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The future perfect tense is a verb tense that describes an action or thing that will be completed in the future before a certain point. In future perfect tense,  we use auxiliary verbs “will/shall have” with the past participle form of the verb.

In this article, you will learn the difference between future perfect and future continuous.

, how to use it properly, when and when not, and the structural formula of future tense in affirmative, negative, and question sentences. Let’s read more to clarify the concept of the future perfect tense.

Future Perfect and Future Continuous 

Future perfect and future continuous are both future tenses which means that both tenses are used to describe actions or things that are going to happen in the future. However, both tenses are used for describing future actions in different perspective. Future perfect is used one action will finish in the future. On the other hand, future continue talks about the actions that will occur in future and continue in the future.

Examaples:

• He will working on his book for one month. 
• She will be studying at the college for two years. 
• She will be working at the head office for 5 years. 
• The y will have left before noon. 
• They will have gone to school before 7 o’clcok.

Difference Between Future Perfect and Future Continuous

Definition

Future perfect tense is a verb tense that describes actions starting in the future and ending in the future. Take a look at some examples of future perfect tense.

• He will have worked hard.
• She will have cooked food.
• They will have played cricket.

Future continuous tense, also known as future progressive, is a verb tense that describes action starting in the future and will continue in the future. Consider the following examples of future continuous tense.

• He will be working soon.
• She will be visiting us in the summer.
• They will be enjoying their vacation.

Use

The future perfect tense is used when there is a deadline for the action to be completed before another event occurs.

• He will have read his book before returning to the library. 
• He will have finished his job before noon. 
• They will have bought a house before moving to an apartment.

Future continuous tense is used when some action will occur in the future and continue in the future, but the action has not started yet.

• The rain will be starting soon.
• The wind will be blowing tomorrow morning. 
• The storm will be here on Thursday. 

Construction of future perfect and future continuous 

To make the future perfect tense, we use auxiliary verbs will/shall have with a past participle, which is a third form of the base verb.

• Subject + will have + past participle.

On the other hand, to make future continuous tense,  we use the auxiliary verb will/shall be with the present participle. A present participle is the base form of a verb ending with -ing.

• Subject + will be + ing-verb.

Future Continuous

We can use the future continous (will/won’t be + ing form( to talk about future actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. For example;

For examples:

• When you come out of school tomorrow, I’ll be boarding a plane.
• Try to call before 8 o’clok. After that, we’ll be watching the match.
• You can visit us during the first week of July. I won’t be working then.

We can use the future continuous (will/won’t be + -ng form) to talk about future actions that we see as new, different or temporary. For example;

• Today we’re taking the bust but next week we’ll be taking the train.
• He’ll be staying with his parents for several months while his father is in recovery.
• Will you be starting work earlier with your new job?

Future Perfect Tense

We use the future perfect simple (will/won’t have + past participle) to talk about something that will be completed before a specific time in the future.

• The guests are coming at 8 p.m. I’ll have finished cooking by then. 
• On 9 October we’ll have been married for 50 years.
• Will you have gone to bed when I get back?

We can use phrases like by or by the time (meaning ‘at some point before’) and in or in a day’s time / in two months’ time / in five years’ time etc. (meaning ‘at the end of this period’) to give the time period in which the action will be completed. 

• I won’t have written all the reports by next week.
• By the time we arrive, the kids will have gone to bed.
• I’ll have finished in an hour and then we can watch a film.
• In three years’time, I’ll have graduated from university.

Examples of Future Perfect and Future Continous

Now, let’s take some examples of sentences with future perfect and continuous tenses.

Future Perfect

1. He will have helped the poor.
2. He will have passed the examination.
3. He will have participated in the competition.
4. He will have closed his shop.
5. The store will have closed its door to the public.
6. He will not have eaten dinner.
7. She will have left for Turkey.
8. Will they have gone to vacation?
9. You will have watched TV.
10. I will have met her.

Future Continuous 

• He will be playing with us in the next match. 
• She will be cooking food for the guests. 
• They will be helping the poor next month.
• Today, we will be eating fresh fruits for dinner. 
• The road will be constructed before the end of July.
• The store will be closing soon. 
• The guest will be arriving late tonight. 
• The trip will be ending soon. 
• The rain will be starting tomorrow.
• The house will be constructed in two months.

Conclusion

The future perfect tense is used when an action will complete in the future before a specific time. The formula for making future perfect tense is simple. You have to add will have in the middle of the subject and the past participle form of the ver. to make a negative sentence, add not in between will and have. to ask questions in the future perfect tense, we use will at the beginning of the sentence. If you are using WH questions, then WH words will come first in the sentence structure. 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is future continuous Tense?

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What is future perfect Tense?

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What is the difference between future continuous and future perfect?

The future perfect tense describes an action that will start in the future and end in the future. There is always a deadline for the action in future perfect tense. However, there is no deadline for the actions to end in the future continuous tense because future continuous describes actions that will start in the future and will continue in the future.

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