FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE ialah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan perbuatan atau peristiwa yang sudah terjadi dimasa lampau dan perbuatan itu mungkin akan berlangsung pada waktu yang berlainan di masa mendatang.

                                                                        

Pattern:

(+) S+ WILL/ SHALL+ HAVE BEEN+ V1-ING

(-) S+ WILL/ SHALL+ NOT+ HAVE BEEN+ V1-ING

(?) WILL/ SHALL+ S+ HAVE BEEN+ V1-ING?

Examples:

(+) he will have been composing for a year by the end of this year

(-) he will not have been composing for a year by the end of this year

(?) will he have been composing for a year by the end of this year?

(+) by the new year I shall have been teaching at this school for three years

(-) by the new year I shall not have been teaching at this school for three years

(?) by the new year shall I have been teaching at this school for three years?

Time Signal:

By the end of… (menjelang akhir…)

Etc.