Introduction

On utilise le futur antérieur continu pour décrire une action continue qui est déjà en cours à un moment du futur.

On l'utilise souvent avec "for" pour indiquer la période de temps entre le début de l'action et un moment de la progression dans le futur, ou la fin prévue de l'action.

On peut aussi l'utiliser pour décrire une action continue que l'on pense ou prédit être en cours.

Exemples

• "At the end of December, James will have been working at the company for a year."
  
  
   
• "By the time my sister arrives at the airport, I will have been waiting for over three hours."
  
  
   
• "Sarah won't have been reading her emails because she’s on holiday."
  
  

Formation

On forme le futur antérieur continu avec "will have been" + la forme en "-ing" du verbe principal.

Positif	I You We They He / She / It	will have been	waiting	for 3 hours.
Négatif		won't have been will not have been

Forme interrogative

Will

I you we they he / she / it

have been

waiting

for 3 hours?

On utilise souvent le futur antérieur continu pour des évènements ou des moments futurs et avec des expressions qui font référence au futur, comme "when" ou "by the time (something happens)" et "for how long".

Exemples

• "I will have been reading this book for months by the time I finally finish it."
   
• "She won’t have been expecting you to arrive so early."
   
• "When you finish your exams, for how long will you have been studying English?"

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Exercices d'entraînement

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1)

By the time we move house at the end of the month, we    for several weeks. (pack)

 

2)

My parents    their new house this weekend. (decorate)

 

3)

If I can pass my exams, I    my time. (not waste)

 

4)

When you get home, for how long    you    ? (travel)

 

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E xercices d'entraînement supplémentaires

Complétez les phrases pour former le futur antérieur continu, avec la réponse correcte entre a,b,c ou d:
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1)

If it’s still raining tomorrow, it ____ all week.
 

will has been raining

will have raining

will have been raining

have been raining

 

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2)

When Sara leaves London at the end of the year, she ____ in the city for ten years.
 

have will been living

will has been living

will have been living

will have been live

 

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3)

David ____ his flight to be delayed.
 

will haven't been expecting

won't had been expecting

will have not been expecting

won't have been expecting

 

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4)

For how long ____ next week’s event?
 

will have you been planning

you will have been planning

will you has been plan

will you have been planning

 

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5)

Emma ____ the film because she prefers comedies.
 

will haven't been enjoying

won't have been enjoying

not has been enjoying

not will have been enjoying

 

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6)

For how long ____ the company when her contract finishes next year?
 

will Clare have been advising

will Clare has been advising

will have Clare been advising

Clare will have been advising

 

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