Come si forma il future perfect continuous
Il future perfect continuous è composto da due elementi:
il future perfect del verbo to be (will have been) + il participio presente del verbo principale (forma base + ing)
| Soggetto | + will have been | + participio presente |
|---|---|---|
| He | will have been | playing. |
| I | will have been | playing. |
Future perfect continuous del verbo "to live"
| Affermativa | Negativa | Interrogativa | Negativa interrogativa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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? |
Funzioni del future perfect continuous
Come per il future perfect simple, questo tempo si usa per parlare di un'azione completata nel futuro. Si riferisce ad eventi o azioni non completate in un tempo compreso tra il momento attuale e un futuro non precisato. Viene spesso usato con espressioni di tempo.
Esempi
- 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?