Form: future perfect continuous
will + have + been + verb-ing
AffirmativeA declarative sentence indicating "yes"; also called a positive sentence. E.g.: John likes squash a lot.
| subjectThe person or thing that performs the action of a verb or that is described by a verb. E.g.: Andy has never been to Brunei. ("Andy") | auxiliaryA helping verb used with main verbs to express mood, voice and tense. E.g.: I can't stand when I am disturbed. ("can", "am") | verb (perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. continuousThe aspect expressing duration, formed with be + verb-ing. E.g.: What are you doing? infinitive) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I You He/she/it We You They |
will | have been living | here for five years by then. |
NegativeA declarative sentence indicating "no". E.g.: Tim has no friends.
| subject | auxiliary | not | verb (perfect continuous infinitive) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I You He/she/it We You They |
will | not | have been living | here for five years by then. |
InterrogativeThe sentence type used to express a direct question. E.g.: What are you doing?
| (question wordA word that introduces a wh-question. E.g.: What are you doing?) | auxiliary | subject | verb (perfect continuous infinitive) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Why) | will | I you he/she/it we you they |
have been living | here for five years by then? |
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