Future Perfect Continuous
Make sentences from the jumbled words below by using the given verbs in future
perfect continuous tense.
e.g. the city centre / by the time / at the hotel / arrive/they/ for two hours / we (visit)
They will have been visiting the city centre for two hours by the time we arrive at the hotel.
1.
the country / Emily / by tomorrow / for a week
(travel)
2.
when / Jim / for ten years / gets married / in the tourist office / he
(work)
3.
we / Jane / to the beach / by the time / for two hours / get/?
(swim)
4.
the beach / all afternoon / Mary and Sarah / today / when / is closed
(not sunbathe)
5. when/ to the hotel room / return / Pokémon GO / all day/we/ the kids / in the city centre
(not play)
6.
1/for five minutes / the show / my espresso / by the time / starts
(drink)
7.
the country / by sea / you / next Friday / for five days?
(travel)
8.
at the customs / at five o'clock / for three hours / we
(wait)
1. Emily will have been traveling to the country for a week by tomorrow.
Explanation: Emily will start traveling to the country at a certain point in time and will continue to travel for a week. By tomorrow, she will have been in the process of traveling for a week.
2. When Jim gets married in the tourist office, he will have been working there for ten years.
Explanation: Jim is currently working in the tourist office and his marriage is in the future. By the time he gets married, he would have been working in the tourist office for ten years.
3. By the time we get to the beach, Jane will have been swimming for two hours.
Explanation: Jane will start swimming at a certain point in time, and by the time we reach the beach, she would have been swimming for two hours.
4. Mary and Sarah will not have been sunbathing all afternoon today when the beach is closed.
Explanation: Mary and Sarah usually sunbathe at the beach in the afternoon. However, today when the beach is closed, they will not have been sunbathing, as they won't have the opportunity to do so.
5. When we return to the hotel room, the kids will not have been playing Pokémon GO in the city center all day.
Explanation: The kids usually play Pokémon GO in the city center all day. However, when we return to the hotel room, they will not have been playing, as they would have stopped playing by then.
6. By the time the show starts, I will have been drinking my espresso for five minutes.
Explanation: The show will start at a certain point in time, and I will start drinking my espresso before that. By the time the show begins, I would have been drinking my espresso for five minutes.
7. Will you be traveling to the country by sea for five days next Friday?
Explanation: The person is asking if the listener has plans to travel to the country by sea and if the duration of the trip will be five days starting on next Friday.
8. We will have been waiting at the customs for three hours by five o'clock.
Explanation: The sentence indicates that at five o'clock, the speaker and others will have been waiting at the customs for a total duration of three hours.