Future Perfect Continuous
Sometimes called Perfect Continuous Future, the Future Perfect Continuous is a Verb Tense associated with the Future Tense in English.
We use Future Perfect Continuous when you want to speak about an event that will happen and continue in a particular time in the future. The Future Perfect tense indicates that an action is in the future relative to the speaker.
Quick Example (will)
- He will have been waiting for a long time when we arrive.
- He won’t have been waiting for a long time when we arrive.
- Will he have been waiting for a long time when we arrive?
Quick Example (going to)
- He is going to have been waiting for a long time when we arrive.
- He is not going to have been waiting for a long time when we arrive.
- Is he going to have been waiting for a long time when we arrive?
Form (will)
| I – you – he – she – it – we – you – they |
|---|
| will have been + verb + ing |
Form (going to)
| I | he – she – it | you – we – you – they |
|---|---|---|
| am + going to have been + verb + ing | is + going to have been + verb + ing | are + going to have been + verb + ing |
Common Signal Words*
- By…
- By the time…
- Tomorrow
- By then…
- The day after tomorrow
- Next week
- Next month
- in two years
- in 2035
- Probably
*ATTENTION: These signal words are just an indication that the future form can be used.
Use
- Cause of something or an action in the future
- Duration before something or an action in the future
1. Cause of something or an action in the future
- By the time she gets home, her maid is going to have been cleaning the house for 3 hours.
- John will be tired when he gets home because he will have been jogging for over two hours.
2. Duration before something or an action in the future
- Mary will have been teaching at the school for more than 3 years by the time he leaves for Europe.
- By May, my father will have been working at the same company for thirty years.
- How long will you have been studying when you graduate?
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Examples
Future Perfect Continuous using Work (Regular Verb) – will
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
|---|---|---|
| I will have been working. | I will not have been working. | Will I have been working? |
| You will have been working. | You will not have been working. | Will you have been working? |
| He will have been working. | He will not have been working. | Will he have been working? |
| She will have been working. | She will not have been working. | Will she have been working? |
| It will have been working. | It will not have been working. | Will it have been working? |
| You will have been working. | You will not have been working. | Will you have been working? |
| We will have been working. | We will not have been working. | Will we have been working? |
| They will have been working. | They will not have been working. | Will they have been working? |
Future Perfect Continuous using Work (Regular Verb) – going to
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
|---|---|---|
| I am going to have been working. | I am not going to have been working. | Am I going to have been working? |
| You are going to have been working. | You are not going to have been working. | Are you going to have been working? |
| He is going to have been working. | He is not going to have been working. | Is he going to have been working? |
| She is going to have been working. | She is not going to have been working. | Is she going to have been working? |
| It is going to have been working. | It is not going to have been working. | Is it going to have been working? |
| You are going to have been working. | You are not going to have been working. | Are you going to have been working? |
| We are going to have been working. | We are not going to have been working. | Are we going to have been working? |
| They are going to have been working. | They are going to have been working. | Are they going to have been working? |
Future Perfect Continuous using Go (Irregular Verb) – will
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
|---|---|---|
| I will have been going. | I will not have been going. | Will I have been going? |
| You will have been going. | You will not have been going. | Will you have been going? |
| He will have been going. | He will not have been going. | Will he have been going? |
| She will have been going. | She will not have been going. | Will she have been going? |
| It will have been going. | It will not have been going. | Will it have been going? |
| You will have been going. | You will not have been going. | Will you have been going? |
| We will have been going. | We will not have been going. | Will we have been going? |
| They will have been going. | They will not have been going. | Will they have been going? |
Future Perfect Continuous using Go (Irregular Verb) – going to
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
|---|---|---|
| I am going to have been going. | I am not going to have been going. | Am I going to have been going? |
| You are going to have been going. | You are not going to have been going. | Are you going to have been going? |
| He is going to have been going. | He is not going to have been going. | Is he going to have been going? |
| She is going to have been going. | She is not going to have been going. | Is she going to have been going? |
| It is going to have been going. | It is not going to have been going. | Is it going to have been going? |
| You are going to have been going. | You are not going to have been going. | Are you going to have been going? |
| We are going to have been going. | We are not going to have been going. | Are we going to have been going? |
| They are going to have been going. | They are going to have been going. | Are they going to have been going? |
Future Perfect Continuous using Study (Regular Verb) – will
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
|---|---|---|
| I will have been studying. | I will not have been studying. | Will I have been studying? |
| You will have been studying. | You will not have been studying. | Will you have been studying? |
| He will have been studying. | He will not have been studying. | Will he have been studying? |
| She will have been studying. | She will not have been studying. | Will she have been studying? |
| It will have been studying. | It will not have been studying. | Will it have been studying? |
| You will have been studying. | You will not have been studying. | Will you have been studying? |
| We will have been studying. | We will not have been studying. | Will we have been studying? |
| They will have been studying. | They will not have been studying. | Will they have been studying? |
Future Perfect Continuous using Study (Regular Verb) – going to
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
|---|---|---|
| I am going to have been studying. | I am not going to have been studying. | Am I going to have been studying? |
| You are going to have been studying. | You are not going to have been studying. | Are you going to have been studying? |
| He is going to have been studying. | He is not going to have been studying. | Is he going to have been studying? |
| She is going to have been studying. | She is not going to have been studying. | Is she going to have been studying? |
| It is going to have been studying. | It is not going to have been studying. | Is it going to have been studying? |
| You are going to have been studying. | You are not going to have been studying. | Are you going to have been studying? |
| We are going to have been studying. | We are not going to have been studying. | Are we going to have been studying? |
| They are going to have been studying. | They are going to have been studying. | Are they going to have been studying? |
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