Future Perfect Continuous Tense
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense is formed with 'will have been' and present participle.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense is used:
i) To indicate the duration of an event at a specific time in the future.
ii) To describe a period which precedes a point in the future.
iii) To describe an activity which leads up to a point in the future.
Ex: By March 1999, he will have been working for this organization for twelve years.
The register will have been running for a year in May.
We will have been living here for 2 years by July.
NOTE: i) Simple Present Tense is used for a plan or arrangement in the future.
It suggests a fixed, official programme or time-table.
Ex: Schools re-open in July.
The Plane arrives at 6 p.m.
The Manager comes at 11 a.m.
ii) Present Continuous Tense is used to talk about a plan, programme arrangement in the near future.
Ex: The PM is coming tomorrow.
We are leaving for Delhi this evening.
My friend is coming from America.
iii) be + going to + base form of the verb is used when future is coloured with intention and id the action is already decided upon and preparations have been made.
Ex: I am going to help you.
What are you going to do now ?
We are going to open a Medical Shop.
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense is formed with 'will have been' and present participle.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense is used:
i) To indicate the duration of an event at a specific time in the future.
ii) To describe a period which precedes a point in the future.
iii) To describe an activity which leads up to a point in the future.
Ex: By March 1999, he will have been working for this organization for twelve years.
The register will have been running for a year in May.
We will have been living here for 2 years by July.
NOTE: i) Simple Present Tense is used for a plan or arrangement in the future.
It suggests a fixed, official programme or time-table.
Ex: Schools re-open in July.
The Plane arrives at 6 p.m.
The Manager comes at 11 a.m.
ii) Present Continuous Tense is used to talk about a plan, programme arrangement in the near future.
Ex: The PM is coming tomorrow.
We are leaving for Delhi this evening.
My friend is coming from America.
iii) be + going to + base form of the verb is used when future is coloured with intention and id the action is already decided upon and preparations have been made.
Ex: I am going to help you.
What are you going to do now ?
We are going to open a Medical Shop.
