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The interrogative (yes/no question) in future perfect continuous is formed by using will/
shall + subject + have been + present participle form of the main verb. For example:

Will you have been eating vegetables for three months?
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The wh-question in future perfect continuous is formed by using a wh-word, followed by
will/shall + subject + have been + present participle form of the main verb. For example:
How will she have been teaching the kids since morning?
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Practice Time 3

A. Fill in the blanks with the future perfect continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. Next week, he _______________ the Best Student Award for three years in a row.(receive)
2. By the next half hour, he _______________ his highest score. (make)

3. This time tomorrow, we _______________ in a French restaurant. (sit)
4. When you come at 8 o’clock, I _______________ my favourite show. (watch)

5. Next January, he _______________ for five years in that company. (work)
6. Tina _______________ five years in the teaching profession this year. (complete)
7. My blog _______________ for two years this December. (exist)

8. By the time the sun rises, Dr Bose _______________ for 10 hours continuously. (work)

B. Tick the correct phrases for future perfect continuous tense.
1. My sister and I (will have been talking/will have talked) for over an hour by the time the
others arrive.

2. I (shall have waited/shall have been waiting) for an hour by the time I meet him.
3. Next week we (complete/shall have been completing) 20 years of service here.
4. Next year we (shall have live/shall have been living) in Beijing for two years.

5. By the time she reaches Paris, she (will have flown/will have been flying) for more than
17 hours.

Practice Time 4 Perfect Continuous Tenses

Tick () the correct form of the verbs.

1. By the time I reached /had been reaching office, the client waited /had been

waiting for an hour.
2. When the tide had been coming /came in , we had been walking /walked
on the beach.
3. I had been feeding /fed the dogs when the cats started /were starting a
fight.

4. We had been standing /standing in the balcony when the procession passed
/passing by.
5. Why have you been throwing /threw things out of the window?
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