Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Continuous is used to talk about an on-going action before some point in the future.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT

WILL HAVE BEEN

VERB + ing

REST OF THE SENTENCE

I

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

You

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

He

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

Mohan

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

The boy

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

She

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

Pooja

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

The girl

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

We

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

You

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

They

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

The children

will have been

watching

television for four hours when you come home.

Notice how we use ‘will have been’ and the verb + ing for all the subjects.

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT

WILL NOT HAVE BEEN

VERB + ing

REST OF THE SENTENCE

I

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

You

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

He

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

Mohan

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

The boy

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

She

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

Pooja

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

The girl

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

We

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

You

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

They

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

The children

will not have been

waiting

for too long when Arun arrives.

Notice how we use ‘will not have been’ and the verb + ing for all the subjects.

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS

WILL

SUBJECT

HAVE BEEN

VERB + ing

REST OF THE SENTENCE

Will

I

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

you

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

he

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

Mohan

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

the boy

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

she

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

Pooja

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

the girl

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

we

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

you

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

they

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Will

the children

have been

playing

cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?