Rules for Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Subject + will / shall + have + been + ing form of the verb + object is the primary rule for the future perfect continuous tense. This is a general guideline that must be observed when employing the future perfect continuous tense. We put not after the assisting verb (will / shall) in negative phrases. To form interrogative phrases, we substitute will or shall for the subject and put the subject after it.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense represents a tense that is employed to express activities or occurrences that will carry on as long as a future stage. It is utilized as well to explain or suggest acts that started in the past and will keep happening until a given stage in the future. Whenever we explain something in the future perfect continuous tense, we have been searching ahead in time and back at how long that activity lasted. Only action verbs can be employed in the future perfect continuous tense, not stative verbs.
Table of Content
- What is the Future Perfect Continuous Tense?
- Definition of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense Formula
- Structure of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- Wh-questions
- Negative Interrogative
- Rules for Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- Purpose of Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense Examples
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense Exercise