Muoto
Future perfect continuous muodostetaan kahdesta elementistä
Verbin tulevaisuuden perfekti "to be" (will have been) + pääverbin partisiipin preesens (sanan kantamuoto + ing)
| Subjekti | + will have been | + partisiipin preesens |
|---|---|---|
| He | will have been | playing. |
| I | will have been | playing. |
To live, future perfect continuous
| Myönteinen | Kielteinen | Kysymyslause | Kielteinen kysymyslause |
|---|---|---|---|
| I will have been living | I won't have been living | Will I have been living? | Won't I have been living? |
| You will have been living | You won't have been living | Will you have been living? | Won't you have been living? |
| He will have been living | He won't have been living | Will he have been living? | Won't he have been living? |
| We will have been living | We won't have been living | Will we have been living? | Won't we have been living? |
| They will have been living | They won't have been living | Will they have been living? | Won't they have been living? |
Funktio
Kuten future perfect simple, tätä muotoa käytetään kun heijastamme itsemme eteenpäin ajassa ja katsomme taaksepäin. Se viittaa tapahtumiin tai toimintaan, jotka eivät ole vielä päättyneitä, mutta päättyvät jossain vaiheessa tulevaisuudessa. Sitä käytetään yleensä ajan ilmaisujen kanssa.
Esimerkkejä
- I will have been waiting here for three hours by six o'clock.
- By 2001 I will have been living in London for sixteen years.
- When I finish this course, I will have been learning English for twenty years.
- Next year I will have been working here for four years.
- When I come at 6:00, will you have been practicing long?