Bentuk
Future perfect continuous tersusun dari dua unsur:
future perfect dari kata kerja to be (will have been) + present participle dari kata kerja utama (kata dasar + ing)
| Subjek | + will have been | + present participle |
|---|---|---|
| He | will have been | playing. |
| I | will have been | playing. |
To live, future perfect continuous tense
| Positif | Negatif | Pertanyaan | Pertanyaan Negatif |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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? |
Fungsi
Sama seperti future perfect simple, bentuk ini digunakan untuk membayangkan diri kita di masa depan dan membicarakan sesuatu kembali. Tense ini merujuk ke tindakan atau kejadian yang saat ini belum selesai, tetapi akan selesai di masa depan. Tense ini sering kali digunakan bersama ekspresi waktu.
Contoh
- 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?