Future Perfect Continuous Tense
The future perfect continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action or event that will continue up until a certain point in the future. This tense is formed using "will have been" followed by the present participle (-ing) form of the verb.
Here's an example:
"In five year's time, I will have been living in this city for a decade."
It means that at a specific point in the future, which is five years from now, the speaker will have been living in the city for ten years. The speaker is talking about a situation that started in the past and will continue until a specific time in the future.
Rules
| Rule | Examples |
|---|---|
| Subject + (will have been) + present participle (verb + ing form) | I/You/We/They + will have been + working He/She + will have been + working I/You/We/They + will have been + studying He/She + will have been + studying |
Usage
To talk about the duration of an ongoing action that will continue up until a specific point in the future:
1) In six month's time, I will have been studying English for two years.
2) By the end of the week, they will have been working on the project for three months.
3) I will have been working for 8 hours by the time I finish this project..
Form
| Positive | Negative | "Yes/No" Question |
|---|---|---|
| I will have been working | I won't have been working | Will i have been working? |
| We will have been working | We won't have been working | Will we have been working? |
| You will have been working | You won't have been working | Will you have been working? |
| He will have been working | He won't have been working | Will he have been working? |
| She will have been working | She won't have been working | Will she have been working? |
| They will have been working | They won't have been working | Will they have been working? |