Example of Conversation In English In Future Perfect Continuous

During a conversation in future perfect continuous English you are trying to events that in a later time will still be executing and will take a while active. Sometimes it is indicated how long they will have lasted by then, which is what distinguishes this verb tense. The mentioned action can start at any time, but it is also usually not complete by the estimated time.

An example:

Joan will have been waiting all day at the station when we arrive.

For its translation into Spanish:

Joan will have been waiting all day at the station when we arrive.

For this tense, known in English as Future perfect progressive, there are a series of rules that indicate how each of its affirmative, negative and question structures will be written.

Structure of the conversation in English in the future perfect continuous affirmative

When the conversation in English in the future perfect continuous is affirmative, it has the structure:

Subject (person's name or noun) + will have + been + verb in gerund + predicate or rest of the sentence

In English it is written:

Name or noun + will have + been + gerund + rest of the sentence

For example:

Herbert will have been trying to open the door for two hours until we arrive.

Translation to Spanish:

Herbert will have been trying to open the door for two hours until we get there.

Structure of the conversation in English in future perfect negative continuous

When the conversation in English in the future perfect continuous is negative, it has the structure:

Subject (person's name or noun) + will + denier not + have + been + verb in gerund + predicate or rest of the sentence

In English it is written:

Name or noun + will + not + have + been + gerund + rest of the sentence

For example:

Lily will not have been eating ice cream all the afternoon.

Translation to Spanish:

Lily won't have been eating ice cream all afternoon.

Structure of the conversation in English in future perfect continuous in question

When the conversation in English in future perfect continuous is question, it has the structure:

Will + subject (person's name or noun) + have + been + verb in gerund + predicate or rest of the sentence

In English it is written:

Will + name or noun + have + been + gerund + rest of the question

For example:

Will Hillary have been finishing the report by this night?

Translation to Spanish:

Has Hillary been finishing the report for tonight?

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English conversation example in future perfect continuous

Charly: Will you have been doing this all day for two consecutive weeks?

Janet: I will have been working full time for a week at least. I´m too tired.

Charly: Is it for an important thing? Or will you have been completing an irrelevant task?

Janet: Obviously, it's for myself. I will have been setting a free schedule for the next week.

Charly: Makes sense. In my case, I will have been settling my income sources for a month today.

Janet: Congratulations! You won´t have been wasting your time for the rest or your life.

Charly: Indeed. I will have been building passive money for sure.

Janet: Can you teach me? I will have been dreaming about it like for a couple years.

Charly: Of course. It´s difficult, but you will not have been being patient for nothing.

Janet: Great! Then I'll finish this and let's have dinner. I will have been starving for hours now.

Charly: Sounds good! By now I will have been craving for sushi for months!

Janet: Sushi! Of course, just give me ten more minutes.

Translation to Spanish

Charly: Have you been doing this all day for two weeks in a row?

Janet: I will have been working full time for at least a week. I'm very tired.

Charly: Is it for an important matter? Or have you been completing an irrelevant task?

Janet: Obviously, it's for myself. I will have been setting up a free schedule for next week.

Charly: It makes sense. In my case, I will have been consolidating my sources of income for a month as of today.

Janet: Congratulations! You will not have been wasting your time for the rest of your life!

Charly: Indeed. I will have been building passive money for sure.

Janet: Can you teach me? I have been dreaming about it for a couple of years.

Charly: Sure. It's hard, but you haven't been being patient for anything.

Janet: Great! Then I'll finish this and let's go to dinner. I have been hungry for hours.

Charly: Sounds good! By today I will have been craving sushi for months.

Janet: Sushi! Of course, just give me ten more minutes.

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