Future Perfect Continuous An action that will continue up until sometime in the future • They for 2 hours by the time they get home. (walk) • In October, he here for a year. (work) By the end of the night, he for 5 hours. (perform) • Joe will be tired when he returns because he outside the whole afternoon. (play) • By next week she in the country for six months. (live) • By next year I English for 7 years. (study) • By December, Kate for a year. (teach) • By 6 o'clock, she for four hours. (sleep) • By the time he gets here, 1 for two hours. (wait) • By 2022, The Rolling Stones music for almost sixty years. (make) • By midnight we for 4 hours. (dance) • By the time we go home, we for a month. (tour) • By the time I retire, I profession poker for 30 years. (play) • By the time you get a job, I the rent for 3 years! (pay) • By the time I get published, I for 20 years. (write)