Future Perfect
Progressive Tense
The Future Perfect Progressive is not a very common tense in English. But you should know it well, and understand it when it is used.
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How do We Use this Tense?
PERFECT here means "complete, finished".The Future Perfect Progressive is a form of the verb that shows the action will continue up until some time in the future.
It does not mean the action will be "perfect" (100%). It means the action will be finished.
Here
are the
different usages of this tense:
Make sure you
also read:
An action that will continue up
until some time in the future
(The verbs are
in bold)
They will have been
walking for 2 hours by the time they get home.
In October, he will have been working here for a year.
By the end of the night, he will have been performing for 5 hours.
Joe will be tired when he
returns because
he will have been playing
outside the whole afternoon.
he will have been practicing dancing for 3 weeks.
When I leave the beach, I will have been sunbathing for 2 hours.
At the end of the night,
Laura will be very professional, even though
she will have been
working for the entire evening.
Examples of
Typical Time Expressions
- For
- Since
- All morning
- All day
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