Future perfect continuous
Future perfect continuous means “Future perfect continuous: will have been + V-ing says how long an action will have continued up to a future point.”. Will have been + V-ing combines the future and duration: it looks ahead to a future point and measures how long an action will have been going on by then. Formation: will have been + V-ing
Future perfect continuous: will have been + V-ing says how long an action will have continued up to a future point.
B2Formation
will have been + V-ing
Explanation
Will have been + V-ing combines the future and duration: it looks ahead to a future point and measures how long an action will have been going on by then. By June, I will have been working here for ten years. It usually appears with for + a length of time and a future time marker like by or when. Like other continuous tenses, it stresses the ongoing activity rather than a finished result, and state verbs are avoided.
Examples
Note
This tense is fairly rare and mostly used with clear time expressions; without for + a duration, the future perfect (will have driven) is usually chosen instead.
FAQ
Future perfect continuous — what does it mean and how is it used?
Future perfect continuous: will have been + V-ing says how long an action will have continued up to a future point.. Will have been + V-ing combines the future and duration: it looks ahead to a future point and measures how long an action will have been going on by then. By June, I will have been working here for ten years. It usually appears with for + a length of time and a future time marker like by or when. Like other continuous tenses, it stresses the ongoing activity rather than a finished result, and state verbs are avoided.
Future perfect continuous — how do you form it?
will have been + V-ing
Future perfect continuous — any usage notes?
This tense is fairly rare and mostly used with clear time expressions; without for + a duration, the future perfect (will have driven) is usually chosen instead.