In Spanish, the progressive future (futuro progresivo) is like when something is going to be happening in the future and it’s ongoing.
This tense is formed by using the verb estar in the simple future followed by a gerund. For example:
Estaré comiendo una manzana.
I will be eating an apple.
Estaremos visitando Madrid.
We will be visiting Madrid.
Now, let’s see the same sentence in the simple future and the progressive future:
SIMPLE FUTURE: I will dance.
FUTURO SIMPLE: Yo bailaré.
PROGRESSIVE FUTURE: I will be dancing.
FUTURO PROGRESIVO: Yo estaré bailando.
Here, I show you a model for the progressive future:
| Person | Estar (simple future) | Gerund |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estaré | |
| tú | estarás | |
| usted | estará | |
| él ella | estará | root + (ar) ando (er, ir) iendo |
| nosotros nosotras | estaremos | |
| ustedes | estarán | |
| ellos ellas | estarán |
| vos | estarás | root + (ar) ando (er, ir) iendo |
| vosotros vosotras | estaréis |
But it’s worth noting that most people use the informal progressive future in everyday speech. This tense is formed using the verb ir (to go) in the present simple followed by a + estar + gerund. For example:
Voy a estar comiendo una manzana.
I am going to be eating an apple.
For now, let’s focus on the formal version. Here, you have a game:
