Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan bahwa suatu aksi akan telah berlangsung selama periode waktu tertentu hingga titik waktu di masa depan. Fokusnya adalah pada durasi dari suatu kegiatan.
Struktur kalimatnya adalah will have been + Verb-ing untuk semua subjek. Contoh: She will have been working here for five years next month artinya “Dia akan telah bekerja di sini selama lima tahun bulan depan.”
Berikut panduan penggunaannya:
| Subjek | Kata Bantu | Contoh |
|---|---|---|
| Semua subjek | will have been | They will have been studying |
Structure:
| Type | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Positive | Subject + will have been + Verb-ing |
| Negative | Subject + will not have been + Verb-ing |
| Question | Will + Subject + have been + Verb-ing? |
Examples:
- By next year, I will have been living in Jakarta for a decade.
Tahun depan, saya akan telah tinggal di Jakarta selama satu dekade.
- She will not have been studying long enough to take the test.
Dia belum akan cukup lama belajar untuk mengikuti ujian.
- Will they have been working on the project for a year?
Apakah mereka akan telah mengerjakan proyek itu selama satu tahun?
- We will have been driving for hours by the time we arrive.
Kami akan telah menyetir selama berjam-jam saat tiba nanti.
- He will have been waiting since morning.
Dia akan telah menunggu sejak pagi.
Notes:
Future Perfect Continuous digunakan untuk:
- Menunjukkan durasi aksi hingga titik waktu masa depan: I will have been working here for 10 years by next month.
- Menjelaskan lamanya kegiatan: She will have been writing the book for over a year.
Keterangan waktu umum: for, by the time, by next year, for two hours, since, before.