未来完了継続の形
未来完了継続は二つの要素から成っています
動詞"to be"の未来完了形 (will have been) + 主動詞の現在分子 (基本形 + ing)
| 主語 | + will have been | +現在分詞 |
|---|---|---|
| He | will have been | playing. |
| I | will have been | playing. |
To live、未来完了継続時制
| 肯定文 | 否定文 | 疑問文 | 否定疑問文 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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? |
機能
シンプルな未来完了形のように、この形は私達を未来に映し出し、そこから振り返るために使われ、今と未来の間に起こる終了していない出来事や行動を述べます。時間の表現と一緒に使われる場合が一般的です。
例
- 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?