By next year, I will have been living here for five years.
- Language
- English
- Level
- B2
- Unit
- Verb Tenses and Aspects
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
The future perfect continuous is an English tense used to show that an action will be ongoing up to a specific point in the future.
When to use it
Use this tense to talk about how long something will have been happening up to a certain time in the future. It often focuses on the duration of an activity.
Key forms
- will have been + verb-ing
- Example: will have been working
Examples
She will have been studying all night by the time the exam starts.
They will have been waiting for over an hour when the bus arrives.
He will have been working at the company for a decade by 2025.
Tips
- Remember to use 'will have been' before the verb with -ing.
- This tense is often used with time expressions like 'by the time', 'for', or 'when'.
- Don’t use this tense for actions that are completed instantly; it’s for ongoing actions.