Future Perfect Continuous Tense: Definition, Rules, and Examples

Future Perfect Continuous Tense: Also referred to as the future perfect progressive tense, this verb form describes actions that will remain in progress up until a specific point in the future. The standard structure is: will + have + been + present participle (verb root + -ing).

Definition of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the future perfect continuous tense is defined as a form used “when we are looking back to the past from a point in the future and we want to emphasize the length or duration of an activity or event.”

Structure of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Structure of Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Type	General Formula & Rule	Example
Future Perfect Continuous Tense	Subject + will have been + V1 + ing + Object	When I finish this course, I will have been learning English for twenty years.

Example of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Common examples of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense include:

• I will have been waiting here for three hours by six o'clock. (मैं छः बजे तक तीन घंटे से यहाँ प्रतीक्षा कर रहा हूँगा।)
• By 2001 I will have been living in London for sixteen years. (2001 तक मैं सोलह साल से लंदन में रह रहा होऊंगा।)
• When I finish this course, I will have been learning English for twenty years. (जब मैं इस पाठ्यक्रम को समाप्त कर लूंगा, तब तक मैं बीस वर्षों से अंग्रेजी सीख रहा होऊंगा।)
• Next year I will have been working here for four years. (अगले साल मैं यहां चार साल से काम कर रहा होऊंगा।)
• When I come at 6:00, will you have been practising long? (जब मैं 6:00 बजे आऊंगा, तो क्या तुम लंबे समय से अभ्यास कर रहे होंगे?)

Structure of Sentences of  Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Continuous Tense sentences are categorized into three forms: affirmative, negative, and interrogative. Below, we break down the structure and provide clear examples for each.

Structure of Sentences in Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Positive or Affirmative Sentence

Subject + will have been + V1 + ing + Object

Example of an Affirmative Sentence:

• I will have been working. (मैं काम कर रहा होऊंगा)
• You will have been sleeping. (आप सो रहे होंगे।)
• She will have been studying. (वह पढ़ रही होगी।)
• It will have been cooking. (यह पक रहा होगा।
• We will have been raining. (हम बारिश कर रहे होंगे।

Negative Sentence

Subject + will not have been + Verb(3rd form) + ing + Object

Example of a Negative Sentence:

• I will not have been working. (मैं काम नहीं कर रहा होऊंगा।)
• You will not have been sleeping. (तुम सो नहीं रहे होंगे।)
• She will not have been cooking. (वह खाना नहीं बना रही होगी।)
• He will not have been cooking. (वह खाना नहीं बना रहा होगा।)
• It will be not have been raining. (बारिश नहीं हो रही होगी।)

Interrogative  Sentence

Will + Subject + have been +Verb(3rd form)+ ing + Object

Example of an Interrogative Sentence:

• Will I have been working? (क्या मैं काम कर रहा होता हूँ ?)
• Will she have been studying? (क्या वह पढ़ रही होगी?)
• Will he have been cooking? (क्या वह खाना बना रहा होगा ?)

Tense Chart of  Future Perfect Continuous Tense in Hindi

	Future
Perfect Continuous Tense	रहा होगा, रही होगी, रहे होंगे + समय के साथ 'से' के लिए  Subject + Will/Shall + have been + V4 + Since/for + time + Object

In summary, the fundamental structure of the future perfect continuous tense is:

	Subject	Auxiliary verb		Auxiliary verb	Main verb	Predicate
Positive form	I	will		been	working	for four hour.
Positive form	You	will		been	travelling	for two days.
Negative form	She	will	not	been	using	the car.
Negative form	We	will	not	been	waiting	long.
Interrogative form	Will	you		been	playing	football?
Interrogative form	Will	they		been	watching	TV?

Contraction With Future Perfect Continuous Tense

I will	I'll
You will	You'll
He will She will It will	He'll She'll It'll
We will	We'll
They will	They'll

Use of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The primary uses of the future perfect continuous tense are:

1. The Future Perfect Continuous tense is used for an action which will be in progress over a period of time that will end in the future.

Example of Use of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Some relevant examples regarding the use of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense are:

1. The Future Perfect Continuous tense is used for an action that will be in progress over a specific duration leading up to a future point.

For example:

• By next March we shall have been living here for four years. (अगले मार्च तक हम यहाँ चार साल से रह रहे होंगे।)
• I'll have been teaching for twenty years next July. (मैं अगले जुलाई में बीस साल से पढ़ा रहा हूँ।)

Exercise1:

Translate Future Perfect Continuous Tense sentences from English to Hindi-
Exercise	Answers
She will have been shopping for the whole day.	वह पूरे दिन खरीदारी करती रहेगी।
I will have been strating my stratup since 2021.	मैं 2021 से अपना स्ट्रैटअप स्ट्रेट कर रहा हूं।
She will have been learning to drive a scooter for one hour.	वह एक घंटे से स्कूटर चलाना सीख रही होगी।
He will not have been going to the airport before 10 O' clock.	वह 10 बजे से पहले एयरपोर्ट नहीं जा रहा होगा।
We will have been workinhg on this project since january.	हम जनवरी से इस प्रोजेक्ट पर काम कर रहे होंगे।
I will not have been laughing at him for the whole day.	मैं पूरे दिन उस पर नहीं हँसता रहूँगा।
He will have been singing for the rest of the time.	वह शेष समय गाता रहेगा।
We will have been swimming in the resort's swimming pool for three hours.	हम तीन घंटे से रिजॉर्ट के स्विमिंग पूल में तैर रहे होंगे।

Exercise2:

Translate Future Perfect Continuous Tense sentences from Hindi to English-
Exercise	Answers
वह आधे घंटे से फर्श पर नाच रही होगी।	She will have been dancing on the floor for half an hour.
सलमा शाम तक दरवाजा बंद कर रही होगी।	Salma will have been closing the door by the evening.
हम घंटों से अपने खेल का अभ्यास कर रहे होंगे।	We will have been practising our games for hours.
वे सुबह तक जश्न मना रहे होंगे।	They will have been celebrating by morning.
वे दोनों एक घंटे से टहल रहे होंगे।	Both of them will have been walking for an hour.
राम इस कार को दो घंटे से चला रहा होगा।	Ram will have been driving this car for two hours.
अमोल दो साल से अपना व्यापार बर्बाद कर रहा होगा।	Amol will have been ruining his business for two years.
वह एक घंटे से हिंदी पढ़ रहा होगा।	He will have been reading Hindi for an hour.