The Future Perfect Continuous Tense is used to denote:
an action which will begin before a definite moment in the future, will continue up to that moment and will be going on at that moment. e.g. We will have been working at this problem for a month when you visit us a second time.
Ex.1: Open the brackets and put the verbs into correct form:
Margaret: Do you think everything will be finished when I get back from the store?
Jerry: Don't worry. By the time you get back, I (pick) up the living room and (finish) washing the dishes. Everything will be perfect when your parents arrive.
Margaret: I hope so. They (arrive) around 6 o'clock.
Jerry: Everything (be) spotless by the time they get here.
Nick: I just have two more courses before I graduate from university. By this time next year, I (graduate), and I will already be looking for a job.
Stacey: Does that scare you? Are you worried about the future?
Nick: Not really. I (go) to a career counselor and get some advice on how to find a good job.
Stacey: That's a good idea.
Nick: I am also going to do an internship so that when I leave school, I (complete, not only) over 13 business courses, but I (work, also) in the real world.
Stan: Did you hear that Christine (take) a vacation in South America this winter?
Fred: I can't believe how often she goes abroad. Where exactly does she want to go?
Stan: She (visit) Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.
Fred: At this rate, she (visit) every country in the world by the time she's 50.
Judy: How long have you been in Miami?
Elaine: I have only been here for a couple of weeks.
Judy: How long do you plan on staying?
Elaine: I love Miami, so I (stay) here for an extended period of time. When I go back home, I (be) here for more than three months.
Judy: Wow, that's quite a vacation! You (see, definitely) just about everything there is to see in Miami by then.
Jane: I can't believe how late we are! By the time we get to the dinner, everyone (finish, already) eating.
Jack: It's your own fault. You took way too long in the bathroom.
Jane: I couldn't get my hair to look right.
Jack: Who cares? By the time we get there, everyone (left). Nobody (see, even) your hair.
Ex.2: Open the brackets and put the verbs into correct form using Future Perfect or Future Perfect Continuous:
1. By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we (drive) more than four hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted.
2. When Sarah goes on vacation next month, she (study) German for over two years. She should be able to communicate fairly well while she is in Austria.
3. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit) the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States.
4. By the time you finish studying the verb tense tutorial, you (master) all twelve tenses including their passive forms.
5. Drive faster! If you don't hurry up, she (have) the baby by the time we get to the hospital.
6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to Australia, I (study) for nine months and I (be) in England for exactly one year.
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7. Margie just called and said she would be here at 8 o'clock. By the time she gets here, we (wait) for her for two hours.
8. Frank just changed jobs again. If he keeps this up, he (change) jobs at least four or five times by the end of the year.
9. Come over to my house around 9 o'clock. By then, I (complete) my history essay and we can go see a movie.
10. In June, my grandmother and grandfather (be) married for fifty years.
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