Future Perfect

Continuous tense

Rita Rahmawati, S.Kep.,Ns

Universitas Gresik
2015
It is used to express There will be
a continued or a time
ongoing action that reference,
will start in future such as “since
and is thought to be 1980, for
continued till three hours”
sometime in future. from which
(Remember, an the action will
ongoing action in start in future
future which will and will
continue till some continue.
time in future).
A sense of time reference is found
which gives an idea that action will
start at some time in future and will
continue for some time.  Such time
reference or sense of time reference
is the identity of Future perfect
continuous tense because it tells that
action will start at a particular time
in future.

For example, “He will have been

studying in this school since 2005”, so
the it means that he will start studying
in this school in 2005 and will study in
this school till sometime in future.
 Note:
If there is not time reference or sense of time
reference then it is not future perfect continuous tense
because there is no hint about the time of action when
it will start in future and it seems just an ongoing
action in future which resembles “future Continuous
tense.

So the reference of time differentiates between

Future perfect continuous tense between future
continuous tense.
 Rules:
An auxiliary verb “will have been” is used in
sentence. 1st form of verb (base verb) +ing
(present participle) is used as main verb in
sentence. “Since” or “for” is used before the
“time reference” in sentence.

If the time reference is exactly

known such as 1995, 4 O’clock then
“since” is used before the time in
sentence.
If the time reference is not exactly
known such as three hours, six years,
four days, then “for” is used before the
time in sentence.
Time reference such as 3 hours or 5 days is
not exactly known because we don’t know
that about which three hours a day is told in
sentence or about which 5 days in a month
is told in sentence.

While the 1995 is exactly know time.

 Structure of sentence
 Positive Sentence.
• Subject + Auxiliary verb + main verb (Present
participle) + Object + Time reference
•Subject + will have been + (1st form of verb or
base verb + ing) + object + time reference

Examples.
 I will have been waiting for him for one hour.
 She will have been playing football since 2015.
 Negative Sentence.
 • Subject +”Not” inside Auxiliary verbs + main
verb (present participle) + Object +    Time
reference
• Subject + will not have been + (1st form of verb
or base verb + ing) + object +    Time reference
 To make negative sentence, the word “not” is

added inside auxiliary verb, so it becomes “will

not have been”.
 Examples.
 I will not have been waiting for him for
one hour.
 She will not have been playing football

since 2015.
Interrogative Sentence.
 • Auxiliary verb + Subject + auxiliary verb + main
verb (present participle) + object +    time
reference
• Will + Subject + have been + (1st form of verb
or base verb+ing) + object + time    reference
 Interrogative sentence starts with auxiliary verb

“will” and auxiliary verb “have been” is used after

subject in sentence.
 Examples.
 Will I have been waiting for him for one
hour?
 Will she have been playing football

since 2015?
More examples.
 Positive sentences
   I will have been living in America since
2003.
He will have been playing cricket for two
hours.
They will have been watching television
since 6 O’clock.
She will been working in this office since
2007.
 It will have been raining for three days.
 Negative sentences
  I will not have been living in America since
2003.
          He will not have been playing cricket for
two hours.
          They will not have been watching
television since 6 O’clock?
          She will have been working in this office
since 2007.
          It will not have been raining for three
days.
 Positive sentences
  Will I have been living in America since
2003?
         Will he have been playing cricket for
two hours.
         Will they have been watching television
since 6 O’clock?
         Will she have been working in this
office since 2007?
         Will it have been raining for three days?