Future Perfect Continuous Tense- Imperfect/Progressive
Future Perfect Continuous Tense shows that action continued that will end in the future. In this tense, shall or will is used with ‘have been’ and Present Participle of a verb. This tense is also called the Perfect Imperfect or perfect progressive future tense.
We know that in the future tense, we use modal. So, in this sentence also; we should use modal according to the subject of a sentence.
Let’s see-
Use of modal in the future perfect continuous tense
In this tense, we use shall/ will.
In these sentences, we should use ‘shall have been’ or ‘will have been’ with the present participle of the main verb.
Keep in mind that-
- For the subject I and we, we should use ‘shall have been’.
- If the subject is other than I and we, we should use ‘will have been’.
Now we shall take an example with three persons in tabular form.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense- Example
In this table, we have an example of future perfect continuous tense. We have taken first, second and third person with singular and plural form. We have used shall / will according to subject.
Let's have a look-
Person Singular Number Plural Number
1st I shall have been learning. We shall have been learning.
2nd You will have been learning. You will have been learning.
3rd He will have been learning. They will have been learning.
She will have been learning. They will have been learning.
It will have been learning. They will have been learning.
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