Future Perfect Continuous
Future perfect continuous tense focuses on the process of an action in the future up to a certain time.
In this lesson, you’ll learn when and how to use this tense and practise using it.
When and how to use the future perfect continuous?
Usage
- To talk about an action in progress up to a certain time in the future.
- Focuses on the duration of the action.
Structure
- Will + (not) + have + been + verb-ing
Common time expressions
- By
- By the time
- For + duration
- Next week, month, year
- In + month/season
Examples
In October, we will have been living in London for 5 years.
By the time they arrive, they will have been travelling for 16 hours.
By 6pm, I will have been waiting for 2 hours.
Practise
Fill in the gaps with the correct future perfect continuous form.
Common mistakes learners make
- Using the tense without a timeframe
- Confusing the future perfect (completed) with the future perfect continuous (duration)
- Using infinitive verb instead of -ing
Common mistakes learners make
- Using the tense without a timeframe
- Confusing the future perfect (completed) with the future perfect continuous (duration)
- Using infinitive verb instead of -ing