FUTURE PERFECT VS FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Name the tense

• Simple Present

• Present Perfect

• Present Progressive / Continuous

• Present Perfect Progressive / Continuous

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Present Progressive / Continuous, which describes actions currently in progress. It typically uses the verb 'to be' plus the '-ing' form of the main verb, indicating ongoing activity.

Name the tense

• Simple past

• Past Progressive / Continuous

• Past Participle

• Present continuous / progressive

Answer explanation

The tense 'Past Progressive / Continuous' describes actions that were ongoing in the past, typically formed with 'was/were + verb-ing'. This distinguishes it from other tenses, making it the correct choice.

By the time you finish your project, you ............................................. all the necessary research.

• will have completed

• will have been completing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will have completed' because it indicates that the research will be finished by the time the project is done, aligning with the future perfect tense used in the sentence.

Name the tense

• Simple Past

• Simple Present

• Present Progressive / Continuous

• Present Perfect

Answer explanation

The tense is Simple Present, which describes actions that are habitual or generally true. For example, 'She reads every day' indicates a regular action, fitting the Simple Present tense.

By the time you read this............................

• I will have left.

• I will have been leaving.

• I'll have to be leaving

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'I will have left.' because it indicates a completed action by the time of reading. The other options suggest ongoing actions or obligations, which do not fit the context.

Frank just changed jobs again. If he keeps this up, he .......................................... jobs at least four or five times by the end of the year.

• will have changed

• will have been changing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will have changed' because it indicates a completed action by a future point in time. Frank will have completed the action of changing jobs multiple times by the end of the year.

I'm afraid the books you ordered.............. by Friday.

• won't have arrived

• won't have been arriving

• will have arrived

• will have been arriving

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "won't have arrived" because it indicates that the books are expected to not arrive by Friday, which aligns with the context of the sentence expressing concern about their arrival.

I have not traveled much yet; however, I ...................................... the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States.

• will have been visiting

• will have visited

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will have visited' because it indicates a completed action by a future time, which fits the context of traveling to the Grand Canyon and San Francisco before leaving the U.S.

By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we ......................... more than four hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted.

• will have driven

• will have been driving

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will have driven' because it indicates a completed action by a specific future time. 'Will have been driving' suggests an ongoing action, which doesn't fit the context of reaching Chicago.

In June, my grandmother and grandfather .................................. married for fifty years.

• will have been

• will have be

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will have been' because it indicates a future perfect continuous tense, showing that the marriage will have lasted for fifty years by June. 'Will have be' is grammatically incorrect.