Future perfect continuous tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan bahwa suatu aksi akan sudah berlangsung selama sekian lama pada titik waktu tertentu di masa depan.
Future perfect continuous tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb will, have, dan been dan present participle.
Jenis Kalimat | Rumus | Contoh |
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positif (+) | S + will + have been + V1-ing/present participle | They will have been playing |
The cat will have been sleeping long. | ||
negatif (-) | S + will + not + have been + V1-ing/present participle | They will not have been playing |
The cat won’t have been sleeping | ||
interogatif (?) | will + S + have been + V1-ing/present participle | Will they have been playing |
Will the cat have been sleeping |
Fungsi | Contoh |
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Future perfect continuous tense digunakan untuk membicarakan tentang aksi yang panjang sebelum titik waktu tertentu di masa depan.
Signals:For + duration (a month, a year, a week) dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan durasi aksi yang panjang, sedangkan by the end of … (next month, next week, next year), when + clause (you arrive), before + clause/noun (midnight, he comes) untuk membicarakan aksi di masa depan yang terjadi ketika aksi future perfect continuous tense telah terjadi beberapa lama. |
He will have been studying in Cairo for a year by the end of next month. (Dia akan telah belajar di Kairo selama setahun pada akhir bulan depan.) |
Andra will have been waiting for three months when the corn is ready to harvest. (Andra akan telah menunggu selama tiga bulan ketika jagung siap panen.) |
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Will you have been writing the report before the branch manager observes? (Kamu akan telah menulis laporan sebelum manager cabang meninjau?) |