Future Perfect Continuous exercises — Set 4: Future Perfect vs Future Perfect Continuous (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 15 min
By next month, I this book. (emphasis on completion)
By next month, I this book for three weeks. (emphasis on duration)
She 100 pages by tonight. (focus on quantity completed)
By the time you see her tonight, she all day, so she'll be tired. (focus on continuous activity)
By 6 PM, the chef dinner. (the meal is complete)
By 6 PM, the chef for three hours. (duration of cooking)
They three houses by the end of the year. (number completed)
They houses for ten years by 2025. (length of time in the profession)
I five emails by lunchtime. (count of completed items)
I emails all morning, so I'll need a break. (continuous activity)
By graduation, she her degree. (achievement/completion)
By graduation, she hard for four years. (effort over time)
The company 1,000 employees by December. (result/achievement)
By December, the company new staff all year. (ongoing process)
He the marathon by 4 PM. (finished the race)
He for four hours by the time he finishes. (duration of running)
We all the files by Friday. (task completion)
We files for hours by the time we finish. (time spent on task)
The artist the painting by the exhibition. (finished artwork)
The artist on this painting for six months by May. (time invested)
Future Perfect Continuous exercises online (Worksheet)
Learn to distinguish between Future Perfect (will have + past participle) which emphasizes completion, and Future Perfect Continuous (will have been + verb-ing) which emphasizes the ongoing process and duration. Choose the right tense based on context.