Future Perfect & Future Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect (viitor perfect)
FORM
[will have + past participle]
Example:
You will have perfected your English by the time you return from England.
USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Future
The Future Perfect expresses the idea that something will occur before
another action in the future. It can also show that something will happen
before a specific time in the future.
Examples:
By next November, I will have received my promotion.
Will she have learned enough Chinese to communicate before she moves to
Beijing?
Sam will probably have completed the proposal by the time he leaves this
afternoon.
By the time I finish this course, I will have taken ten tests.
Notice in the examples above that the reference points (marked in italics) are
in Simple Present rather than Simple Future. This is because the interruptions
are in time clauses, and you cannot use future tenses in time clauses.
USE 2 Duration Before Something in the Future (Non-Continuous Verbs)

With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs,
we use the Future Perfect to show that something will continue up until
another action in the future.
Examples:
I will have been in London for six months by the time I leave.
Although the above use of Future Perfect is normally limited to Non-
Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, the words "live,"
"work," "teach," and "study" are sometimes used in this way even though
they are NOT Non-Continuous Verbs.
REMEMBER No Future in Time Clauses
Like all future forms, the Future Perfect cannot be used in clauses beginning
with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as
soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Future Perfect, Present Perfect is used.
Examples:
I am going to see a movie when I will have finished my homework. Not
Correct
I am going to see a movie when I have finished my homework. Correct
Future Perfect Continuous (viitor, viitor

popular)
FORM
[will have been + vb. + -ing]
Example:
You will have been waiting for more than two hours when your plane finally
arrives.
USE 1 Duration Before Something in the Future

We use the Future Perfect Continuous to show that something will continue
up until a particular event or time in the future. "For five minutes," "for two
weeks," and "since Friday" are all durations which can be used with the
Future Perfect Continuous. Notice that this is related to the Present Perfect
Continuous and the Past Perfect Continuous; however, with Future Perfect
Continuous, the duration stops at or before a reference point in the future.
Examples:
They will have been talking for over an hour by the time Thomas arrives.
James will have been teaching at the university for more than a year by the
time he leaves for Asia.
How long will you have been studying when you graduate?
A: When you finish your English course, will you have been living in New
Zealand for over a year?
B: No, I will not have been living there that long.
Notice in the examples above that the reference points (marked in italics) are
in Simple Present rather than Simple Future. This is because these future
events are in time clauses, and you cannot use future tenses in time clauses.
USE 2 Cause of Something in the Future

Using the Future Perfect Continuous before another action in the future is a
good way to show cause and effect.
Examples:
Jason will be tired when he gets home because he will have been jogging for
over an hour.
Future Continuous vs. Future Perfect Continuous

If you do not include a duration such as "for five minutes," "for two weeks" or
"since Friday," many English speakers choose to use the Future Continuous
rather than the Future Perfect Continuous. Be careful because this can
change the meaning of the sentence. Future Continuous emphasizes
interrupted actions, whereas Future Perfect Continuous emphasizes a
duration of time before something in the future. Study the examples below to
understand the difference.
Examples:
He will be tired because he will be exercising so hard.

This sentence emphasizes that he will be tired because he will be exercising
at that exact moment in the future.
He will be tired because he will have been exercising so hard.
This sentence emphasizes that he will be tired because he will have been
exercising for a period of time. It is possible that he will still be exercising at
that moment OR that he will just have finished.
REMEMBER No Future in Time Clauses
Like all future forms, the Future Perfect Continuous cannot be used in clauses
beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the
time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Future Perfect Continuous, Present
Perfect Continuous is used.
Examples:
You won't get a promotion until you will have been working here as long as
Tim. Not Correct
You won't get a promotion until you have been working here as long as Tim.
Correct
AND REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs / Mixed Verbs
It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in
any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed
Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Future Perfect
Continuous with these verbs, you must use Future Perfect .
Examples:
Ned will have been having his driver's license for over two years. Not Correct
Ned will have had his driver's license for over two years. Correct

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Future Perfect (viitor perfect)

USE 2 Duration Before Something in the Future (Non-Continuous Verbs)

Future Perfect Continuous (viitor, viitor

USE 1 Duration Before Something in the Future

USE 2 Cause of Something in the Future

Future Continuous vs. Future Perfect Continuous

He will be tired because he will be exercising so hard.

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