Tenses..

TENSES

16 kinds of tenses and the examples:
A. Present tense
Simple present tense
Present continuous tense
Present perfect tense
Present perfect continuous tense

B. Past tense:
Simple past tense
Past continuous tense
Past perfect tense
Past perfect continuous

C. Future tense:
Simple future tense
Future continuous tense
Future perfect tense
Future perfect continuous tense

  1. Simple present

Usage:
Stating a habit (a habitual action) or activates that occur over and over – again and again and again. Stating a general truth.

Formulas:
(+) S + V1 + es/s + object
(-) S + do/does + not + V1 + object
(?) do/does + s + V1 + object?

Examples:
a. My sister lives in Bali Luhur.
b. My sister does not live in Palembang.
c. Does my sister live in Jakarta?
d. The sun rises in the east.
e. The sun does not rise in the west.

  1. Present continuous tense:

Usage:
To declare an ongoing activity (now) or around the time of conversation (around the time of speaking).

Formulas:
(+) s + is / am / are + v – ing
(-) s + is / am / are + v – ing
(?) is / am / are + s + v – ing

Examples:
a. I’m studying structure now.
b. I’m not studying Indonesian now.
c. Am I studying Math now?
d. We are eating breakfast at six o’clock now.
e. Tony is not studying English now.

  1. Present perfect tense:
    Usage:
    To declare an act, events that happened in the past and still nothing to do with present or to show an event that completed in a short time (just finished).
    Formulas:
    (+) s + have / has+ v3 + object
    (-) s + have / has+ not + v3 + object
    (?) have / has+ s + v3 + object? Examples: a) Winnie has eaten lunch.
    b) Ketut has not eaten lunch.
    c) Has Nori eaten lunch?
    d) They have known each other for a long time.
    e) I have not finished my homework.

4.Present continuous tense:
Usage:
To declare an activity that started in the past and is still ongoing and there still may be ongoing.
Formulas:
(+) s + have / has + been + v – ing
(-) s + have / has + not + been + v – ing
(?)have / has + s + been + v – ing?
Examples:
a. Jack has been staying in the hospital since his accident.
b. Jack has bot been staying in the hospital.
c. Has Jack been staying in the hospital since his accident?
d. Ketut has been talking to Willy on the phone for 20 minutes.
e. Andrew and Merry have not been talking since May.

5.Simple past tense:

Usage:

To express an activity that occurred at a point in past.

Formulas:
(+) s + v2 + object
(-) s + did + not + v1 + object
(?) did + s + v1 + object?

Examples:
a. My father went to Spain last year.
b. My mother did not go Spain.
c. Did my sister go to Spain last year?
d. I ate breakfast this morning.
e. My friend did not eat breakfast this morning.

  1. Past continuous tense:
    Usage:
    To express an ongoing activity in the past when other activities occur / interrupt.
    Formulas:
    (+) s + was / were + v- ing
    (-) s + was / were + not + v – ing
    (?) Was / Were + s + v – ing?

Examples:
a. I was reading book when my father watched TV.
b. I was not eating when my mother ate lunch.
c. Was I studying when my friend invited me?
d. When you were waiting for me, I sent the letter.
e. I wan not listening when the teacher gave instructions.

  1. Past perfect tense:
    Usage:
    To declare an act that is completed events done in the past or explain an event which first occurred between the two in question.
    Formulas:
    (+) s + had +v3
    (-) s + had + not + v3
    (?) had + s + v3

Examples:
a. Rina had eaten when we called at to her house.
b. Tina had not come when I called her.
c. When had it rained?
d. I had been at school When James went to my house.
e. I had not been at home when my friend came.

  1. Past perfect continuous tense:
    Usage:
    To declare an act or event that has been started in the past and is still going on in the past also.
    Formulas:
    (+) s + had + been + v – ing
    (-) s + had + not + been + v – ing
    (?) had + s +been + v – ing
    Examples:
    a. They had been singing when we studied dancing.
    b. They had not been eating when we ate lunch.
    c. Had they been studying when we studied English?
    d. Willy went to the market when her mother had been cooking rice.
    e. Willy had not been cooking when her mother cooked rice.
  2. Simple future sentence:
    Usage:
    To declare an act or an event that will be done in the future.
    Formulas:
    (+) s + shall / will +v1
    (-) s + shall / will + not + v1
    (?) shall / will + s + v1
    Examples:
    a. I will go to Mumbai tomorrow.
    b. My mother shall not follow me.
    c. Will you follow me?
    d. Tina will give me a book.
    e. Tom shall not accompany me.
  3. Future continuous tense:
    Usage:
    To declare an act or an event that will happen at a time in future.
    Formulas:
    (+) s + shall / will + be + v – ing
    (-) s+ shall / will + not + be + v – ing
    (?) shall / will + s +be + v – ing

Examples:
a. I will be studying if Winnie comes tonight.
b. My brother shall not be sleeping if my mother is not here.
c. Will they be going?
d. Jake will be arriving from Los Angeles tonight.
e. Shall Jake be arriving From Los Angeles tonight?

  1. Future perfect tense:
    Usage:
    To declare an act or an event that already started in the past and soon to be completed by some time in future.
    Formulas:
    (+) s + shall /will + have +v3
    (-) s + shall / will + not +have +v3
    (?) shall / will + s + have + v3

Examples:
a. Tom and Tim will have finished their homework by Monday.
b. They will not have done their work.
c. Will they have finished their work?
d. My sister shall have gone to the temple.
e. Ava shall not have been at home when I arrived.

  1. Future perfect continuous tense:
    Usage:
    To declare an act or an event that already exist in the past, but it is still possible to be completed in the near future.
    Formulas:
    (+) s + shall / will + have + been + v – ing
    (-) s + shall / will + have + not + been + v – ing
    (?) Shall / will + s + have + been + v – ing
    Examples:
    a. He will have been living here 5 years from now.
    b. You will not have been able to achieve your dream without hard work.
    c. Will they have been borrowing money?
    d. Tommy will not have been studying by an hour.
    e. He will have been doing his course.

Simple present tense

TENSES

16 kinds of tenses and the examples:

  1. Present tense

Simple present tense

Present continuous tense

Present perfect tense

Present perfect continuous tense

  • Past tense:

Simple past tense

Past continuous tense

Past perfect tense

Past perfect continuous

  • Future tense:

Simple future tense

Future continuous tense

Future perfect tense

Future perfect continuous tense

  1. Simple present

Usage:

Stating a habit (a habitual action) or activates that occur over and over – again and again and again. Stating a general truth.

Formulas:

(+) S + V1 + es/s + object

(-) S + do/does + not + V1 + object

(?) do/does + s + V1 + object? 

Examples:

  1. My sister lives in Bali Luhur.
  2. My sister does not live in Palembang.
  3. Does my sister live in Jakarta?
  4. The sun rises in the east.
  5. The sun does not rise in the west.
  • Present continuous tense:

Usage:

To declare an ongoing activity (now) or around the time of conversation (around the time of speaking).

Formulas:

(+) s + is / am / are + v – ing

(-) s + is / am / are + v – ing

(?) is / am / are + s + v – ing

Examples:

  1. I’m studying structure now.
  2. I’m not studying Indonesian now.
  3. Am I studying Math now?
  4. We are eating breakfast at six o’clock now.
  5. Tony is not studying English now.
  • Present perfect tense:

         Usage:

         To declare an act, events that happened in the past and still          nothing to do with present or to show an event that completed in a short time (just finished).

          Formulas:

           (+) s + have / has+ v3 + object

            (-) s + have / has+ not + v3 + object

            (?) have / has+ s + v3 + object?

             Examples:

  1. Winnie has eaten lunch.
  2. Ketut has not eaten lunch.
  3. Has Nori eaten lunch?
  4. They have known each other for a long time.
  5. I have not finished my homework.

4.Present continuous tense:

Usage:

To declare an activity that started in the past and is still ongoing and there still may be ongoing.

Formulas:

(+) s + have / has + been + v – ing

(-) s + have / has + not + been + v – ing

(?)have / has + s + been + v – ing?

Examples:

  1. Jack has been staying in the hospital since his accident.
  2. Jack has bot been staying in the hospital.
  3. Has Jack been staying in the hospital since his accident?
  4. Ketut has been talking to Willy on the phone for 20 minutes.
  5. Andrew and Merry have not been talking since May.

5.Simple past tense:

Usage:

To express an activity that occurred at a point in past.

Formulas:

(+) s + v2 + object

(-) s + did + not + v1 + object

(?) did + s + v1 + object?

Examples:

  1. My father went to Spain last year.
  2. My mother did not go Spain.
  3. Did my sister go to Spain last year?
  4. I ate breakfast this morning.
  5. My friend did not eat breakfast this morning.

6. Past continuous tense:

Usage:

To express an ongoing activity in the past when other activities occur / interrupt.

Formulas:

(+) s + was / were + v- ing

(-) s + was / were + not + v – ing

(?) Was / Were + s + v – ing?

Examples:

  1. I was reading book when my father watched TV.
  2. I was not eating when my mother ate lunch.
  3. Was I studying when my friend invited me?
  4. When you were waiting for me, I sent the letter.
  5. I wan not listening when the teacher gave instructions.

7. Past perfect tense:

Usage:

To declare an act that is completed events done in the past or explain an event which first occurred between the two in question.

Formulas:

(+) s + had +v3

(-) s + had + not + v3

(?) had + s + v3

Examples:

  1. Rina had eaten when we called at to her house.
  2. Tina had not come when I called her.
  3. When had it rained?
  4. I had been at school When James went to my house.
  5. I had not been at home when my friend came.

8. Past perfect continuous tense:

Usage:

To declare an act or event that has been started in the past and is still going on in the past also.

Formulas:

(+) s + had + been + v – ing

(-) s + had + not + been + v – ing

(?) had + s +been + v – ing

Examples:

  1. They had been singing when we studied dancing.
  2. They had not been eating when we ate lunch.
  3. Had they been studying when we studied English?
  4. Willy went to the market when her mother had been cooking rice.
  5. Willy had not been cooking when her mother cooked rice.

9. Simple future sentence:

Usage:

To declare an act or an event that will be done in the future.

Formulas:

(+) s + shall / will +v1

(-) s + shall / will + not + v1

(?) shall / will + s + v1

Examples:

  1. I will go to Mumbai tomorrow.
  2. My mother shall not follow me.
  3. Will you follow me?
  4. Tina will give me a book.
  5. Tom shall not accompany me.

10. Future continuous tense:

Usage:

To declare an act or an event that will happen at a time in future.

Formulas:

(+) s + shall / will + be + v – ing

(-) s+ shall / will + not + be + v – ing

(?) shall / will + s +be + v – ing

Examples:

  1. I will be studying if Winnie comes tonight.
  2. My brother shall not be sleeping if my mother is not here.
  3. Will they be going?
  4. Jake will be arriving from Los Angeles tonight.
  5. Shall Jake be arriving From Los Angeles tonight?

11. Future perfect tense:

Usage:

To declare an act or an event that already started in the past and soon to be completed by some time in future.

Formulas:

(+) s + shall /will + have +v3

(-) s + shall / will + not +have +v3

(?) shall / will + s + have + v3

Examples:

  1. Tom and Tim will have finished their homework by Monday.
  2. They will not have done their work.
  3. Will they have finished their work?
  4. My sister shall have gone to the temple.
  5. Ava shall not have been at home when I arrived.

12. Future perfect continuous tense:

Usage:

To declare an act or an event that already exist in the past, but it is still possible to be completed in the near future.

Formulas:

(+) s + shall / will + have + been + v – ing

(-) s + shall / will + have + not + been + v – ing

(?) Shall / will + s + have + been + v – ing

Examples:

  1. He will have been living here 5 years from now.
  2. You will not have been able to achieve your dream without hard work.
  3. Will they have been borrowing money?
  4. Tommy will not have been studying by an hour.
  5. He will have been doing his course.

Simple present tense

The simple present is used for established facts and things in general
It is also used for established facts or routines.
“The president wakes at five and starts work at seven.”
“A banana is never quite straight.” “Malaysia exports rubber.”
The simple are always used with so called state (or stative) verbs, such as: agree, approve of, believe, belong to, consider(hold an onion), consist of, contain, cost, depend, disagree, gather (understand), hate, have (own), know, like, loathe, love, mean, own, need, possess, prefer, realize, regret, remember, resemble, suppose, think (hold an option), understand, want, wish, etc.
“Some people believe in UFOs, but I think they’re misguided.” “Henry regrets what he did and wishes to make amends.” “Although, of course, I don’t normally approve of gossip, I do like her new autobiography. It contains a number of shocking revelations about the world of showbiz.”
The simple present is used with hear and with see (except when it means “to meet”)
“I hear footsteps. Quick, someone’s coming!” “I see you don’t understand what I mean.” COMPARE: “She is seeing the dentist tomorrow”
The simple tenses are generally used with verbs of perception: sound, seem, appear, smell, taste, look and feel. (note: however, that look, and feel can also be used with continuous tenses)    
“Going to Fiji sounds great because beaches appear less crowded and the price seems quite reasonable.” “This French bread smells quite fresh, tastes delicious, feels very soft and looks just great.” COMPARE: “I am not feeling very well today” and “You are looking wonderful in that new dress, my dear, but what happened to the curtains?”
It is often employed when telling jokes or funny stories.
The simple present is favoured by live sports commentators for word economy and to convey a sense of excitement and directness.
The simple present is also preferred in newspaper headlines for succinctness where space is at a premium.
The simple present is usually ed with so called performative verbs (i.e. utterances that actually constitute an action), such as: accept, acknowledge, admit, advise, apologize, assume, deny, guarantee, hope, inform, predict, promise, recommend, suggest, warn, etc.
“He admits he made a big mistake, acknowledges full responsibility, accepts the consequences, apologizes from the bottom of his heart and promises not to do it again.”
“His ship sails at dawn.” “The next train leave sat half- past six.”
It is used for schedules drawn up by others.
“Iraq invades Kuwait.” “Man steals clock, faces time.” “Fake cardiologist breaks woman’s heart.”
“Federer leads four games to one in the first set.” “The crowd roars as Tyson takes a huge bite out of Holyfield’s ear.”
“A man wanders into a restaurant and says he can eat a horse. The waiter tells him he’s come to the wrong place.”


Present continuous tense

“He’s studying hard to become a doctor.” “Mitt Romney’s running for President”
Used with adverbs of (high) frequency to express disproval of annoying habits.
The present continuous also used to set the scene for jokes or funny stories told in the present simple.
The present continuous of ‘to be’ is used to react to behaviour perceived as uncharacteristic for someone.
“The electrician is mending a fuse.” “It’s snowing.” “In London John is staying at Savoy.”
It is used for self -made schedules, generally for the not too distant future.
“Lucia’s is leaving for Milan after lunch.” “Dan and Crystal are getting married in June.”
The present continuous tense is used for temporary actions or events going at or around the time of speaking.
“This guy is sitting all by himself in a bar looking pretty inebriated, so the barman refuses to serve him another drink.”
“He really is being stupid.” (Meaning this person normally is more sensible.) COMPARE: “He really is stupid.” (Meaning he is always stupid.)
“He is always complaining.” “She’s forever losing her keys.”
It is also used for longer term enterprises.

 

“She is having has a lot of Money.” “She is knowing knows how to fly a plane.” “He is preferring prefers coffee to tea.”
“She is having another baby / a shower / filet steak / etc.”
Remember that so called state verbs can’t be used in continuous tense forms.
The present continuous must be used with ‘have’ when it is an action verb.


Present perfect tense

The present perfect is used to emphasize the results in the present of a recently completed past activity.
It is used to emphasize the results in the present of a recent event.
American English prefers the simple past tense to convey personal news. It thereby loses the subtlety of British English to clearly distinguish between recent and not so recent events.
“Samantha already left, but Cindy just arrived, so I guess the party didn’t finish yet.”
Note the American English always uses the simple past tense with ‘already, just and yet.’
The present perfect is already used with ‘already, just and yet.’
It is used for breaking news headlines or when wishing to emphasize that something has occurred rather than exactly when it occurred.
“Two lions have escaped from Chessington Zoo.” “Powerful tornadoes have hit Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.”
“Samantha has already left, but Cindy has just arrived, so I guess the party hasn’t just finished yet.”
“I have lost my passport.” (Today? Last week? Last year?)
“I’ve lost my passport.”  (hence, I can’t leave the country)
“Someone has eaten my sandwiches.” (Which explains why the plate is empty and I’ll have to go hungry)
The present perfect is also used to Quantify something done or progress made so far.
“Harry has driven 200 miles since breakfast.” “Meg has saved $8,000 toward her new BMW.”
“Did you ever see a straight banana?” “Did Chuck ever do good job in his life?”
“Dan has travelled a great deal, but he has never been to Greenland.”
“Have you ever seen a straight banana?” “Has Chuck ever done a good job in his life?”
American English, on the other hand, prefers the simple tense with ever.
It is used to refer to a person’s entire life experience since they were born.
It is used with ever to question a person’s entire life experience of something in particular.

Present perfect continuous tense

Used to emphasize activities that were in progress right up to or shortly before the time speaking and so have a direct influence on the current situation.
“I’ve been knowing known Samantha for 19 years.”
“I’ve been living here   for ten years.” (In other words, I almost feel like a native.) “I’ve lived here for ten years.” (So perhaps it’s about time I moved onto Pastures greener.)
Used with ‘for or since’ to say how long an ongoing or continuing activity has been in progress.
“Harry has been driving for 3 hours.” “Meg has been saving money for her BMW since last summer.”
In many other cases the present perfect continuous can be exchanged for the present perfect simple, although when the latter is chosen one tends to feel that change might be in the offing.
Remember that so called state verbs can’t be used in continuous forms.
“She has been using a computer all day.” (so, her eyes are bloodshot) “Someone has been eating my sandwiches.” (so, some of them are missing)

Simple past tense

The simple past is used for activities or events is completed at a specific time in the past.  (Which is either understood or indicated by a time expression.)
It is used for two or more completed past activities or events that occurred in sequence rather than to parallel.
“I went into the town at 10, booked my summer holiday at the  travel agents, ate lunch at Pizza Hut, saw the new Bond film at the Odeon cinema, did my shopping for the weekend and arrived home in time for tea at four.”
The simple past corresponds to foreground in a painting. It is used for the action in a story for which the past continuous sets the scene.
“The rock group were performing when the earthquake struck. Nobody noticed.”
It is used with adverbs of frequency to talk about repeated actions or events in the past, ‘would and used to’’ are also used to talk about past habits and routines.
“Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher often only slept for four hours a night. She would go to bed at one in the morning and get up at five to read the morning papers. The first thing she used check was what they were saying about her.”
“The bread smelt fresh, tasted delicious, felt very soft and looked just great.” COMPARE: “Max wasn’t feeling well at all today. He really was looking under the weather.”
It is used with the words of perception: sound, seem, appear, smell, taste, look and feel. (Note that look and feel can also be used with the continuous tenses.)
“The ice sculptures attracted many visitors.”  “I lost my phone yesterday.”  
“The minister was agreeing  agreed to resign even though he wasn’t thinking didn’t think he was needing needed to.”
The simple past is usually preferred  with so called performative verbs (i.e. utterances which actually constitute an action) such as accept, acknowledge, admit, advise, apologize, assume, bet, deny, guarantee, hope, inform, predict, promise, recommend, suggest, warn, etc.
“Although the rich OIL sheik promised (was promising) the Hollywood actress one million dollars in cash, a brand-new Mercedes, and a house in Palm Beach, her lawyer advised not to marry him.”
The simple tenses are always used for so called state verbs such as agree, approve  of, believe, belong to, consider (hold an opinion), contain, consist, cost, depend, disagree, gather (understand), hate, have (own), know, like, loathe , love , mean, own , need, possess, prefer, realize, regret, resemble, suppose, think (hold an opinion), understand, want, wish.

Past continuous tense:

“I was knowing knew Samantha very well.”
“I was washing the car while my wife was cleaning the house.”
“While I was waiting for the ferry, I ate lunch in a sushi bar. While I was wolfing down my sushi, a small piece of fish started moving.”
“I was learning back in my armchair staring up at the night sky. The moon was beaming brightly. All the stars were twinkling. Then it came to me: I would have to get the roof fixed.”
It is used for temporary actions or events that were going on at or around a particular time in the past when something of shorter duration occurred.
It Is also occurred for two activities of similar duration that were going on in parallel.
Remember that so called state verbs cannot be used in the continuous tense forms.
The past continuous tense corresponds to the background in a painting. It sets the scene for all the action reported in the simple past

Past perfect tense:

“When the artist had finally appeared on the stage everyone applauded.”
If, however, the second action is a direct result of the first, then the simple past is used for both.
This tense is used to talk about the pre-past i.e. activities or events completed before (but relevant to) subsequent activities or events referred to in the simple past.
“I had just prepared a candlelight dinner for when the Jehovah’s Witnesses called.” “Rosalind, who was now quite breathless had climbed ten flights of stairs.” “Mandy had studied Finnish for 3 years before she emigrated to Finland.”
“The boss had hoped to slip off to the golf course for the rest of the afternoon.but head office wanted to speak to him about disappointing sales figures.”
The past perfect tense is used to report on past intentions that were sadly never realized.

Past perfect continuous:

“When the chemistry teacher returned to the lab, he sniffed and stopped smiling. Someone had been making a stink bomb.” “Police arrested the chief executive whose chain of restaurants had been cooking the books”
“In 1994, I had already been knowing known Samantha for 10 years.”
The past perfect continuous tense is used to report on an activity of interest or direct relevance that was still in in progress up until or immediately prior to a subsequent event in the past.
Remember that so called state verbs cannot be used in continuous tense forms.

Future simple tense:

“Don’t worry, I won’t/ shan’t tell a soul.”
PRESENT CONTINUOUS: usually preferred to the GOING TO future with GO and COME.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE:  often used instead of GOING TO for self-made plans and voluntary schedules, especially for the not too distant future.
SIMPLE PRESENT: used for schedules decided by others.
WILL/SHALL: used for promises.
SHALL: Sometimes used instead of WILL in the first person singular and plural in more formal style to express futurity, especially in cases where the element of willpower is involved.
SHALL: used to elicit more information.
GOING TO: used to talk about plans already made before the time of speaking.
SHALL: used when seeking others approval of offers or suggestions.
“Look over there. The crazy driver lost control. He is going to crash!” “I feel awful after that raw fish. I think I am going to throw up.”
WILL: is used to express pure futurity (i.e. without any element of willpower)
WILL: Used when making predictions based upon one’s knowledge of a person’s character.
WILL: Used for plain, informal requests, as well as order given to subordinates.
WILL: Used with emphasis to express irritation over the bad habits of others.
WILL/ SHALL: used for spontaneous offers or plans made at the time of speaking or to agree to something.
“My husband will always invite his friends round for a drink just as I’m trying to put the kids to bed!”
” If you decide to buy this car model, sir, we’ll include this sophisticated satellite navigation system.” “Okay, I will talk to my bank manager about a loan.”
“The sun will rise tomorrow morning.”
“Linda will help you, I’m sure.”
“Darling, will you post this letter for me?” “Sally, will you show Mr. Anderson to the accounts department, please?”
“I shall (will) be late this evening.” “We shan’t (won’t) go to that nightclub anymore; their prices are exorbitant.” “We shall overcome!”
“I am going to buy a new digital camera. My old one doesn’t seem to produce sharp enough pictures.”
“Shall I buy you a watch for your birthday?” “Shall we go out to dinner?”
“Which restaurant shall we go to?”
GOING TO: used when forecasting what is likely or inevitable because all the signs are there.
“He flies to Cairo on business at noon tomorrow.”
“We are having a party on Friday night.” “She is leaving home right after breakfast and driving all the way up to Tallahassee in her grandma’s old car.”
“He is going to New York after he leaves Washington.” “The Smiths are going to come coming home from Canada next spring.”

Future continuous tense:

Used for actions or events forecast to be in progress at or around a particular time in the future.
Used for the future events that are the results of previous arrangements or decisions.
The future continuous tense can be used instead of the present continuous with future meaning.
It is also used to make extra polite enquiries about someone’s future plans.
“She’ll be leaving home after breakfast.”
“Will you be needing your laptop at your office today?” “Is IBM going to be recruiting any new personnel in the near future?”  
“The museum is well-sign posted, so you will be acknowledging know which way to go.”
Remember that so called state verbs cannot be used in the continuous tense forms.
“As you know, I’ll be working overtime this evening. “Nancy will be staying at her grandparents’ home over Christmas.”
“The kids will be sleeping when I get home.” “The Apple will be releasing its upcoming phone this year.”

Future perfect tense:

“He smokes 20 a day, so by this time next year he will have puffed his way merrily through a further 584 meters of cigarette.”
“No matter what their academic performance, many students at Japan’s most prestigious universities will have found a job one whole year before they graduate.”
Used to quantify progress forecast to have been made at a given time in the future.
Used for activities or events forecast to be completed by a particular time in the future.

Future perfect continuous tense:

Remember that so called state verbs can’t be used in continuous tense forms.
“By the end of 2013 we will have been flying in planes for 110 years.”
“Next summer, I will have been knowing known Samantha for 20 years.”
Used for activities forecast still to be in progress at some time in the future.

Sudhakar V

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