The Future Progressive tense is used to describe actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. The formula is: will + be + verb-ing. For example, 'I will be eating dinner at 8pm'.
Tensi ya Future Progressive inatumiwa kuielezea kitendo ambacho kitakuwa kinaendelea katika wakati mahususi ujao. Fomula ni: will + be + verb-ing. Kwa mfano, 'Nitakuwa nakula chakula cha jioni saa 8'.
Mifano & Matamshi
I will be visiting my grandparents next weekend.
Nitakuwa nikitembelea babu na bibi yangu wikendi ujao.
Describing a future action
They will be having a party at the beach.
Watakuwa wanapiga sherehe kwenye ufuo wa bahari.
Talking about a future event
We will be traveling to Zanzibar for our holiday.
Tutakuwa tunasafiri kwenda Unguja kwa ajili ya likizo yetu.
Planning a future trip
Zoezi: Tamka mifano hii
Soma Zaidi
Mfano (Example)
Tomorrow, I will be studying for my exam at the library. My friend will be helping me with my math problems. We will be working together until 5pm.
Kesho, nitakuwa nasoma kwa ajili ya mtihani wangu katika maktaba. Rafiki yangu atakuwa ananisaidia na matatizo yangu ya hisabati. Tutakuwa tukifanya kazi pamoja mpaka saa 5 usiku.
Maelezo (Detail)
In the sentence 'Tomorrow, I will be studying for my exam at the library', the word 'will be studying' is an example of the Future Progressive tense. This is because it describes an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. Alternative examples include 'I will be eating dinner' or 'She will be watching TV'.
Katika sentensi 'Kesho, nitakuwa nasoma kwa ajili ya mtihani wangu katika maktaba', maneno 'nitakuwa nasoma' ni mfano wa Tensi ya Future Progressive. Hii ni kwa sababu inaelezea kitendo ambacho kitakuwa kinaendelea katika wakati mahususi ujao. Mifano mingine ni 'Nitakuwa nakula chakula' au 'Yeye atakuwa akishusha TV'.
Maswali
1
Identify the verb in the Future Progressive tense in the sentence below: ( Bainisha kiti ya Tensi ya Future Progressive katika sentensi ifuatayo:)
My brother will be playing soccer at the stadium tomorrow.
Kaka yangu atakuwa akicheza soka kwenye uwanja kesho.
will be playing
2
Complete the sentence: 'At 5pm, I ________ my homework.',
Tunatumia 'will be doing' kwa sababu tunaelezea kitendo ambacho kitakuwa kinaendelea katika wakati mahususi ujao.
3
Choose the correct sentence:
Tunatumia 'will be watching' kwa sababu tunaelezea kitendo ambacho kitakuwa kinaendelea katika wakati mahususi ujao.
4
Find the error in the sentence: 'I will studying for my exam tomorrow.',
Tunatumia 'will be studying' kwa sababu tunaelezea kitendo ambacho kitakuwa kinaendelea katika wakati mahususi ujao.