Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Usage of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

General Rules of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Helping Verbs of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

“Will have been” as Helping Verb in Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Examples of “Will have been” as Helping Verb in Future Perfect Continuous Tense

1. She will have been working at the hospital for ten years by next month.
2. They will have been studying for the exam since morning.
3. I will have been living in this city for five years by December.
4. He will have been playing football for two hours by the time we arrive.
5. We will have been waiting here for more than an hour when the bus comes.
6. She will not have been cooking dinner for long before the guests arrive.
7. I will not have been using this phone for more than a year by then.
8. Will they have been traveling for a week by next Sunday?
9. Will you have been staying at the hotel for long when we reach there?
10. Will he have been teaching at the college for 20 years by then?

“Shall have been” as Helping Verb in Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Examples of “Shall have been” as a Helping Verb in the Future Perfect Continuous Tense

1. I shall have been working on this project for five hours by evening.
2. We shall have been waiting for the bus for 30 minutes by 10 a.m.
3. I shall have been living in this city for ten years by next June.
4. We shall have been studying all night before the exam begins.
5. I shall have been driving for six hours when we reach the mountains.
6. I shall have been teaching at this school for twenty years by next summer.
7. We shall have been building the house for over a year by December.
8. I shall have been reading this novel for three days by tomorrow night.
9. We shall have been practicing for the competition for six months by then.
10. I shall have been cooking dinner for two hours by the time guests arrive.

Formula for Sentences of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Formula for Declarative Sentences of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Examples of Declarative Sentences of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

1. She will have been working at the company for ten years by next March.
2. They will have been living in this city for a decade by the time they move.
3. I will have been studying English for five years by the end of this course.
4. He will have been driving for twelve hours by midnight.
5. We will have been waiting for over an hour when the train arrives.
6. By next week, the kids will have been attending school for a full month.
7. The team will have been training hard for the tournament by then.
8. She will have been practicing the piano for six hours by evening.
9. The workers will have been constructing the bridge for over a year by December.
10. I will have been reading this book for a week by tomorrow.

Formula for Negative Sentences of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Examples of Negative Sentences of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

1. She will not have been working here for five years by next month.
2. They will not have been studying for the exam for long.
3. He will not have been living in New York for a decade by 2030.
4. I shall not have been waiting for you for hours.
5. We will not have been playing this game for two hours by 5 p.m.
6. The baby will not have been sleeping for long.
7. You will not have been driving continuously for ten hours.
8. It will not have been raining all day by evening.
9. John and Mary will not have been traveling together for a month.
10. The workers will not have been building the bridge for more than a year.

Formula for Interrogative Sentences of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Examples of Interrogative Sentences of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Yes/No Questions

1. Will she have been working here for ten years by next March?
2. Will they have been living in this house for a decade by 2030?
3. Will you have been studying English for five months by December?
4. Shall we have been waiting for two hours by the time the bus arrives?
5. Will he have been playing football since morning?
6. Will it have been raining all night by morning?
7. Will the students have been preparing for the exam for two weeks?
8. Shall I have been traveling for five hours by then?
9. Will your parents have been staying at the hotel for a week?
10. Will the machine have been running continuously since last night?

Wh- Questions (What/When/Where/Why/Which/Who)

1. Why will she have been working late every night this week?
2. Where will they have been staying for the past month?
3. What will you have been doing for the last three hours?
4. How long will he have been studying French by next summer?
5. Who will have been using this computer since morning?
6. Why shall we have been waiting for so long?
7. Where will the guests have been going every day during their stay?
8. What shall I have been doing for the company for ten years?
9. How long will your team have been working on this project by the deadline?
10. What will the children have been learning at the new school?

Formula for Interrogative-Negative Sentences of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Examples of Interrogative-Negative Sentences of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Yes/No Questions

1. Will she not have been working here for five years by next June?
2. Shall we not have been studying this topic for two weeks by Friday?
3. Will they not have been traveling for ten hours by midnight?
4. Shall I not have been waiting for him for over an hour by 5 p.m.?
5. Will he not have been practicing football daily for a month by next week?
6. Will you not have been reading this novel for a week by tomorrow?
7. Will the students not have been preparing for exams for two months by December?
8. Shall we not have been living in this city for ten years by next March?
9. Will she not have been working on that assignment for hours by evening?
10. Shall they not have been visiting their grandparents every summer by next year?

Wh- Questions (What/When/Where/Why/Which/Who)

1. Why will she not have been attending classes regularly by the end of the term?
2. Where shall we not have been going every weekend by this summer?
3. What will they not have been doing for the last two hours by lunchtime?
4. How long will he not have been learning Spanish by next year?
5. Who will not have been working on this project by next month?
6. Why will you not have been attending the online classes regularly by the end of the month?
7. What will she not have been doing for the last two days by tomorrow morning?
8. How long shall we not have been driving when we reach the station?
9. Who will not have been participating in the training sessions by this weekend?
10. Where will they not have been staying for the past three weeks by next Sunday?

Double Sentences

While clause + main clause

1. While she will have been teaching at the school for 10 years, her sister will have been working abroad.
2. While we will have been living in this city for a decade, our friends will have moved out.
3. While the team will have been training hard for the match, the coach will have been preparing the strategy.
4. While they will have been studying medicine for five years, their cousins will have been working in finance.
5. While I will have been learning French, you will have been mastering Spanish.

If clause + main clause

1. If she joins now, she will have been practicing for at least six months before the tournament.
2. If we continue at this pace, we will have been working for 12 hours straight by midnight.
3. If they start building today, they will have been constructing the bridge for a year by next July.
4. If the project gets approval, we will have been developing the software for two years by launch.
5. If you stay focused, you will have been preparing for the exam for several months before the test.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense+Conjunction(Because / Since / As)

1. Because he will have been working day and night, he’ll deserve a long vacation.
2. Since they will have been living in Canada for 5 years, they’ll apply for citizenship.
3. As I will have been studying continuously, I’ll need a break.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense+Conjunction(When / While / As)

1. When you arrive, I will have been waiting for over two hours.
2. While he will have been running the company, his brother will have been managing the accounts.
3. As the sun rises, the farmers will have been working in the fields.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense+Conjunction(Before / After / Until)

1. Before the manager returns, they will have been discussing the proposal for hours.
2. After she comes back, she will have been traveling for two weeks.
3. Until you call me, I will have been waiting near the station.

Future Perfect Continuous + Simple Present

1. I will have been working here for five years when she joins the team.
2. He will have been practicing football for months before the new coach takes over.
3. She will have been living abroad for a decade when her family visits her.
4. They will have been painting the house all day by the time the guests arrive.
5. By next April, I will have been training regularly as long as my friend remains motivated.

Future Perfect Continuous + Simple Past

1. She will have been writing her novel for a year when her laptop crashed.
2. I will have been working on the project for months when my team left the company.
3. They will have been studying for days before the exam got postponed.
4. He will have been fixing the car when the power went out.
5. We will have been rehearsing for weeks when the director changed the script.

Future Perfect Continuous + Present Perfect

1. He will have been studying medicine for six years by the time he has completed his internship.
2. They will have been traveling through Europe after they have saved enough money.
3. She will have been learning coding by the time she has built her first app.
4. I will have been working out daily when I have lost 10 pounds.
5. We will have been managing the business for years before it has become profitable.

Future Perfect Continuous + Future Simple

1. By 8 PM, I will have been waiting for two hours when you arrive.
2. She will have been practicing dance for months before she performs on stage.
3. He will have been preparing his thesis for weeks when the professor reviews it.
4. They will have been living in the city for ten years when they finally move.
5. I will have been saving money for a year when I finally buy a new phone.

Future Perfect Continuous + Past Perfect

1. By next year, she will have been living in London for five years since her visa had been approved.
2. I will have been working in the firm for a decade by the time my manager had retired.
3. They will have been developing the app for months before the funding had been secured.
4. He will have been researching the topic for years by the time the results had been published.
5. We will have been organizing the event for weeks when the venue had already been booked.