Future Perfect
Progressive Tense

The Future Perfect Progressive is not a very common tense in English. But you should know it well, and understand it when it is used.

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1. Read and understand the following explanations and examples

2. Read and understand the Rules

3. Practice, practice, practice with the Exercises

How do We Use this Tense?

PERFECT here means "complete, finished".

The Future Perfect Progressive is a form of the verb that shows the action will continue up until some time in the future.

It does not mean the action will be "perfect" (100%). It means the action will be finished.

Here are the different usages of this tense:

• An action that will continue up until some time in the future

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Examples of Typical Time Expressions

An action that will continue up
until some time in the future 

(The verbs are in bold)

They will have been walking for 2 hours by the time they get home.

In October, he will have been working here for a year. 

By the end of the night, he will have been performing for 5 hours.

Joe will be tired when he returns because
he will have been playing outside the whole afternoon.

When I leave the beach, I will have been sunbathing for 2 hours.

At the end of the night, Laura will be very professional, even though
she will have been working for the entire evening.

Examples of
Typical Time Expressions

• For
• Since
• All morning
• All day

What's Next?

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