Future Perfect & Future Perfect Continuous + TEST | I will have lived OR I will have been living???

Summary

In this lesson, Arnel explains and compares the future perfect and future perfect continuous (also called future perfect progressive) tenses. Using examples like 'I will have finished dinner by 7 pm' and 'I will have been teaching for 20 years by 2030,' Arnel demonstrates how the future perfect focuses on completed actions by a specific time, while the future perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an action up to a future point. The video includes examples, common mistakes, and a mini-test to reinforce understanding.

Takeaways

• 📚 The future perfect and future perfect continuous are two distinct grammatical structures used to describe actions related to future time.
• 🕒 The future perfect is used to express a completed action before a specific future time, often using 'by' to indicate completion.
• 🏃‍♂️ The future perfect continuous, also known as the future perfect progressive, emphasizes the duration of an ongoing action up to a future point.
• 📝 The grammatical structure for the future perfect is 'will have' plus the past participle of the verb.
• 🔄 For the future perfect continuous, the structure is 'will have been' plus the present participle (ing form) of the verb.
• ❌ Negative forms and contractions are used to indicate actions that will not be completed by a future time, with 'will not' often contracted to 'won't'.
• ❓ Questions are formed by inverting the subject and 'will have', or 'will have been' for the continuous.
• 🔑 The importance of an action being completed before a future time is a key consideration when using the future perfect tense.
• 🎬 The script uses examples from everyday life and a clip from 'The Shawshank Redemption' to illustrate the use of future perfect tense.
• 🚫 Stative verbs, which describe unchanging states, are not used in continuous tenses, including the future perfect continuous.
• 🔍 The choice between future perfect and future perfect continuous depends on whether the focus is on completion (perfect) or duration (perfect continuous).

Q & A

What is the grammatical structure of the future perfect tense?

The future perfect tense is formed using 'will have' followed by the past participle of the verb. For example: 'I will have finished my dinner by 7 pm.'

What is the grammatical structure of the future perfect continuous tense?

The future perfect continuous tense is formed using 'will have been' followed by the present participle (verb + ing). For example: 'I will have been teaching for 20 years by 2030.'

When do we use the future perfect tense?

We use the future perfect tense to express a completed action before a future time. For example, 'Elaine will have received the package by Monday.'

When do we use the future perfect continuous tense?

We use the future perfect continuous tense to express the duration of an action up to a future point. For example: 'By 2030, I will have been teaching for 20 years.'

How does the use of 'by' in the future perfect tense differ from 'before'?

'By' is commonly used in the future perfect tense to indicate that an action will be completed before a specific time, but 'before' can also be used. For example, 'I will have finished my dinner by 7 pm' is the same as 'I will have finished my dinner before 7 pm.'

Can future perfect and future simple be interchangeable in some cases?

Yes, in some cases. For example, 'Elaine will receive the package by Monday' and 'Elaine will have received the package by Monday' are both correct. However, future perfect emphasizes that the action is completed before the time, while future simple suggests when the action starts.

Why is it important to know why an action is completed before a future time in the future perfect tense?

It helps to clarify why the future time is significant. For example, 'I will have finished dinner by 7 pm' is useful if someone asks to schedule a video call at 7 pm, indicating that dinner will be finished by then.

Can stative verbs be used in continuous tenses?

No, stative verbs like 'know,' 'own,' 'believe,' and 'love' describe states that don't change, so they are not used in continuous tenses. For example, 'This house will have belonged to my family for 99 years' is correct, but 'will have been belonging' is incorrect.

What is the difference between future perfect and future perfect continuous with action verbs like 'live' or 'work'?

With action verbs like 'live' or 'work,' both tenses can have the same meaning. For example, 'Next year I will have lived in the UK for 15 years' and 'Next year I will have been living in the UK for 15 years' mean the same thing.

What is the main purpose of the future perfect continuous tense?

The future perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an action leading up to a future time and is often used when the duration is important or impressive. For example, 'By 2030, I will have been teaching for 20 years.'

Outlines

00:00

📚 Introduction to Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous

Arnel introduces the concepts of future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses. He explains that future perfect is used to describe actions completed before a future time, using 'will have' followed by the past participle. The future perfect continuous, also known as the future perfect progressive, is formed with 'will have been' and the present participle. Arnel emphasizes that the grammatical structure is consistent across all subjects. He also mentions that the negative and question forms will be discussed later and encourages viewers to participate in a mini-test at the end of the lesson.

05:03

🕒 Using Future Perfect Tense with Examples

This section delves into the practical use of the future perfect tense with examples. Arnel illustrates how to use the future perfect by considering a future time and a completed action, such as finishing dinner by 7 pm. He points out the common use of 'by' to indicate the action is completed before a certain time. The negative form is also covered, showing how to express that an action will not be completed by a future time. Contractions like 'won't have' and the colloquial 'won'tve' are introduced. Questions are formed by inverting the subject and 'will have'. Arnel stresses the importance of understanding why the completion of an action before a future time is significant.

10:04

🧊 Clarifying Future Perfect Usage and Mistakes

Arnel clarifies common mistakes and misunderstandings regarding the future perfect tense. He addresses the incorrect use of the future perfect where the importance of the action's completion before a future time is not clear. Examples are given to show the correct usage, such as the ice melting by a certain time affecting plans for ice skating. The section also covers the use of 'by the time' with the present simple verb, even when referring to future events. A clip from 'The Shawshank Redemption' is used to illustrate the future perfect tense, and the importance of the 'why' question when using this tense is reiterated.

15:09

🏃‍♂️ Exploring Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Arnel introduces the future perfect continuous tense, emphasizing its less common but important usage. He explains that this tense is used to express the duration of an action up to a future point, which can start in the past, present, or future. Examples are given, such as teaching for 20 years by 2030 or taking care of kids all day. The section discusses how this tense is used to project oneself into the future and look back at the duration of an action, often with phrases like 'for plus time' or 'all day'. The negative and question forms are also covered, and Arnel advises on when not to use the future perfect continuous, such as when the future time is not significant.

🚫 Avoiding Stative Verbs in Continuous Tenses

In this section, Arnel discusses stative verbs, which describe unchanging states, and explains why they are not used in continuous tenses. He contrasts this with action verbs like 'live' and 'work', which are not stative but are often associated with longer durations or states. Examples are provided to show the correct use of the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses with these verbs. A mini-test with six questions is presented to the viewers to test their understanding, with answers and explanations provided afterward.

Keywords

💡Future Perfect

The future perfect tense is used to express a completed action before a specific future time. In the video, it's explained with examples like 'I will have finished my dinner by 7 pm.' It helps convey that an action will be completed at or before a certain point in the future.

💡Future Perfect Continuous

Also called the future perfect progressive, this tense expresses the duration of an action up to a future point. For example, 'By 2030, I will have been teaching for 20 years' illustrates how the future perfect continuous is used to emphasize the length of an ongoing action by a certain time in the future.

💡By + Time Expression

'By' is a key preposition used with time expressions to show that an action will be completed before a certain future time. For example, 'I will have finished my dinner by 7 pm.' The video highlights how this structure is essential for understanding when an action will be finished before a deadline.

💡Present Participle

The present participle is the 'verb + ing' form, such as 'playing' or 'eating.' It is used in the future perfect continuous tense (e.g., 'will have been playing') to describe ongoing actions that extend to a future point. The script uses examples like 'I'll have been taking care of the kids all day' to demonstrate this.

💡Past Participle

The past participle is the third form of the verb, like 'played' or 'eaten.' In the future perfect tense, it follows 'will have' (e.g., 'will have eaten'). The video emphasizes its role in indicating actions that will be completed by a future time, such as 'Elaine will have received the package by Monday.'

💡Duration

In the future perfect continuous tense, duration refers to the length of time an action has been ongoing before a future time point. For example, 'By 2030, I will have been teaching for 20 years.' The video explains how this concept helps convey the importance or impressiveness of the duration of an action.

💡Negative Form

In both the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses, negative forms are used to indicate actions that will not be completed before a future time. Examples include 'I won’t have finished my dinner by 7 pm' or 'I won’t have been teaching for 20 years.' The video explains how to contract these forms naturally in speech.

💡Question Form

The question form in future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses helps ask if an action will be completed or ongoing by a certain time. For example, 'Will you have finished dinner by 7?' and 'Will you have been taking care of the kids all day?' The video teaches how to structure these questions in conversation.

💡Stative Verbs

Stative verbs, such as 'know,' 'love,' or 'belong,' describe states rather than actions and are generally not used in continuous tenses. The video provides the example 'Next month, this house will have belonged to my family for 99 years,' explaining why the continuous form ('will have been belonging') is incorrect.

💡Impressive or Important Duration

This concept refers to why the duration of an action matters in the future perfect continuous tense. The video explains that this tense is used when the length of an action is noteworthy, such as 'I will have been working in the same job for 10 years.' The action's duration adds significance to the statement.

Highlights

Introduction to the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses and their structures.

Future perfect structure: 'will have' + past participle, used for expressing a completed action before a future time.

Future perfect continuous structure: 'will have been' + present participle, used to express the duration of an action up to a future point.

Common time expressions with the future perfect: using 'by' followed by a specific time like 'by seven' or 'by Monday'.

Negative future perfect: 'I will not have finished my dinner by seven' can be contracted to 'won’t have' or 'won’tve'.

Question form of the future perfect: 'Will you have finished dinner by seven?'

Emphasis on why an action is completed before a future time, and how this impacts communication.

Use of the phrase 'by the time' in future perfect sentences, such as 'By the time you get home, the kids will have gone to bed.'

Comparison between future perfect and future simple: 'At six everyone will have left the office' versus 'At six everyone will leave the office.'

Future perfect continuous tense emphasizes the duration of an action: 'By 2030, I will have been teaching for 20 years.'

Future perfect continuous may indicate the action will continue into the future, but not always.

Difference between completed action in future perfect and ongoing action in future perfect continuous: 'I will have run the marathon by then' versus 'I will have been running for six years by then.'

Stative verbs (e.g., 'know', 'belong') are not used in continuous tenses like the future perfect continuous.

For action verbs such as 'live' and 'work', future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses can often mean the same thing.

Test at the end of the lesson, with an emphasis on identifying when to use the future perfect or future perfect continuous based on context.

Transcripts

Hi everyone! I'm Arnel, and today we're going  to learn and compare the future perfect and the  

future perfect continuous. The future perfect  continuous is also called the future perfect progressive,

same thing. At the end of this lesson I have a  mini test for you with six questions. At the end  

of this lesson can you let me know your score down  below. Did you get six out of six? Five out of six?

Let's start. Grammatical structures. Future perfect,  future perfect continuous. Subject, will have.  

So far the grammatical structures are the same,  but with the future perfect we have: Will have  

plus the past participle. The past participle  is verb number three. Play, played, played.  

Played is my past participle. Eat, ate,  eaten. Eaten is my past participle.  

Future perfect continuous, will have  been, plus the present participle.  

Present participle is verb ing, like playing,  or eating. So the grammatical structures are  

different but the grammar remains the  same for all subjects. He will has eaten?

She wills has been eating?  No. What about the negative  

and questions? We'll get to that later.  Okay, let's start with the future perfect.  

I have two lines with the present and the  future. Of course now I am in the present.  

When you use the future perfect you need to  think of two things. One, a future time. I'll say

7 pm.

Monday, those are both future times for me. And  two, you need to think of a completed action.

I will have finished my dinner by 7 pm.

Elaine will have received the package by Monday.

We use the future perfect to express a  completed action before a future time.  

And you can see I use by, by seven, by Monday. This  means before. Is it possible for me to say, I will  

have finished my dinner before seven? That's  perfectly correct, but buy is just very common.  

Do we know specifically when this action will be  completed? No. Any time between the present and the  

future time. If an action will not be completed  before future time, we use the negative. I will not  

have eaten dinner by seven. Elaine will not have  received the package by Monday. And when we're  

speaking we like to contract. Will not becomes  won't. I won't have finished my dinner by seven.  

Elaine won't have received the package  by Monday. I think we can get a little  

bit lazier. Will not have, can become, won'tve.  I won'tve finished my dinner by seven.  

Elaine won'tve received the package  by Monday. Have can sound like of - won'tve.  

Question form, will you have finished dinner  by seven? Will elaine have received the package  

by Monday? Let's do two more examples. The ice  on the lake will have melted by next week.  

I'll have finished the report by five. You can see  I have two things, a future time, and that completed  

action. Okay, I want to go back to my first  example. I will have finished dinner by seven.

Why is it important that I  will have finished dinner  

by seven? Why am I telling you this this?  It's kind of boring information right?

When you use a future perfect you need  to remember this important question:  

Why is it important that an action  is completed before a future time?  

In this case, maybe someone wants  to have a video call with you,  

and they ask you: Is seven good for you? or  will you and your family be eating dinner?  

Seven is perfect, we will have finished dinner  by then. Now it's clear, now it's clear why seven  

is important, now it's clear why that action is  completed before seven. If that future time is  

not important and you remove it, you can just use a  different tense. I will finish my dinner, I'm going  

to finish my dinner. that completed time before  future time doesn't matter. Let's do another one:

The ice on the lake will have melted by next week.

Maybe I'm the owner of a few winter cabins  

by a lake, and the people who come to  these cabins like to go ice skating.

Are there any available cabins for next week?  My family and I would like to go ice skating  

before the end of February. I'm sorry but the  ice on the lake will have melted by next week,  

but you can still stay in  one of our cabins if you like.

So here, remember that question: Why is it  important an action is completed before a  

future time? Well now the guests  who want to visit the lake, they  

might completely change their plans  because they have this information.

Common mistake. Well, this isn't a mistake  it's something i just want to clarify.  

A lot of times when people are learning these  tenses and they're trying to think of examples,  

they might say things like this: By the time  I arrive at work I will have left my house.  

By the time I finish breakfast I will have  showered. These are both grammatically correct,  

but in the first example this is obvious - you have  to leave your house before he can get to work.  

In the second example why is it important  that the shower happens before breakfast?  

What's the connection between the  shower and finishing breakfast?

When you think of the future  perfect remember that question:

Why is it important that the action  is completed before a future time?  

What I like about these sentences is that start, by  the time, that's really common. We've already looked  

at by plus specific time. By Monday, by seven,  by next week etc... We can also say by the time  

plus subject, plus present simple verb. Yes, present  simple even though we're speaking about the future.

By the time you get home, the  kids will have gone to bed.  

The kids will have gone to bed by the time  you get home. Front position, end position. Both  

are fine. And the same goes for by, front position  or end position, both are fine. Usually when a time  

phrase starts a sentence we need a comma after  it. But we don't need a comma if it ends a clause.

Let's look at a little clip. By the time Norton  retires, I'll have made him a millionaire.

Okay this is a mini clip from a great  movie called the Shawshank Redemption.  

By the time Norton retires, I'll,  I'll have made him a millionaire.

This is um kind of a complicated  story, but to make a long story short,  

this character is a banker. So he's  really good at dealing with money.  

His boss's name is Norton. By the time Norton  retires, I'll have made him a millionaire.  

We can say by the time or, when, when Norton  retires I will have made him a millionaire.

Do I always need why or when, with the future  perfect? No, there are loads of possibilities.  

Six weeks from now I will have gotten married,  started my new job, and moved into my new house.  

At six everyone will have left the office.

Will have gotten married? Why is there kind  of a double verb there? Get married is just  

a phrase. Get married, got married, gotten married.  So it might look like a double verb but it's not.

And when we use a future perfect you don't have  to use that future time in the same sentence.

Child: Do you think my drawing will be here  tomorrow? No, it will have been washed away. It will  

have been washed away. It's not necessary for me to  say by tomorrow, because the time is already clear.  

Will have been washed. Is this a double verb? This  is a future perfect passive, it's the passive voice.  

You don't need to know the passive  voice to understand today's lesson,  

but I'll give you the video link down  below so you can watch it if you want to.  

Can I just use the future simple? Sometimes, yes.  Elaine will have received the package by Monday.  

Elaine will receive the package by Monday. In  this case there is no difference, it's clear  

the package will arrive before Monday. But  these two tenses are not always interchangeable,  

let's compare. At six everyone will have left  the office. At six everyone will leave the office.  

When we use the future perfect  it's clear the actions happen  

before the time. With the future  simple, this is when the action starts.

Six weeks from now I will have gotten married,  started my new job, moved into my new house.  

Six weeks from now I will get  married, move into my new house,  

start my new job. You can see there's a difference.

Are you ready for the future perfect  continuous? Don't forget about the mini test,  

and leave your score down below. In my opinion, the  future perfect continuous is not a common tense,  

but it is important to know. So once again I have  two lines. This time I include the past the past,  

the present, and the future. When you use a future  perfect continuous, you need to think of two things:  

That future time, 2030, tonight.  And the duration of an action,  

by 2030 I will have been teaching for 20 years.  Please cook dinner tonight, I'll have been taking  

care of the kids all day. We use the future perfect  continuous to express the duration of an action  

up to a future point. And the start of this action  can start in the past, it can start in the present,  

or it can start in the future. It depends on the  situation. When you think of the future perfect  

continuous, I want you to think of it like this:  You are in the present and you want to project

yourself into the future...

You look back and the duration of the  action is impressive or important to you.  

That's why we use this tense. 20 years is  impressive. Taking care of kids all day  

is hard work. And I use phrases like this:  for plus time, all day, little things like  

that really help to support the tense.  And with the future perfect continuous  

the action may or may not continue into the  future, we don't know, but usually it will.

Next year I turn 40, I will have been working  in the same job, living in the same town,  

eating the same food, doing the  same things. I need an adventure.

Here you can really get that feeling this person  is projecting him or herself into the future, and  

looking back at all of these things. And  here, I don't need to add for plus time,  

because it's clear this person is  talking about their whole adult life.

I forgot. I left the milk on the counter. I'll  put it back in the fridge when we get home.

When we get home it will have been sitting on the  counter all day, you might just want to throw it  

away. And of course we can use the negative, we  can turn these sentences into a question. I will  

not have been teaching for 20 years. I won't have, I  won'tve. Will you have been teaching for 20 years?  

I'll cook dinner tonight, I won't have  been taking care of the kids all day.  

Will you have been taking care of the kids all day?  And just like with the future perfect, you want to  

ask yourself a question: Why is the duration  and that future point important or impressive?  

We do not use a future perfect continuous to say  things like this: Where's the bus? In five minutes 

I will have been waiting for 10 minutes. What's  special about five minutes from now? Nothing, right?  

If you remove that future time, if it's not  necessary, just use a different tense. Where's  

the bus? I've been waiting for 10 minutes. Here the  present perfect continuous is the better choice.  

Okay, let's compare: The future perfect and the future perfect continuous.

My car will have driven  100 000 miles by next month.  

Can you believe that my car will have been driving  my family around for eight years without a problem?  

Future perfect, 100 000 miles is a completed action.

Eight years without a problem, is pretty impressive.  And I will probably continue to use my car.  

I will have run the marathon by then. I will have  been running for six years by then. The first one,  

a completed marathon. The second one, this is  just my hobby, I will probably continue to run.

Okay, one last thing, one last thing before the test.

Be, have, think, like, love, hate, seem,  remember, own, understand, believe, no etc...  

These are examples of stative verbs. Stative  verbs describe states. States are situations  

that don't change, that don't normally change.  I have an older sister, that won't change.  

I hate celery. Seriously I love all vegetables,  but I cannot eat celery, this will never change.

Why am I telling you about stative verbs? Because  we do not use stative verbs in continuous tenses.

Next month this house will have belonged to  my family for exactly 99 years. Next month  

this house will have been belonging to my family  for exactly 99 years. You might think: Wow! For 99 years,  

future perfect continuous. If it's a stated  verb we can't use that continuous tense.  

Of course there are exceptions,  but generally try to avoid that.

But I want to look at two other verbs.  Live and work. These are not stative  

verbs, these are action verbs, action  verbs like: Go, play, study, eat, jump.

Do people often change where they live? Not really.  Do people often change their careers or their jobs?  

It's possible, but generally no. So these  are kind of like states, right? If I say:  

Next year I will have lived in the UK for 15 years,  

and next year, I will have been living in  the UK for 15 years. Here, these tenses mean  

the exact same thing. In both examples I  will probably continue to live in the UK.

Test time. Six questions, choose the  best tense. Pause the video to do this...

Okay, here are the answers:

Numbers one, two, and five,  are just a completed action.

Three and six emphasize the duration of an action.  You can see clues like all day, and for 48 hours.  

Number four, no is a stative verb, it  cannot be used in a continuous tense.  

How did you do? Let me know down below, and  give me an example sentence using the future  

perfect or future perfect continuous. Thank you  so much for watching, I'll see you next time!!! Bye!!!