Future
Perfect Continuous Tense
TENSES
The word ‘tense’ is derived from Latin
word ‘tempus’ and it means time. Basically tense conveys the time of action.
Tenses are mainly divided into parts –
Present, Past and Future. They are further subdivided into three categories –
Indefinite, Continuous, Perfect and Perfect Continuous.
PRESENT TENSE |
PAST TENSE |
FUTURE TENSE |
PRESENT INDEFINITE |
PAST INDEFINITE |
FUTURE INDEFINITE |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
PAST CONTINUOUS |
FUTURE CONTINUOUS |
PRESENT PERFECT |
PAST PERFECT |
FUTURE PERFECT |
PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS |
PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS |
FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS |
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE is
generally used to describe actions that will be continued for a duration in
future or the time (future) we talk about.
Usage of Future Perfect Continuous Tense
1. The Future Perfect Continuous tense is used
to indicate action to begin in future and continue for some period/duration in
future -
e.g. Sana will have been playing for
four hours now (action continues for some period/certain duration in future)
2. The Future Perfect Continuous tense is used
to indicate continuation of an action during another action in future -
e.g. She will have been waiting for the
letter for 5 days when the letter arrives. (action continued during another
action in future)
3. This tense is used to emphasise the
duration of action/event –
e.g. I
will have been teaching in this school for 30 years when I retire. (emphasis on
duration)
4. This
Tense is used to express continuation of future event in sequence of simple
present -
e.g. She will have been working here for
10 years when she gets the promotion. (in
sequence of simple present)
Time Expressions used in this tense
Prepositions (for/since) used with
certain time expressions:
three hours morning tomorrow
this time
four days 9.00 a.m. when
3 months March next
year this time
2 years 2018 next
summer
centuries 1100 coming
Monday
ages I
was a child 10 years from now
ever beginning next July
Verb Form used in this tense
Basic structure of a sentence in this
tense is Subject + will/shall + have been + ing form of Verb + Object ( S+V+O )
Verb in this tense consists of four
elements –
1.
Appropriate form of auxiliary ‘will/shall’
2. Base form of ‘have’ – have
3.
Third form of be – been
4. Present participle form of main verb (Verb 1+ing) – playing, going, writing, reading, leaving, teaching, learning, etc.
Uses of Will and shall
It does not matter if the subject is
singular or plural the formula for the simple
future tense does not change-
We generally use will with I, you
,they, we, he, she and it .
We use shall with I and we.
Uses of ‘Will’ :
1. when we decide to do something at
the time of speaking -
Examples:
I will have a glass of orange juice.
She will lie down for some time as she
is tired.
3. to express the views of the speaker
Examples:
I will consult a specialist for my eye
problem.
I will not go for a walk as it is very
humid.
4. to offer to do something
Examples :
I will make a cup of coffee for the
guests.
I will pay your telephone bill.
5. to request somebody to do something
Example:
Will you bring my bag please?
6. to promise to do something
Example:
I will help you in the Science
assignment.
Uses of ‘Shall’ :
These days, shall is mainly used to
ask questions, to give suggestions or to make offers, seek or offer help.
Note : Will is used for
certainty and assurance and shall is used for promise and offer of help. Shall
is more formal and literary and will is used more commonly and more frequently
Example:
a) Shall I lay the table for dinner? (offer)
b) Shall we take the children to the
circus this Sunday? (suggestion)
c) Shall we leave now?( question)
Note : Two future tenses
can’t be used in a sentence, in case of two clauses, one clause should be in
simple present tense while the other in any of the future tenses.
MORE EXAMPLES :
1. My mother will have been working
for 4 hours when you arrive.
2. My uncle will have been travelling
for two days when you reach his place.
3. My grandparents will have been
living with us for 10 years, next summer.
4. We will have been practising for a
month on Annual Day.
5. We will have been running this
company for 10 years in 2025.
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