Definition:
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense is used to describe
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Actions that will have been continuing up to a specific point in the future
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Ongoing future activities that start before a certain time and continue up to that time
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Duration of an action before something else happens in the future
Structure:
Affirmative Sentences (Positive Statements):
Structure:
Subject + will have been + Verb + ing + Object
Examples:
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I will have been working here for five years next month.
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She will have been studying all night by morning.
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They will have been living in Lahore for a decade.
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He will have been watching TV for three hours.
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We will have been driving for six hours by midnight.
Negative Sentences:
Structure:
Subject + will not have been + Verb + ing + Object
Examples:
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I will not have been working on this project for long.
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She won’t have been reading that book for too many days.
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They will not have been staying here by next week.
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He won’t have been playing the game for an hour.
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We won’t have been waiting that long.
Interrogative Sentences (Questions):
Structure:
Will + Subject + have been + Verb + ing + Object +?
Examples:
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Will you have been studying for the test for two weeks?
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Will she have been working at the company for ten years?
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Will they have been traveling for hours?
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Will he have been waiting when you arrive?
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Will we have been living here for long?
Time Words Commonly Used:
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By the time
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For (a specific duration)
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By next year / next week
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Before
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By tomorrow morning
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For two hours / days / months / years
Real-life Usage Examples:
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By 2026, I will have been teaching English for 10 years.
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He will have been waiting for the bus for 30 minutes by the time it arrives.
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We will have been studying since 5 AM.
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They will have been working on the house renovation for a week.
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She will have been jogging every morning for three months by June.
Lesson Summary:
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Use Future Perfect Continuous to show the duration of an action that will be in progress up to a certain point in the future.
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Structure: will have been + verb + ing
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Often used with time expressions like “for two years”, “by next week”, or “by the time he arrives.”
