Future Perfect Continuous
The Future Perfect Continuous is used to talk about a continuing activity that will end in the future. In this tense, the duration of that activity is emphasized. The main verb in the Future Perfect Continuous is in the present participle (verb-ing).
Affirmative sentences in Future Perfect Continuous
To form sentences we need will, have, to be in the third form (been) and the main verb in the present participle.
Subject + will + have + been + verb-ing + the rest of the sentence
I will have been learning English for a year in two months.
It’s important to remember that in the Future Perfect Continuous, we also don’t use has in third person singular, like in the Future Perfect.
She will has been learning English for a year in two months.
She will have been learning English for a year in two months.
Negative sentences in Future Perfect Continuous
Negative sentences are formed by adding not after will.
Subject + will + not + have + been + verb-ing + the rest of the sentence
I will not have been learning English for a year in two months.
Questions in Future Perfect Continuous
We form questions by inversion of will.
Will + subject + have + been + verb-ing + the rest of the sentence
Will you have been learning English for a year in two months?
The Usage of Future Perfect Continuous
We use the Future Perfect Continuous to talk about:
+ an activity that will continue on until a specific event or time in the future
He will have been working here for 5 years in 2025.
We will have been watching the Star Wars series for 5 hours by 12 a.m. on Saturday.
We will have been watching the Star Wars series for 5 hours by 12 a.m. on Saturday.
+ results of a future action
I will be very muscular the next time you see me because I will have been exercising every day for six months.
Adam will be very tired on the weekend because he will have been working non-stop since Monday next week.
Adam will be very tired on the weekend because he will have been working non-stop since Monday next week.
Other Future Tenses in English
