Formação
O tempo verbal "future perfect continuous" é composto por dois elementos:
o "future perfect" do verbo "to be" (will have been) + o "present participle" do verbo principal (radical + "ing").
| Sujeito | + will have been | + "present participle" |
|---|---|---|
| He | will have been | playing. |
| I | will have been | playing. |
To live no "future perfect continuous"
| Afirmativa | Negativa | Interrogativa | Interrogativa Negativa |
|---|---|---|---|
| I will have been living | I won't have been living | Will I have been living? | Won't I have been living? |
| You will have been living | You won't have been living | Will you have been living? | Won't you have been living? |
| He will have been living | He won't have been living | Will he have been living? | Won't he have been living? |
| We will have been living | We won't have been living | Will we have been living? | Won't we have been living? |
| They will have been living | They won't have been living | Will they have been living? | Won't they have been living? |
Funções
Assim como o "future perfect", utilizamos esse tempo verbal para nos projetar ao futuro e olhar para trás. Ele indica eventos ou ações não concluídos, situados em um período entre o presente e o futuro. Seu uso é mais frequente junto a expressões temporais.
Exemplos
- I will have been waiting here for three hours by six o'clock.
- By 2001 I will have been living in London for sixteen years.
- When I finish this course, I will have been learning English for twenty years.
- Next year I will have been working here for four years.
- When I come at 6:00, will you have been practicing long?