the mayor is going to be ___________ by in his carriage. The horse
will be pulling the carriage and the ___________ will be waving to the
crowd. The crowd will be waving when the mayor passes by.
Timothy ___________his grandfather will be standing in front of the store
when the mayor passes ___________. Timothy and his grandfather are
going to be watching and waving. Everyone is going to ___________ having
a good time at the parade.

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Future Progressive Story 2 Answers

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Future Progressive tense.
1. What is going to be happening at the beginning of the parade?
At the beginning of the parade, the mayor is going to be driving by in his
carriage.
2. What is the mayor going to be doing? What will the crowd be doing
when the mayor passes by?
The mayor is going to be waving at the crowd. The crowd will be waving
when the mayor passes by.
3. Where are Timothy and his grandfather going to be standing when the
mayor passes them?
Timothy and his grandfather are going to be standing in front of the store
when the mayor passes them.

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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.
1. The horse will be pulling the carriage.
Negative: The horse will not be pulling the carriage.
Yes/No Question: Will the horse be pulling the carriage?
WH-Question: What will the horse be pulling?
Tag Question: The horse will be pulling the carriage, won't it?
2. The mayor will be waving to the crowd.
Negative: The mayor will not be waving to the crowd.
Yes/No Question: Will the mayor be waving to the crowd?
WH-Question: Who will be waving to the crowd?
Tag Question: The mayor will be waving to the crowd, won't he?
3. Everyone is going to be having a good time at the parade.
Negative: Everyone is not going to be having a good time at the parade.
Yes/No Question: Is everyone going to be having a good time at the
parade?
WH-Question: Who is going to be having a good time at the parade?
Tag Question: Everyone is going to be having a good time at the parade,
aren't they?

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C. This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with
the right words from the box below.
Today, there is going to be a parade. At the beginning of the parade, the
mayor is going to be driving by in his carriage. The horse will be pulling the
carriage and the mayor will be waving to the crowd. The crowd will be
waving when the mayor passes by.
Timothy and his grandfather will be standing in front of the store when the
mayor passes them. Timothy and his grandfather are going to be watching
and waving. Everyone is going to be having a good time at the parade.

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