Udvidet førfremtid

Form

Udvidet førfremtid (future perfect continuous) består af to elementer
førfremtid af udsagnsordet "to be" (will have been) + lang tillægsform af hovedudsagnsordet (stammen + ing)

Grundled + will have been + lang tillægsform
He will have been playing.
I will have been playing.
To live, udvidet førfremtid
Bekræftende Nægtende Spørgende Nægtende spørgende
I will have been living I won't have been living Will I have been living? Won't I have been living?
You will have been living You won't have been living Will you have been living? Won't you have been living?
He will have been living He won't have been living Will he have been living? Won't he have been living?
We will have been living We won't have been living Will we have been living? Won't we have been living?
They will have been living They won't have been living Will they have been living? Won't they have been living?

Funktion

Ligesom almindelig førfremtid (future perfect simple) bruges denne form til at forestille os selv i fremtiden og se tilbage. Den henviser til uafsluttede hændelser eller handlinger, men som vil blive fuldført engang i fremtiden. Den bruges oftest sammen med et tidsudtryk.

Eksempler
  • I will have been waiting here for three hours by six o'clock.
  • By 2001 I will have been living in London for sixteen years.
  • When I finish this course, I will have been learning English for twenty years.
  • Next year I will have been working here for four years.
  • When I come at 6:00, will you have been practicing long?