Time future perfect continuous. Future Perfect Continuous is the future perfect continuous tense in English. Education Future Perfect Continuous Tense
affirmative form The Future Perfect Continuous is formed using the auxiliary verb to be in the Future Perfect (shall have been for the 1st person singular and plural and will have been for all other persons singular and plural) and the present participle (Participle I or ing-form) of the semantic verb.
shall have been, will have been + Participle I
I shall have been working… I will work…
He will have been writing... He will write ...
Interrogative form formed by putting the first auxiliary verb (shall / will) in first place - before the subject.
Shall I have been working?
Will he have been writing?
| Shall I have been cooking? | Shall we have been cooking? |
| Will you have been cooking? | Will you have been cooking? |
| Will he/she/it have been cooking? | Will they have been cooking? |
Future Perfect Continuous has no abbreviated forms.
Use
Future Perfect Continuous is used to express an action that will begin in the future and will continue until the next, later action, but also in the future.
The period of time during which this first action, expressed by Future Perfect Continuous, will take place, is usually indicated by the circumstances of time with the preposition for (for three hours - within three hours, for a month - within a month etc.). The time from which such an action will begin is indicated by the adverb of time with the preposition since - since, as or adverb since - since.
The state of such an action at some point is expressed by the circumstance of time with the prepositions by, on, before, etc.
By the New Year he will have been working as an English teacher for 20 years. On New Year's Eve it will be 20 years since he worked as an English teacher.
Before he leaves for Moscow he will have been working at the conference for two days. Before he leaves for Moscow, he will work at the conference for two days.
On the 1st of May she will have been writing her new novel for seven years. May 1 will be seven years since she writes her new novel.
Before they go to the competition the coach will have been training them for three months. Before they go to the competition, the coach will train them for three months.
(The coach will train them until the moment when they have to leave for the competition. This first action is expressed in the Future Perfect Continuous, the second in
The Future Perfect Progressive or The Future Perfect Continuous Tense in English is not used so often in everyday life, but it will be useful to know in what situations the Future Perfect Continuous can be used. This tense is used to emphasize the duration of an action until a certain time in the future.
Many do not know that even native speakers themselves do not use this form, but it can be found in fiction or in scientific publications. In this article, you will learn when Future Perfect Continius is used and how it is formed.
Future Perfect Continuous Education
The rule for the formation of the Future Perfect Continuous should be very simple for you, since you know exactly how other grammatical tenses are formed.
Let's look at the Future Perfect Continuous formula:
Subject + will + have + been + V-ing. Subject - subject.
We use exactly the same form for absolutely any of the pronouns.
Now read the examples of how the Future Perfect Progressive is formed in sentences:
— She' ll have been traveling all day so she will want to go to bed early - She will travel all day, so she will want to go to bed early.
— Next month they' ll have been living in your flat for four years - Next month they will live in your apartment for 4 years.
— By the time my sister gets here, I’ ll have been sitting on the beach all day long - By the time my sister comes here, I will be sitting on the beach all day long.
- Soon, they' ll have been fighting all afternoon - Soon, they will already be fighting all day.
If you have not read the article yet, then we would like to remind you that abbreviations are often made in colloquial speech. It is important to know abbreviated forms, since native speakers use abbreviations in their speech, this makes speech fast, and if you have not met such abbreviations, there is a chance that you will not understand the person. But if you do not understand it, ask to repeat until you understand =)
For example:
Auxiliary verbs look like this in abbreviation: I'll've and you'll've.
— You'll've been touring the city.
— They'll've been preparing the meal.
Future Perfect Continuous Sentence Forms
Below we will analyze Future Perfect Continuous - rules and examples in the tables. As we know, there are three forms of sentences: affirmative, negative and interrogative. Start studying.
Affirmative sentences in Future Perfect Continuous — Positive sentences
In order to correctly form an affirmative sentence, first of all we need a subject, after it comes will, then have, be(irregular verb - been) and the main verb in -ing form.
| subject | Form of verb | Examples |
| I | will + have + been + verb-ing | November 1st, I will have been traveling for three weeks. |
| He/She/It | He'll have been having a good time By the time we get there, she'll have been jogging for over 2 hours. |
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| You | You'll have been traveling | |
| We | We'll have been waiting for more than 2 hours when they finally arrive. | |
| They | They will have been eating for 20 minutes when we get to the cafe. |
Negative sentences in Future Perfect Continuous — Negative sentences
To form a negative form, simply add 'not'. We can use in our speech not only the abbreviation ‘won’t’, but also use such an abbreviation as ‘they’ll not…’
| subject | Form of verb | Examples |
| I | will + not + have + been + verb + ing won't + have + been + verb + ing | November 1st, I won't have been traveling for three weeks. |
| He/She/It | He won't have been teaching Serbian for 20 years by next month. She won't have been jogging all morning. |
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| You | You won't have been traveling a great deal by the time they return home. | |
| We | We won't have been swimming all day. | |
| They | They won't have been playing cricket by then. |
Interrogative sentences in Future Perfect Continuous — Question sentences
In questions, as always, the auxiliary verb takes first place or the abbreviated form - 'Won't'.
| Auxiliary Verb | subject | Form of verb | Examples |
| Will/Won't | I | have + been + verb + ing | Will I have been feeling better by the time my husband arrives? |
| He/She/It | Won't he have been reading the timetable? Will she have been eating a lot to put on weight by her wedding? |
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| You | Won't you have been trying to call her? | ||
| We | Will we have been fishing for five hours when they find us? | ||
| They | Won't they have been building the house when he gets home? |
Education Future Perfect Continuous with turnover ‘Be going to’
The future perfect continuous has two forms: “I’ll have been doing” and “I’m have been doing”. And they are usually interchangeable.
Examples:
— I am going to have been learning Spanish.
— I' ll have been learning Spanish.
Future Perfect Continuous usage
1. Duration of action until a certain time in the future
We use the future perfect continuous when we talk about current events or situations that will still be going on at some point in the future.
Examples:
— By the end of this year she will have been teaching here for three years - By the end of this year, she will have been teaching here for three years.
-By 12 o'clock she' ll have been waiting for five hours - By 12 o'clock she will have been waiting for five hours.
—By April they' ll have been living abroad for seven years - By April, they will have been living abroad for seven years.
The future perfect continuous is usually used with the preposition for (during, throughout). This preposition tells us how long the action will take. In informal spoken or written language, the preposition can be omitted:
— Do you realize that on Easter Sunday we’ ll have been going out together exactly a year.
— By the time we get there, we’ ll have been driving over six hours.
2. Future Perfect Continuous can be used to show a cause or effect in the future:
— She'll be tired when she gets back home because she' ll have been swimming all morning - She will be tired when she gets home because she will have been swimming all morning.
— The children will have been running all day, so they'll be hungry - Children will run all day, so they will be hungry.
— I'll be very sleepy because I' ll have been reading that book all night - I will be sleepy because I will read this book all night.
— By the end of this day, my Japanese will be perfect because I will have been learning it all day - By the end of the day, my Japanese will be perfect, because I will be learning it all day.
Sometimes we can use and and the Future Perfect Continuous. We use the Future Perfect Continuous when we want to emphasize the continuity of an action:
— In July I’ ll have worked as a doctor for three years. ()
— In July I’ ll have been working as a doctor for three years. (Future Perfect Continuous)
Bonus rule
If the sentence starts with when, by the time, by that time, then the verb will be in and not in . Compare the examples below:
Wrong: When she will get here, we'll have finished these exercises.
Correct: When she gets here, we'll have finished these exercises.
Wrong: By the time I'll retire next week, I'll have been working here for forty years.
Correct: By the time I retire next week, I'll have been working here for forty years.
It is also important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs or state verbs are not used in continuous tenses. Instead of Future perfect continuous is used.
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Future Perfect Continuous words markers
As for today, the following words are used with it: For and when.
Of course, these prepositions can also be used with other tenses. Satellite words help describe how long a particular activity will take.
Other characteristic expressions may include temporal phrases that can indicate when an activity will be completed: By…for, in 2030, by the summer, by the end of the week, (by) this time next week/month/year etc.
Future Perfect Continuous Sentence Examples
- By next March I'll have been pontificating on ELL for six years - By next March I will have been pontificating on ELL for six years. (ELLs - English Language Learners)
- This winter, we won't have been eating properly for almost a year - This winter we will not eat properly for almost a year.
- At the end of the week, they'll have been writing this dissertation for over 3 years - At the end of the week they will have been writing this dissertation for over 3 years.
- I won't have been working two years before I go on maternity leave - I will not work for two years before I go on maternity leave.
- When he finishes this article, he'll have been working all day without a break - When he finishes this article, he will work all day without a break.
- David will have been practicing his speech four times by tonight so he'll be ready to give the speech tomorrow - David will practice his speech four times in the evening, so he will be ready to give a speech tomorrow.
— I saw the weather report. By the end of this week, it’ll have been raining continuously for five days – I saw the weather forecast. By the end of this week it will rain continuously for five days.
— ‘How long does it take you to write a novel?’ ‘By December I’ll have been working on this one for two years.’ "By December, I'll be working on it for two years."
— By September Kumar and Ali will have been attending English lessons for 9 months — By September Kumar and Ali will have been attending English lessons for 9 months.
- By the end of the day, Kim will have been studying for eight hours - By the end of the day, Kim will have been studying for eight hours.
Future Perfect Continuous Passive and Active
Despite the fact that the Future Perfect is not so common in colloquial speech, it is unlikely that anyone will use the passive voice in this tense. But still, let's look at a few examples of how this tense is formed in the passive voice.
Affirmative sentence
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They'll have been teaching Italian for six years at Language School.
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Italian will have been being taught by them for six years at Language School.
Interrogative sentence
Will they have been teaching Italian for six years at Language School?
Will Italian have been being taught by them for six years at Language School?
Negative sentence
- Active voice (active voice)
They won't have been teaching Italian for more than six years at Language School.
- Passive voice (passive voice)
Italian won't have been being taught by them for more than six years at Language School.
negative interrogative sentence
- Active voice (active voice)
Won`t they have been teaching Italian for six years at Language School?
- Passive voice (passive voice)
Won`t Italian have been being taught by them for six years at Language School?
Special question
- Active voice (active voice)
Where will they have been teaching Italian for six years?
- Passive voice (passive voice)
Where will Italian have been being taught by them for six years?
This is what the passive voice looks like in the Future Perfect Continuous. Many are too lazy to pronounce this form, as it turns out a long sentence. Anyway, now you know that you can use this tense in the passive voice as well.
Difference between Future Continuous and Future Perfect Continuous
If you did not indicate the duration in your sentence, that is, auxiliary words, then many native speakers choose exactly. Be careful when using one of these tenses, as the meaning of the sentence is reversed. Let's compare two sentences:
- She'll be tired because she'll be swimming - .
This sentence emphasizes that she will get tired because she will swim at a certain moment in the future.
- She'll be tired because she'll have been swimming - Future Perfect Continuous.
This sentence emphasizes that she will get tired because she will swim for a certain period of time. It is possible that at this point she will still swim OR finish swimming.
Future Perfect Continuous table
The general table is a hint that will quickly help you find the right type of sentence and the correct construction of sentences in the Future Perfect Continuous.
| Offer types | FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS |
| Affirmative sentence | S + will + have + been + v-ing S - subject; V verb |
| Negative sentence | S + will + not + have + been + v-ing |
| Interrogative sentence (general question) | Will + S + have + been + V-ing? |
| Special question | WH + will + S + have + been + V-ing? wh-why, where, when, etc. |
Future Perfect Continuous exercises with answers
Exercise 1. Translate the sentences into English.
1. In July we will be living in Iceland for two years.
2. In November 2018, the International Space Station will orbit the Earth for 20 years.
3. By the end of this year, I will have been working as a waiter for 3 years.
4. At this time next week, my sister will have been living in Spain for 20 years.
5. Will you be waiting for more than four hours?
6. I think that Sarah will be tired when she comes. She will train for 2 hours.
7. In September, I will play handball for 10 years.
8. I will wait for you all night.
9. I will be doing laundry for an hour when you get back.
10. My friends will lie on the beach all holidays.
Let's talk about the rules for the formation of the future tense Future Perfect Continuous and consider examples of its use.
The grammatical tense Future Perfect Continuous is rarely used. Usually, foreigners get by with the Future Simple, Future Continuous, and other ways of expressing future actions, which are many in English. Nevertheless, let's find out in more detail how the Future Perfect Continuous is formed and what marker words are used with this time.
First, let's look at how the Future Perfect Continuous is formed.
Here are examples of affirmative sentences in the Future Perfect Continuous:
They will have been living in Florida for twenty years by the end of this year. - By the end of this year will 20 years like them live in Florida.
By the time you come back home, I will have been doing the chores for three hours. - By the time you get home, I've been I will clean.
Examples of negative sentences in Future Perfect Continuous:
By September, Susan won't have been working here for one year. - By September Susan won't work here for one year.
She won't have been driving for three years by the time we go abroad. We won't probably be able to rent a car there. - By the time we go abroad, won't pass three years she has been driving a car.
Examples of interrogative sentences in the Future Perfect Continuous:
Will they have been cooking all day by the time we come home? - They are will cook all day by the time we get home?
Will she have been waiting long by the time we return from the shop? - Will it she long wait by the time we get back from the store?
Using the Future Perfect Continuous
Future Perfect Continuous - a long time, it is used when you need to talk about an action that began and continued for some time until a certain moment (or action) in the future.
They will have been living together for 4 years by the time their son is 2 years old. - By the time their son is 2 years old, they will live together for 4 years.
Will they have been playing tennis for two hours when I come to the court? - They are will play tennis for two hours, when will I come to the court?
He won't have been learning English for one year when he sits this exam. - Yet won't pass year as he studies English when he takes this exam.
Marker words Future Perfect Continuous
Marker words help to determine this or that time, as well as to correctly build a sentence. One of the main markers of the Future Perfect Continuous is the preposition by (at a certain moment): by the time (by the time), by the end of the day (by the end of the day), etc.
By the time David retired won't have been working in this company for 15 years. - By the time when David will retire won't work with this company for 15 years.
Future Perfect Continuous marker words also include the prepositions for (during some time) and when (when).
He will have been working for Google for 15 years by the end of next week. - By the end next week he will work on Google already for 15 years.
When she comes to visit us, we will have been living in a new flat for two months. - When she will come to visit us, we will live in a new apartment for two months.
Please note that after by, when and other temporary unions, the future tense is not used, but the present is used.
Future Perfect Continuous and Future Perfect Simple
Future Perfect Continuous and Future Perfect Simple are similar and can sometimes be used interchangeably. For example, in the case of verbs that are not used with Continuous tenses: know, understand and others. However, there is one important difference between them - for Future Perfect Continuous, as for any other time of the Continuous group, it is important to emphasize the duration of the action, and Future Perfect Simple focuses on the completion of the action and its result. Let's compare:
| Future Perfect Continuous | Future Perfect Simple |
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| By the end of the day I will have been reading for eight hours. - By the end of the day I I will read for eight hours. | By the end of the day I will have to read 500 pages of the book. - By the end of the day I I will read 500 book pages. |
| I will have been working on this project for six months by the end of this year. - By the end of the year I Will work on this project for six months now. | I will have finished working on this project by the end of this year. - By the end of the year I finish work on this project. |
We hope that now you understand all the subtleties of using the Future Perfect Continuous tense. Take the test to be sure.
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Future Perfect Continuous(future perfect continuous) in English combines elements future (will), perfect (have been) and long-term (-ing) actions From a grammatical point of view, the structure of a sentence in Future Perfect Continuous is: an auxiliary verb in the form (will have been) and the present participle form (Present Participle) of a semantic verb, for example, doing, working ...
Future Perfect Continuous. Examples:
By Monday 1 September 2014 we'll have been reading this book for three months. - By Monday, September 1, 2014, we will have been reading this book for three months.
? Will he have been working for half an hour by the time we come back? “Before we return, will he have been working for half an hour?”
— We will not have been swimming for two hours by that time. By then we won't have been swimming for 2 hours.
Important!
1. Remember that in subordinate clauses of time (begin with when) is used, not.
When I finish (not I will finish) my American English course, I will have been living in Washington for over a year. When I finish my American English course, I will have been living in Washington for over a year.
marker wordsfor Future Perfect Continuous:
(read more about marker words in the article )
by 5 o’clock tomorrow (until 5 o’clock tomorrow), when he comes back (when he returns), by the time he calls (until the time he calls).
THE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Future Perfect Continuous
Affirmative form Future Perfect Continuous
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You(you you) We(we) They(they) He(is he) She(she) It(he, she, it is about animals and objects) |
will have been V+ing |
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They will have been flying for 3 hours by the time you arrive. |
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He will have been watching |
By 7 pm he will have been watching cartoons for 2 hours. |
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Shewill have been eating |
She will have been eating pizza for 10 minutes before you cook spaghetti. |
Interrogative form Future Perfect Continuous
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you(you you) we(we) they(they) he(is he) she(she) it(it) |
have been V + ing? |
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Will you have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives? |
By the time her plane arrives, will you have been waiting for more than two hours? |
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| Will they have been talking for over an hour by the time their train arrives? | Will they have been talking for an hour before their train arrives? | |
| Will she have been eating her pizza for 10 minutes by the time you cook spaghetti? | Will she have been eating pizza for 10 minutes before you make spaghetti? | |
Wh-?
Special questions in Future Perfect Continuous
(begin with special words)
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How many (much, far…) |
you(you you) we(we) they(they) he(is he) she(she) it(it) |
have been V + ing? |
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How long will you have been studying when you graduate? |
How long do you study before you graduate? |
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What movie will he have been watching for an hour by the time we come? |
What movie will he have been watching for an hour before we arrive? |
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Who will be talking to them from 5 pm until you show up? |
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negative form
Future Perfect Continuous
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You(you you) We(we) They(they) He(is he) She(she) It(it) |
will not (won't) |
have |
| Examples | Translation | |
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They will not have been flying for 3 hours by the time you arrive. |
They will have been flying for 3 hours before you arrive. |
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He will have been watching the cartoons for 2 hours by 7 p.m. |
By 7 pm he will not have watched cartoons for 2 hours. |
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Shewill have been eating her pizza for 10 minutes by the time you cook spaghetti. |
She will eat pizza for 10 minutes before you cook spaghetti. |
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Interrogative-negative form
Future Perfect Continuous
(Speaking)
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you(you you) we(we) they(they) he(is he) she(she) |
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Will you not have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives? or Won't |
Won't you have been waiting for more than two hours by the time her plane arrives? |
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Will they have not been talking for over an hour by the time their train arrives? or Won't |
Won't they have been talking for an hour before their train arrives? |
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Will she not have been eaten her pizza for 10 minutes by the time you cook spaghetti? or Won't she have been eating… |
Won't she have been eating pizza for 10 minutes before you make spaghetti? |
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Schematically the structure of a sentence in Future Perfect Continuous can be shown like this:
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S + will have been V + ing.
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Will + S + have been V + ing?
Wh-?
Wh + will + S + have been V + ing?
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S + won't + have been V + ing.
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Will + S + not have been V + ing?
Won't + S + have been V + ing?
Such a scheme for time Future Perfect Continuous can be printed and pasted together with others in a notebook, for example. You will get a finished cheat sheet, where everything is short and concise.
Using the Future Perfect Continuous
1. English time Future Perfect Continuous is used to express a future long-term action that will begin earlier than another future action and will still be performed at the time of its occurrence in the future. Future Perfect Continuous used in Russian very rarely.
Ben will have been writing a letter for an hour when his colleague comes. Ben will have been writing a letter for an hour when his colleague arrives.
2. When Future Perfect Continuous used before another action in the future, it expresses a cause or effect.
Long name, long education formula and only one function in the language. If you guessed it, we are talking about the Future Perfect Continuous or the Future Perfect Continuous and everything connected with it: the rules of education, use cases, pointer words.
Name
In English, there is not one, or even two ways of expressing the future tense. But today is not about that, or rather about one of the many means - about the temporary form of Future Perfect Continuous. It is translated into Russian as the Future Perfect Long time. With the concept of Future (Future) everything is simple: it describes an event that will occur in the future. But what kind of action this is - helps to understand the aspect of Perfect Continuous (Perfect-long or Perfect Long).
Already from the name it becomes clear that it indicates that the described action is a process that began and continued before another action or until a certain period of time. Combining these two components - time and aspect, we get the rule: the temporal form Future Perfect Continuous means that we have an event that will come before another future event and will last at this moment.
Rules and examples of Future Perfect Continuous tense
An explanation of when the Future Perfect Continuous is used and what it means will become clear with the help of sentences in English with translation:
Nextyear a famous scientist will have been studying animal habits for 10years- Next year it will be 10 years since the famous scientist has been studying the habits of animals.
When my sisters come home my mother will have been cleaning the flat for one hour- When my sisters come home, my mother will have been cleaning the room for an hour.
In all three examples, we have lengthy actions: will have been studying - studies, will have been taking part - takes part, will have been cleaning - cleans. The described events last for a certain period (for 10 years - for 10 years, for how many days - for how many days, for one hour - for one hour) and will last until a specific moment in the future (next year - in the next year, by that time - by this time).
However, they may stop during this period or continue further. The event can continue not only until the set time, but also until the intended action, as given in the third sentence: when my sisters come - when my sisters come.
Pay attention to the words that describe a specific time in the future. They are Future Perfect Continuous time markers. Other pointer words can be added to the same list: till/until - before, for 5 weeks - for five weeks, by the end of the hour/day/month/year - by the end of the hour/day/month /of the year.
Education
The long name of time implies a long formula of education. Indeed, it consists of several formulas combined into one. Will/Shall is an auxiliary verb in the future tense (Future). The construction of the Perfect aspect is the combination of the auxiliary verb have + the 3rd form of the verb, and the Continuous - be + verb + -ing. Their addition leads to the following construction: subject + will/shall + have been + main verb + -ing. The table tells how it “works” in practice in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences:
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Subject + will/shall + have been + verb + -ing |
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I shall (will) have been cleaning - I will clean You will have been cleaning - You will clean He (she, it) will have been cleaning - He (she, it) will clean |
We shall (will) have been cleaning - We will clean You will have been cleaning - You will clean They will have been cleaning - They will clean |
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Subject + will/shall + not + have been + verb + -ing |
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I shall (will) not have been cleaning - I will not clean You will not have been cleaning - You will not clean He (she, it) will not have been cleaning - He (she, it) will not clean |
We shall (will) not have been cleaning - We will not clean You will not have been cleaning - You will not clean They will not have been cleaning - They will not clean |
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Will/shall + subject + have been + verb + -ing? |
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Shall I have been cleaning? - Am I going to clean up? Will you have been cleaning? - Are you going to clean up? Will he (she, it) have been cleaned? - He (she, it) will clean? |
Shall we have been cleaning? - Are we going to clean up? Will you have been cleaning? - Will you clean up? Will they have been cleaning? - Will they clean up? |
According to the classic English rule for the first person singular and plural, the auxiliary verb of the future tense is shall (I / We shall). But modern language simplifies the existing order and therefore the use of will instead of shall is not a mistake.
What have we learned?
Today we answered a number of questions about the Future Perfect Continuous time: when it is used, a grammatical formula, a negative and interrogative construction, basic pointer words.
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