Tense

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Tense

We have observed the usage of Future Perfect Tense 

Today let's see how to use Future Perfect Continuous tense

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Definition:

It is used to express a  continued or ongoing action that will start in future and is thought to be  continued till sometime in future.

(Remember, an ongoing action in future which will continue till some time in future).

Key words :

since 2017 since August 2017 for 3 years ...........

A) It tells that action will start at a particular time in future.

For example,

 “My son will have been studying in this school since 2020”,

It means that he will start studying in this school in 2020and will study in this school till sometime in future.

B) It is normally used with a time expression beginning with 'by'

Example:

By the end of this year he will have been working here for ten years.

Note: In this tense time reference is the future.

Structure of sentence.

Positive Sentence.

Subject + will have been + V1ing + object + time reference

Examples.

         1. I will have been waiting for him for one hour.

         2. She will have been playing football since 2018.

           3. I will have been living in America since 2019.

       4.We will have been driving 6 hours by the time we get there.

Negative Sentence.

Subject + will not have been + V1ing + object +  Time reference

Examples.

         1. By 2020 I will not have been living in London for sixteen years.

             2. When I finish this course, I will not have been learning English for twenty years.

               3. By Next year I will not have been working here for four years.

                  4.We will not have been driving 6 hours by the time we get home

Interrogative Sentence.

Will + Subject + have been + V1ing + object + time    reference?

Interrogative sentence starts with auxiliary verb “will” and auxiliary verb “have been” is used after subject in sentence.

Examples.

        1. Will I have been waiting for him for one hour?

        2. .Will he have been attending the concert  for two hours by then?

         4. Will they have been listening  to the class for 3 hours by then?

         5. Will she have been working in this office since 2018?

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