Future Perfect Continuous Context Quiz: Grammar in Use

1. Match each sentence to its tense. A) I will have been baking for hours. B) I have been baking for hours. 1) Future perfect continuous 2) Present perfect continuous

A–1, B–2

A–2, B–1

A–2, B–2

A–1, B–1

A uses will have been; B uses have been.

Explanation

A uses will have been; B uses have been.

2. Which sentence indicates future duration?

By the time I graduate, I will have been studying for twelve years.

I studied for twelve years.

I study for twelve years.

I have studied for twelve years.

Describes ongoing action until future graduation.

Explanation

Describes ongoing action until future graduation.

3. By July, she _____ (work) here for three years.

Will have worked

Will have been working

Will be working

Works

Shows continuous action up to a future date.

Explanation

Shows continuous action up to a future date.

4. Which structure shows future perfect continuous?

Will + verb

Will have + past participle

Will have been + verb-ing

Will has been + verb

Will have been + -ing forms the tense.

Explanation

Will have been + -ing forms the tense.

5. By next month, I _____ (learn) to drive for six weeks.

Will have been learning

Will learn

Will have learned

Learned

Future perfect continuous shows duration.

Explanation

Future perfect continuous shows duration.

6. By the time you arrive, we _____ (cook) dinner for an hour.

Will cook

Will be cooking

Will have been cooking

Have cooked

Shows ongoing action up to a future point.

Explanation

Shows ongoing action up to a future point.

7. Which sentence uses future perfect continuous correctly?

By next year, we will have been learning Spanish for two years.

By next year, we will learn Spanish for two years.

By next year, we have been learning Spanish for two years.

By next year, we learned Spanish.

Continuous action until a future moment.

Explanation

Continuous action until a future moment.

8. Select two sentences using future perfect continuous tense.

By morning, they will have been traveling all night.

By morning, they will travel all night.

By morning, they will have been working on the road.

By morning, they worked on the road.

Both use will have been + -ing.

Explanation

Both use will have been + -ing.

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9. Identify the correctly formed sentence.

By next month, she will have been running every morning.

By next month, she will be running every morning.

By next month, she will has been running every morning.

By next month, she will had been running every morning.

Correct helping verb chain.

Explanation

Correct helping verb chain.

10. Choose the sentence that uses future perfect (not continuous).

By July, I will have been teaching for ten years.

By July, I will have taught for ten years.

By July, I have been teaching for ten years.

By July, I will teach for ten years.

Will have taught is future perfect.

Explanation

Will have taught is future perfect.

11. Which sentence shows an error in verb form?

By March, they will have been building the new bridge for months.

By March, they will have built the new bridge.

By March, they will have been build the new bridge.

By March, they will have been working on plans.

Should be been building.

Explanation

Should be been building.

12. The future perfect continuous tense uses “have been” after “will.”

True

False

Full form = will have been.

Explanation

Full form = will have been.

13. “Will have been” and “has been” mean the same thing.

True

False

Will have been = future; has been = present.

Explanation

Will have been = future; has been = present.

14. Select two sentences with incorrect tense.

He will have been waiting since noon.

He will been waiting since noon.

We will have been talking for hours.

We will has been talking for hours.

Missing or incorrect auxiliaries.

Explanation

Missing or incorrect auxiliaries.

Using Future Perfect Continuous in Context

1. Match each sentence to its tense. A) I will have been baking for hours. B) I have been baking for hours. 1) Future perfect continuous 2) Present perfect continuous

2. Which sentence indicates future duration?

3. By July, she _____ (work) here for three years.

4. Which structure shows future perfect continuous?

5. By next month, I _____ (learn) to drive for six weeks.

6. By the time you arrive, we _____ (cook) dinner for an hour.

7. Which sentence uses future perfect continuous correctly?

8. Select two sentences using future perfect continuous tense.

9. Identify the correctly formed sentence.

10. Choose the sentence that uses future perfect (not continuous).

11. Which sentence shows an error in verb form?

12. The future perfect continuous tense uses “have been” after “will.”

13. “Will have been” and “has been” mean the same thing.

14. Select two sentences with incorrect tense.