Mastering English tenses is essential for fluency, and among the more advanced ones is the Future Perfect Continuous Tense. This tense expresses an ongoing action that will be happening for some time up until a specific moment in the future. Think of it as combining duration with future completion.
This Future Perfect Continuous Quiz is designed to help you practice and solidify your understanding of how to use this tense effectively. Whether you’re preparing for exams like IELTS, TOEFL, or just want to polish your English grammar skills, these exercises will reinforce how and when to use the tense with the right sentence structure.
How to Use This Quiz
You can take this quiz online or print it for classroom or self-study use. Each question has three multiple-choice options. The correct answers are listed after the quiz for self-checking.
Future Perfect Continuous Quiz
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Exercise and Examples of the Future Perfect Continuous Quiz
1. By this time next year, she ________ at the hospital for a decade.
a) will have been working
b) has been working
c) will be worked
2. They ________ the renovation project for six months when it’s finally done.
a) have been completing
b) will have been completing
c) will be completed
3. How long ________ you ________ English by the time you graduate?
a) have, been studying
b) will, be studying
c) will, have been studying
4. The kids ________ in the pool for two hours before we call them in.
a) will have been swimming
b) have been swimming
c) will have swam
5. She ________ the same novel for weeks by the time she finishes it.
a) will has been reading
b) will have been reading
c) will have been read
6. We ________ in this city for fifteen years by next winter.
a) will have been living
b) are living
c) have lived
7. I ________ on this thesis for too long before I finally submit it.
a) will have been working
b) was working
c) will be working
8. Will they ________ in the rehearsal for over five hours by noon?
a) been performing
b) be performing
c) have been performing
9. You ________ for hours before you get a break.
a) will have been typing
b) will have typing
c) will be been typing
10. By next Friday, we ________ this report for nearly a month.
a) have been prepared
b) will be preparing
c) will have been preparing
Answers of all quizzes on Future Perfect Continuous
- a) will have been working
- b) will have been completing
- c) will, have been studying
- a) will have been swimming
- b) will have been reading
- a) will have been living
- a) will have been working
- c) have been performing
- a) will have been typing
- c) will have been preparing
FAQs About the Future Perfect Continuous Tense
What is the Future Perfect Continuous Tense?
The Future Perfect Continuous is a verb tense used to show that something will continue up until a particular event or time in the future. It highlights the duration of an activity.
How is the Future Perfect Continuous Tense formed?
It follows this structure:
Subject + will have been + present participle (verb + ing)
Example: She will have been working for five years by then.
What is the difference between Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous?
- Future Perfect focuses on the completion of an action.
Example: I will have finished the book. - Future Perfect Continuous emphasizes the duration of an action.
Example: I will have been reading the book for two hours.
When should I use this tense?
Use the Future Perfect Continuous when you want to:
- Emphasize the duration of an activity up to a specific time in the future
- Show that an action is ongoing but will reach a milestone
Conclusion
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense may sound complex, but with consistent practice through quizzes like this one, it becomes a powerful part of your English grammar toolkit. Use this quiz to assess your understanding and identify areas to improve.
Don’t just memorize rules—practice using them in real contexts to gain fluency and confidence!