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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

1. In October, we will have been living in London for 5 years.
2. By the time they arrive, they will have been travelling for 16 hours.
3. 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
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