Future Perfect Progressive Tense (with Examples)
The future perfect progressive tense is used for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.
Examples of the Future Progressive Tense
Here are some examples of the future perfect progressive tense (bold):
- In July next year, you will have been studying for three years.
(“In July next year” is the specified time)
- I will have been playing poker for 30 years by then.
(“by then” is the specified time)
Of course, you can also have the negative version, which is formed
“will not have been” + [present participle]:
- In July next year, you will not have been studying for three years.
- I will not have been playing poker for 30 years by then.
And the question versions:
- In July next year, will you have been studying for 3 years?
- Will I have been playing poker for 30 years by then?
Infographic for the Future Progressive Tense
Here is an infographic explaining the future progressive tense:
Forming the Future Perfect Progressive Tense
The future perfect progressive tense is formed:
will have been + [present participle]
For example:
- At 10 pm, I will have been swimming for a six hours.
- They will have been talking for two hours by then.
The last word in each example above (i.e., the one that ends ing) is known as a present participle. It is formed like this:
Add ing to most verbs:
- play > playing
- shout > shouting
- talk > talking
For verbs that end e, remove the e and add ing:
- prepare > preparing
- ride > riding
For verbs that end ie, change the ie to y and add ing:
- lie > lying
- untie > untying
For verbs whose last syllable is written [consonant-vowel-consonant] and is stressed, double the final consonant and add ing:
- run > running
- forget > forgetting
- swim > swimming
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AGH / Jan 2020