The usages of future perfect continuous tense in English
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Future Perfect Continuous Tense
usages We use the future perfect continuous to talk about an on-going event or situation that will still be in progress at a particular time. It is often used with a for time phrase to say how long the activity will have been in progress for . Examples: On July 2nd I will have been living in Dubai for six months . I will have been waiting for the bus for two hours by 9:00 .
Affirmative Form I will have been waiting here for three hours by six o'clock . By next July, she __________ (work) at the company for ten years . This time tomorrow, we __________ (travel) for more than 12 hours . By the end of this month, I __________ (live) in this city for five years . In two weeks, they __________ (study) for the exam for almost a year . By 8 o’clock tonight, he __________ (wait) for the train for over an hour. Subject+ will +have + been+ verb ( ing ) + object
Negative Form Kamal will not have been playing tennis for even a year when he wins the championship match. By next Sunday, the children ________ (not / play) football for three hours . At this time next month, we ______ (not / build) the new house for over a year . By 5 p.m. tomorrow, she __________ (not / practice) the piano for two hours straight . When you arrive, I __________ (not / cook) dinner for more than an hour . By the time the bus comes, they __________ (not / stand) at the stop for half an hour. Subject+ will +not + have + been+ verb ( ing ) + object
Interrogative Form Yes/No Questions Will they have been living in the United States for three years when they finish their postgraduate studies? __________ she __________ (work) at the company for ten years by next July ? __________ they __________ (travel) for more than 12 hours by this time tomorrow ? __________ you __________ (live) in this city for five years by the end of this month ? __________ he __________ (study) for the exam for almost a year in two weeks ? __________ we __________ (wait) for the train for over an hour by 8 o’clock tonight? W ill + subject + have + been+ verb ( ing ) + object
Interrogative Form WH Questions How long will you have been living here at the end of the year? How long __________ she __________ (work) at the company by next July? Where __________ they __________ (travel) for more than 12 hours by this time tomorrow? How many years __________ you __________ (live) in this city by the end of this month? What __________ he __________ (study) for almost a year in two weeks? Why __________ we __________ (wait) for the train for over an hour by 8 o’clock tonight? WH Question + will + subject + have + been+ verb ( ing ) + object
Exercise 1. Sam will definitely not be that exhausted when they get here as they ______________ (drive – negative) for so long. 2. Vinita _______________ (walk) around for hours. 3. How long ______ they ______________ (play – interrogative) the guitar next year? 4. Next week, Tharun _________________ (work – negative) for more than a year. 5. In November, Devika _________________ (teach) at this school for three years.
6. We are late. I guess Sam ______________ (wait) for us. 7. John will be very tired as he ______________ (exercise) for over an hour. 8. ________ you ____________ (train –interrogative) students for more than twenty years at the end of this academic year? 9. ________ you _______________ (live – interrogative) in Australia for over a year when you finish your studies? 10. When you come at 8 p.m , __________ they ______________ (practise) long enough?