Introduzione

Usiamo il future perfect continuous per descrivere un'azione progressiva che è già in corso in un momento del futuro.

Spesso lo usiamo con "for" per esprimere la quantità di tempo dal momento dell'inizio dell'azione ad un punto del suo progresso nel futuro o ad un momento in cui pensiamo che l'azione finirà.

Possiamo anche usarlo per descrivere un'azione progressiva che pensiamo o prevediamo sia in corso al momento.

Esempi

• "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."
  
  

Forma

Formiamo il future perfect continuous con "will have been" + la forma in "-ing" del verbo principale.

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

domanda

Will

I you we they he / she / it

have been

waiting

for 3 hours?

Spesso usiamo il future perfect continuous con eventi o tempi futuri e con espressioni che si riferiscono al futuro come "quando" o "prima che (qualcosa succeda)" e "per quanto tempo".

Esempi

• "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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Pratica

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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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Ulteriore pratica

Completa le frasi per formare il future perfect continuous con la risposta corretta tra a, b, c o d:
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1)

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

have been raining

will has been raining

will have raining

will 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.
 

will have been live

will have been living

will has been living

have will been living

 

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3)

David ____ his flight to be delayed.
 

will have not been expecting

will haven't been expecting

won't have been expecting

won't had been expecting

 

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4)

For how long ____ next week’s event?
 

will you have been planning

you will have been planning

will have you been planning

will you has been plan

 

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5)

Emma ____ the film because she prefers comedies.
 

not will have been enjoying

not has been enjoying

will haven't been enjoying

won't have been enjoying

 

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6)

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

will have Clare been advising

will Clare has been advising

will Clare have been advising

Clare will have been advising

 

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