Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Continuous is used to talk about an on-going action before some point in the future.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT	WILL HAVE BEEN	VERB + ing	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
You	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
He	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
Mohan	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
The boy	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
She	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
Pooja	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
The girl	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
We	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
You	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
They	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.
The children	will have been	watching	television for four hours when you come home.

Notice how we use ‘will have been’ and the verb + ing for all the subjects.

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT	WILL NOT HAVE BEEN	VERB + ing	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
You	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
He	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
Mohan	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
The boy	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
She	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
Pooja	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
The girl	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
We	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
You	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
They	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.
The children	will not have been	waiting	for too long when Arun arrives.

Notice how we use ‘will not have been’ and the verb + ing for all the subjects.

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS

WILL	SUBJECT	HAVE BEEN	VERB + ing	REST OF THE SENTENCE
Will	I	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	you	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	he	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	Mohan	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	the boy	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	she	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	Pooja	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	the girl	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	we	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	you	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	they	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will	the children	have been	playing	cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

what is Future Perfect Continuous Tense tense?

USE: We use the FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS to emphasize how long (duration) something has been going on by a particular point in the future.

Example:

- On Monday, they will have been living in this house for a year.

- Next year she will have been working in the company for 10 years.

- I will have been sleeping for two hours by the time Chenda gets home.

FORMULA

Positive Sentence:

Subject + will/shall + have + been + verb-ing + object/Complement

Example:

- Jonson will have been watching TV for an hour tomorrow.

- Next week, I will have been looking for a job for one year.

- On Saturday, Alan will have been going to visit Angkor Wat for a month.

Negative Sentence:

Sub + will/shall + not + have + been + verb-ing + obj/comp

Example:

- Next month, Cambodian people will not have been cultivating in this land for 10 years.

- By 5:00 p.m., people will not have been harvesting in the field for a full day.

- Next week, they will not have been providing people with fertilizer and seeds for a year.

Question:

Will/Shall + sub + have + been + verb-ing + obj/comp ?

Example:

- Next year, will you have been working for the private company for 3 years?

- By next month, will the boss have been holding his position for 6 years?

- On June 24, will she have been keeping in touch with him for 7 months?

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Present Perfect Continuous Tense

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Future Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

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