The Future Progressive is a tense used in Catalan grammar to describe actions that will be ongoing in the future. This tense is formed using the future tense of the verb “estar” (to be) followed by the gerund of the main verb. In Catalan, the future progressive can express both certainty and possibility about future actions, depending on the context. It can also be used in if-clauses to describe hypothetical situations in the future. Practice recognizing and using the Future Progressive in Catalan with the following exercises.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets in Future Progressive
Pots trucar més tard? *Estaràs* (You will be) estudiant?
Albert i Maria *estaran* (They will be) sopant junts aquesta nit.
Ell *estarà* (He will be) treballant tot el dia.
Demà a les 7 de la vespre, *estarem* (We will be) veient la pel·lícula.
No et preocupis, el tren *estarà* (It will be) arribant en 10 minuts.
Ell *estarà* (He will be) dormint en 3 hores.
Ella *estarà* (She will be) ballant a la festa més tard.
*Estarem* (We will be) viatjant pel sud de França durant l’estiu.
Tenim temps, *estaran* (They will be) esperant-nos quan arribem.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets in Future Progressive
Quan *estaràs* (When will you be) arribant a casa?
*Estaré* (I will be) estudiant demà a la biblioteca.
Marta i Ramon *estaran* (They will be) viatjant a Italia en novembre.
Després de l’examen, *estaré* (I will be) descansant al parc.
En una setmana, *estaré* (I will be) parlant amb els meus companys de classe.
A l’agost, *estaràs* (You will be) prenent classes de piano?
Ell *estarà* (He will be) comprant el regal la setmana que ve.
Si plou demà, *estaran* (They will be) jugant al futbol a l’interior.
A les dues del matí, *estarà* (She will be) dormint profundament.
