TENSES
FUTURE
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Future
perfect continuous, form
This form is composed of two elements: the future perfect of
the verb to be (will have been) + the present participle of the
main verb (base+ing):
| Subject
|
will
have been |
base+ing
|
| We |
will
have been |
living
|
|
Affirmative
|
|
|
|
I
|
will have
been
|
working
|
|
Negative
|
|
|
|
I
|
won't have
been
|
working
|
|
Interrogative
|
|
|
|
Will
|
I have been
|
working?
|
|
Interrogative
negative
|
|
Won't
|
I have been
|
working?
|
Example:
to live, Future
Perfect continuous
|
Affirmative
|
Negative
|
Interrogative
|
|
I'll
have been living
|
I won't have
been living
|
Will I have
been living?
|
|
You'll
have been living
|
You won't
have been living
|
Will you
have been living?
|
|
He'll
have been living
|
He won't
have been living
|
Will she
have been living?
|
|
We'll
have been living
|
We won't
have been living
|
Will we have
been living?
|
|
You'll
have been living
|
You won't
have been living
|
Will you
have been living?
|
|
They'll
have been living
|
They won't
have been living
|
Will they
have been living?
|
Future
perfect continuous, function
Like the future perfect simple, this form is used to project ourselves
forward in time and to look back. It refers to events or actions in
a time between now and some future time, that may be unfinished.
Examples: