Formación
El "future perfect continuous" está compuesto por dos elementos:
el "future perfect" del verbo "to be" (will have been) + el "present participle" del verbo principal (raíz + ing)
| Sujeto | + will have been | + "present participle" del verbo principal |
|---|---|---|
| He | will have been | playing. |
| I | will have been | playing. |
To live, "future perfect continuous"
| Afirmativa | 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? |
Funciones
Al igual que el "future perfect", empleamos este tiempo verbal para proyectarnos hacia el futuro y echar la vista atrás. El "future perfect continuous" se refiere a eventos o acciones inacabadas, situadas entre el momento presente y un tiempo futuro. La mayoría de las veces se acompaña de expresiones temporales.
Ejemplos
- 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?