FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
El Futuro Perfecto Continuo es normalmente usado para predecir lo largo de una
actividad como si estuvieron viendo hacia atrás esa actividad desde algún tiempo final
en el futuro
EL Futuro Perfecto Continuo se refiere a evento o acciones que están en marcha que
continuaran hasta un punto en el futuro. Es usado mas frecuente con expresiones de
tiempo
To make the Future Perfect Continuous, use:
Subject + will have been + “-ing” form of the verb (Present Participle)
I will have been waiting here for three hours by six o’clock. (Yo habré estado
esperando aquí por 3 horas para las 6 in punto)
By 2001 I will have been living in London for sixteen years. (Para el 2001, Yo habré
estado viviendo en London por 16 años)
Un evento que comienza en el futuro y avanza en el futuro
Patron 1: Un evento futuro que avanza en forma de Futuro Perfecto Continuo y que
puede comenzar en el futuro y entonces solo dura por una cantidad de tiempo:
By next November, I will have been working for that company for half a year.(Para el
próximo noviembre, yo habré estado trabajando para esta compañía por medio año)
La cantidad de tiempo en esta oración es “Half a year”. La acción que aun no ha
ocurrido es trabajar para la compañía, y es una acción futura que avanza en el futuro.
Un evento que ha comenzado en el pasado
Patrón 2: Algunas veces el evento puede realmente haber comenzado en el pasado,
como en el caso siguiente:
You will have been studying for six straight months when you take the TOEFL exam.
(Yo habré estado estudiando por seis meses seguidos cuando tome o presente el
examen de TOEFL)
En ese ejemplo tu habras ya comenzado a estudias, pero el acto de estudiar por seis
meses no ha sido completada. Una vez que se haya presentado el examen, la acción
habrá sido completada.
Futuro Perfecto Continuo para mostrar causa
Patrón 3: El Futuro Perfecto Continuo es también es usado para mostrar causa. Esto
significa que algo en el futuro no ha comenzado aun, pero es probablemente la causa
de otra acción que también ocurrirá en el futuro.
We’ll be in heavy debt because we will have been overspending for a month.
(Nosotros tendremos una gran deuda por que nosotros habremos estado gastando
demás por un mes)
Singular Plural Plural
I will (’ll) have been doing We’ll have been doing
You’ll have been doing You’ll have been doing
He/she/it’ll have been doing They’ll have been doing
By the time I arrive home, I will have been driving for six hours. (Para cuando llegue a
casa, yo habré estado manejando por seis horas)
By this time next month, I’ll have been studying English for a year. (Para esta época
del mes próximo, yo habré estado estudiando Inglés por un año)
Melissa will have been cooking all day long before the wedding cake is ready. (Melissa
habrá estado cocinando todo el día antes que el pastel o torta de bodas este lista)
Negative
Subject + will not (won’t) have been + “-ing” form of the verb (Present Participle)
I won’t ( will not) have been eating vegetables for three years by then. ( Yo no habré
estado comiendo vegetales por 3 años para entonces)
They won’t (will not) have been playing since morning. (Ellos no habrán estado
jugando desde esta mañana)
Questions
Subject + will + [subject] + have been + “-ing” form of the verb (Present Participle)
How long will you have been learning English by the end of this year? (¿Cuánto
tiempo habrás estado aprendiendo Inglés para final del año?)
Will they have been eating cake for 15 minutes by the time you bring them coffee?
(¿Habrán ellos estado comiendo pastel por 15 minutos para el cuando yo les traiga
café)
▪ Yes, they will have been eating cake for 15 minutos by the time you bring them coffee
▪ No, they won´t (will not) have been eating cake for 15 minutos by the time you bring
them coffee
FORM Future Perfect Continuous with "Be Going To"
Subject + am/is/are + going to have been + “-ing” form of the verb (Present
Participle)
Examples:
▪ You are going to have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally
arrives. (Yo habré estado esperando por mas de dos horas cuando su avión finalmente
arribe)
▪ Are you going to have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally
arrives? (Habré yo estado comiendo por más de dos de horas cuando su avión
finalmente arribe)
▪ You are not going to have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane
finally arrives.
▪ We’re not going to have been working too long by the time we finish this project.
(No habremos estado trabajando demasiado tiempo, para cuando hayamos
terminado este proyecto)
NOTA: Es imposible usar will o be going to para crear Futuro Perfecto Continuo con
pequeña o ninguna diferencia en el significado.
Exercise 1
How long will Francis and his friends have been doing the following things by the end of
their school holidays?
Example:
Francis - stay at his grandma's place
Francis will have been staying at his grandma's place for three weeks.
Samantha - travel round the world
Melanie - work at a summer camp
Robert - learn Spanish at a language school
Kevin - work on his house
Carol - practise beach volleyball
Peter - do community work
Naomi - take care of her neighbour's dog
Judy - attend driving school
Ben - climb mountains
Tom - do nothing
Samantha ___________________________________________________ for a month.
Melanie _____________________________________________________for six weeks.
Robert ____________________________________________________ for two months.
Kevin _________________________________________________________all the time.
Carol _______________________________________________for more than a month.
Peter______________________________________________________for three weeks.
Naomi _______________________________________________ for a couple of weeks.
Judy __________________________________________________ for quite a long time.
Ben _______________________________________________________ for a fortnight.
Tom _________________________________________________________ all the time.
Samantha will have been travelling round the world for a month.
Melanie will have been working at a summer camp for six weeks.
Robert will have been learning Spanish at a language school for two months.
Kevin will have been working on his house all the time.
Carol will have been practising beach volleyball for more than a month.
Peter will have been doing community work for three weeks.
Naomi will have been taking care of her neighbour's dog for a couple of weeks.
Judy will have been attending driving school for quite a long time.
Ben will have been climbing mountains for a fortnight.
Tom will have been doing nothing all the time.
Exercise 2
Why are you so angry? They ___________________________________ the road by the
end of this year. (repair)
Your French is not perfect. Don't worry. I _________________________________ it for a
year by the time I leave for France. (learn)
Look at Jane. She's so nervous. No wonder. She ____________________________ for Tim
for five hours when his plane finally arrives. (wait)
Bill is a good teacher. Definitely. He _________________________________ for five years
by the time he's 30. (teach)
I could help you pick apples on Saturday. We___________________________apples for a
week by Saturday. We'll be finished. (pick)
Do you think you will pass the exam? I hope so. I______________________ for it for two
weeks when I take it. (revise)
Is Grace your neighbour? Yes, she is. She ____________________________ next door for
a year next month. (live)
We could buy Lisa a new piano for her birthday. Good idea. When she turns twenty, she
_____________________________ the piano for twelve years. (play)
Shall I wake Doris up? Yes, please. At nine o'clock she _______________________ for ten
hours. (sleep)
Your parents are experienced workers. Yes, they are. They _________________________
together for thirty five years before they retire. (work)
Why are you so angry? They will have been repairing the road by the end of this year.
Your French is not perfect. Don't worry. I will have been learning it for a year by the time I
leave for France.
Look at Jane. She's so nervous. No wonder. She will have been waiting for Tim for five hours
when his plane finally arrives.
Bill is a good teacher. Definitely. He will have been teaching for five years by the time he's
30.
I could help you pick apples on Saturday. We will have been picking apples for a week by
Saturday. We'll be finished.
Do you think you will pass the exam? I hope so. I will have been revising for it for two weeks
when I take it.
Is Grace your neighbour? Yes, she is. She will have been living next door for a year next
month.
We could buy Lisa a new piano for her birthday. Good idea. When she turns twenty, she will
have been playing the piano for twelve years.
Shall I wake Doris up? Yes, please. At nine o'clock she will have been sleeping for ten hours.
Your parents are experienced workers. Yes, they are. They will have been working together
for thirty five years before they retire.
Exercise 3
A: How long are you going to stay at this hotel?
B: On Sunday we ________________________ (stay) here for two weeks and we'd like
to stay one more week.
A: Do you think Matt will finish the report in time?
B: No problem. He ____________________________ (work) on it for nearly three days
tomorrow.
A: Are you worried about your job interview in Paris?
B: Not really. When I leave for France, I __________________________(prepare) for it
for more than a month.
A: We are going to the party at 6 o'clock. Will you join us?
B: I'm afraid I'll be tired. I'll ____________________________________ (plant) trees for
five hours when the party starts.
A: Is the electric engine the future of cars?
B: I don't think so. In a ten years' time people _________________________ (drive) cars
with internal combustion engines for a century and a half and it will remain so.
A: How long has Patricia been learning English?
B: At the end of this course she _____________________________ (study) English for six
years.
A: How many countries has your sister visited during her journey?
B: I don't really know. But she _____________________________ (backpack) the world for
a year before she gets back home.
A: Do you like endless soap operas?
B: I love them. By the end of this year I _______________________ (watch) Guiding Light
for two decades.
A: Is the chicken ready?
B: Not at all. At 12.30 I _____________________________________ (bake) it for ninety
minutes and it is not ready yet!
A: Is tennis a tiring sport?
B: Tiring? Look at this match. They ____________________________ (play) for more than
three or four hours when it ends.
A: How long are you going to stay at this hotel?
B: On Sunday we will have been staying here for two weeks and we'd like to stay one more
week.
A: Do you think Matt will finish the report in time?
B: No problem. He will have been working on it for nearly three days tomorrow.
A: Are you worried about your job interview in Paris?
B: Not really. When I leave for France, I will have been preparing for it for more than a
month.
A: We are going to the party at 6 o'clock. Will you join us?
B: I'm afraid I'll be tired. I'll will have been planting trees for five hours when the party
starts.
A: Is the electric engine the future of cars?
B: I don't think so. In a ten years' time people will have been driving cars with internal
combustion engines for a century and a half and it will remain so.
A: How long has Patricia been learning English?
B: At the end of this course she will have been studying English for six years.
A: How many countries has your sister visited during her journey?
B: I don't really know. But she will have been backpacking the world for a year before she
gets back home.
A: Do you like endless soap operas?
B: I love them. By the end of this year I will have been watching Guiding Light for two
decades.
A: Is the chicken ready?
B: Not at all. At 12.30 I will have been baking it for ninety minutes and it is not ready yet!
A: Is tennis a tiring sport?
B: Tiring? Look at this match. They will have been playing for more than three or four hours
when it
ends.
