Trivia: Future Perfect Progressive

What is the correct structure of the future perfect progressive?

• Subject + will + have + been + verb-ing

• Subject + will + be + verb-ing

• Subject + has/have + been + verb-ing

• Subject + will + had + been + verb-ing

What is the future perfect progressive primarily used for?

• To talk about an action that will be happening at a specific time in the future

• To talk about an action that will have been ongoing continuously up to a specific point in the future

• To talk about an action that will be completed in the future

• To talk about future plans

By the year 2030, she __________ (live) in this city for twenty years

• will be living

• will have lived

• will have been living

• will live

By the time you arrive, I __________ (wait) for over an hour

• will wait

• will be waiting

• will have waited

• will have been waiting

We __________ (study) for five hours by the time the exam starts

• will be studying

• will have studied

• will have been studying

• will study

Which of the following sentences is NOT in the future perfect progressive?

• By next year, they will have been building the new bridge for three years

• She will have been working on that project since last month

• They will be leaving soon

• How long will you have been traveling when you reach your destination?

By midnight, I __________ (sleep) for eight hours.

• will sleep

• will be sleeping

• will have slept

• will have been sleeping

If you meet someone who has been doing something for a long time in the future, what verb tense would you use to describe it?

• Simple future

• Future continuous

• Future perfect

• Future perfect progressive

By the end of the month, they __________ (practice) for the play for two months

• will practice

• will be practicing

• will have practiced

• will have been practicing

"By 2030, scientists will have been searching for a cure for cancer for over a century." Is this sentence correct?

• Yes

• No