Future Perfect Continuous Tense Rules With Examples
Hello Friends ! Today we are going to tell about the Future Perfect Continuous Tense Rules With Examples. So far, we have studied Tense and all its variants one by one. If you have not read the previous notes of Tense Series yet, then definitely practice them.
Tense is a very important and basic topic for the English Grammar. You never face any problem with Tense, so we have tried to understand each part of it very well.
What is Future Perfect Continuous Tense and how is it used in sentence formation? What rules and structures are followed? We will try to know all these in detail. So let’s know :
What is Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense : Friends! This tense has the quality of both perfect and continuous. Perfect means completion of the action and continuous means continuation of the action. That is, when an action is partially completed in the future and is going to continue, then such tense is called future perfect continuous tense.
In other words, when an action starts in the coming time and continues to be partially completed and gives the impression that it will continue in the future, then it is called Future Perfect Continuous Tense.
Let us try to understand with some examples :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Ram will have been speaking English since morning. | We shall have been playing Cricket since 1990 . |
| She will have been cooking food for two hours. | They will have been reading books for 5 hours. |
| He will have been singing a song since 7 ‘O Clock. | I shall have been learning a lesson since evening. |
You must be getting some things clear from these examples, take a look at these points :
- Friends! Here “Will have been / Shall have been” — helping verb is used in each sentence.
- In each sentence, the “first form of the main verb + ing” is used immediately after the helping verb.
- Also, “since / for + time” is used in the end of the sentence.
From these three points we get to know the usage of helping verb and main verb. But what is the rule and structure of using them? We try to understand this in detail :
Important Rules of Future Perfect Continuous Tense :
To understand Future Perfect Continuous Tense, keep in mind some rules :
- This Tense uses the Helping Verb — “Shall have been” with I, We and the Helping Verb — “Will have been” with all other Subjects.
- The “first form of the main verb + ing” is always used in this tense.
- Time is also mentioned in Future Perfect Continuous Tense. Hence, “Since / For” is essentially used with time. So note that “Since” is used for point of time (fixed time) and “For” is used for period of time (Indefinite time).
How to use :
You can try to know these rules better from the table given below :
| Helping Verb : | Will have been / Shall have been |
| Main Verb : | 1st Form of Verb + ing |
| Subjects | Helping Verb | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | He, She, It and Single Names | Will have been |
| Plural | You, They and Plural Names. | Will have been |
| Plural | I, We | Shall have been |
| State of Time | Time | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Point of Time | Since | Morning, Evening, 5’O Clock, January, 2021, |
| Period of Time | For | 5 Hours, 6 Weeks, 9 Months, 11 Years, |
Let us now look at the structures of making sentences of future perfect continuous tense with the help of these rules :
Types of Future Perfect Continuous Tense :
Friends! Follow these structures for making Sentences of Future Perfect Continuous Tense :
- Affirmative or Simple Sentence
- Negative sentence
- Interrogative Sentence
- Interrogative Negative Sentence
Affirmative Sentences | Simple Sentence :
To make a simple sentence of the future perfect continuous tense, you have to understand the following structure carefully :
| For I, We : | Subject + | shall have been + | 1st Form + ing + | Object + | Since / for + | Time. |
| For all other Subjects : | Subject + | will have been + | 1st Form + ing + | Object + | Since / for + | Time. |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| He will have been speaking English since morning. | I shall have been learning a lesson since evening. |
| She will have been cooking food for two hours. | We shall have been playing Cricket since 1990. |
| It will have been falling away for 2 months. | You will have been writing this story for 4 weeks. |
| Ram will have been singing a song since 7 ‘O Clock. | They will have been reading books for 5 hours. |
| – | Radha and Shyam will have been talking since evening. |
Negative Sentence :
To create Negative Sentence, use “not” immediately after “will / shall” and after it “have been” added. The remaining structure will remain the same :
| For I, We : | Subject + | shall + not + have been + | 1st Form + ing + | Object + | Since / for + | Time. |
| For all other Subjects : | Subject + | will + not + have been + | 1st Form + ing + | Object + | Since / for + | Time. |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| He will not have been speaking English since morning. | I shall not have been learning a lesson since evening. |
| She will not have been cooking food for two hours. | We shall not have been playing Cricket since 1990. |
| It will not have been falling away for 2 months. | You will not have been writing this story for 4 weeks. |
| Ram will not have been singing a song since 7 ‘O Clock. | They will not have been reading books for 5 hours. |
| – | Radha and Shyam will not have been talking since evening. |
Interrogative Sentence :
Interrogative Sentence always begins with the Helping Verb. To make it, apply “Will / shall” before the Subject and after it “have been” is used.
| For I, We : | Shall + | Subject + | have been + | 1st Form + ing + | Object + | Since / for + | Time ? |
| For all other Subjects : | Will + | Subject + | have been + | 1st Form + ing + | Object + | Since / for + | Time ? |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Will He have been speaking English since morning ? | Shall I have been learning a lesson since evening ?. |
| Will She have been cooking food for two hours ? | Shall We have been playing Cricket since 1990 ? |
| Will It have been falling away for 2 months ? | Will You have been writing this story for 4 weeks ? |
| Will Ram have been singing a song since 7 ‘O Clock ? | Will They have been reading books for 5 hours ? |
| – | Will Radha and Shyam have been talking since evening ? |
Interrogative Negative Sentence :
In the interrogative sentence, “not” is placed immediately after the subject and immediately before “have been”.
| For I, We : | Shall+ | Subject + | not + have been + | 1st Form + ing + | Object + | Since / for + | Time ? |
| For all other Subjects : | Will + | Subject + | not + have been + | 1st Form + ing + | Object + | Since / for + | Time ? |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Will He not have been speaking English since morning ? | Shall I not have been learning a lesson since evening ?. |
| Will She not have been cooking food for two hours ? | Shall We not have been playing Cricket since 1990 ? |
| Will It not have been falling away for 2 months ? | Will You not have been writing this story for 4 weeks ? |
| Will Ram not have been singing a song since 7 ‘O Clock ? | Will They not have been reading books for 5 hours ? |
| – | Will Radha and Shyam not have been talking since evening ? |
Golden Structure For Future Perfect Continuous Tense :
Friends ! With the help of the golden structure given below, you will be able to remember future perfect continuous tense. Just need to get some rules in mind. So here is the golden structure for you :
- Golden Structure For Future Perfect Continuous Tense :
| Subject + | H.V. (will have been / shall have been) + | M.V. (1st Form + ing) + | Object + | Since / for + | Time. |
In this way, you can easily understand Future Perfect Continuous Tense. Today we have completed the Tense Series. If you have not understood it properly then go to the previous notes and learn it.
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