Future Perfect Continuous Tense (Will / Shall Have been) — Exercise 10 (Every Options Explanation and Enrich English with Vocabulary Builder)
Mastering the Future Perfect Continuous Tense helps you describe actions that will continue up to a specific point in the future.
This quiz is designed to:
- help you recognize the correct future perfect continuous structure
- teach vocabulary through POS tags
- explain correct and incorrect answers in simple words
- strengthen your grammar understanding with real-life examples
By practicing all questions, you will learn both grammar usage + meaning in real life, making you confident for exams and competitive tests.
English Grammar Definition: Future Perfect Continuous Tense (will / Shall + have + been + verb-ing form)
- Form:
- will have been + verb-ing → for all subjects except “I/We” (but usage is flexible in modern English)
- shall have been + verb-ing → traditionally used for I and We
- Meaning: It expresses an action that will be in progress for a certain duration before a specific time in the future.
- Examples:
- By next June, I shall have been studying here for two years.
- They will have been traveling for eight hours by midnight.
- Main uses:
- Duration before a future point
- “Long ongoing actions” ending at or just before a future time
- Emphasis on how long something will continue
- Signal words: by next year, by then, by the time, for two hours, for months, until then…
- Negatives / Questions:
will not (won't) / shall not (shan't) + have + been + verb-ing form;Will / shall + subject + have + been + verb-ing form? - To learn more about it – Visit Here
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Quiz Question, Answer and Explanation
Note: Do remember in the quiz box above, the questions and options will shuffle, so they won’t have the same sequence like 1, 2, 3, or A, B, C as below.
1. By closing time, the cashier __ transactions non-stop for hours.
A) will have been processing
B) will process
C) will have processed
D) processed
Verb: process — verb: to handle a sequence of tasks such as transactions.
A) Correct: will have been processing — continuous processing for hours until closing.
B) Wrong: will process — future, no duration.
C) Wrong: will have processed — completion, not continuous.
D) Wrong: processed — past.
2. By the time the device ships, technicians __ firmware updates on every unit for days.
A) will have been applying
B) will apply
C) will have applied
D) apply
Verb: apply — verb: to put something on or to implement updates.
A) Correct: will have been applying — continuous updates across days before shipment.
B) Wrong: will apply — future single action.
C) Wrong: will have applied — completion-only.
D) Wrong: apply — present.
3. By opening day, the sculptors __ finishes on their pieces for weeks.
A) will have been polishing
B) will polish
C) will have polished
D) polish
Verb: polish — verb: to make the surface smooth or shiny; to perfect.
A) Correct: will have been polishing — continuous finishing work for weeks.
B) Wrong: will polish — future, not duration.
C) Wrong: will have polished — completed finishing, not emphasizing the ongoing process.
D) Wrong: polish — present.
4. By the time the campaign ends, volunteers __ door-to-door outreach for months.
A) will have been canvassing
B) will canvass
C) will have canvassed
D) canvass
Verb: canvass — verb: to solicit votes, opinions, or support by visiting people.
A) Correct: will have been canvassing — repeated outreach for months leading to campaign end.
B) Wrong: will canvass — future, not sustained.
C) Wrong: will have canvassed — completion-only.
D) Wrong: canvass — present.
5. By the time the reviewer publishes comments, the author __ revisions for hours.
A) will have been editing
B) will edit
C) will have edited
D) edited
Verb: edit — verb: to make changes to improve text or content.
A) Correct: will have been editing — continuous editing until reviewer comments are published.
B) Wrong: will edit — future single event.
C) Wrong: will have edited — completed editing; doesn’t emphasize the extended effort.
D) Wrong: edited — past.
6. By the end of the week, the logistics team __ routing optimizations for several days.
A) will have been modeling
B) will model
C) will have modeled
D) model
Verb: model — verb: to create a representation or simulation to test options.
A) Correct: will have been modeling — continuous optimization work across several days.
B) Wrong: will model — future but not duration.
C) Wrong: will have modeled — completed modeling, not continuous.
D) Wrong: model — present.
7. By the time the package is collected, couriers __ pickup routes since early morning.
A) will have been following
B) will follow
C) will have followed
D) follow
Verb: follow — verb: to go or come after; here, to use a route.
A) Correct: will have been following — ongoing route activity since morning to collection time.
B) Wrong: will follow — future, not duration-focused.
C) Wrong: will have followed — completion-only.
D) Wrong: follow — present.
8. By the time funding closes, the startup __ investor meetings for months.
A) will have been pitching
B) will pitch
C) will have pitched
D) pitch
Verb: pitch — verb: to present an idea or proposal to persuade investors.
A) Correct: will have been pitching — repeated meetings for months up to funding close.
B) Wrong: will pitch — future single event.
C) Wrong: will have pitched — completed pitches; misses the ongoing grind.
D) Wrong: pitch — present.
9. By the next audit, the accountants __ transaction samples for days.
A) will have been sampling
B) will sample
C) will have sampled
D) sample
Verb: sample — verb: to examine a representative subset.
A) Correct: will have been sampling — continuous sampling for days until audit.
B) Wrong: will sample — future event, no duration.
C) Wrong: will have sampled — completed sampling.
D) Wrong: sample — present.
10. By the closing ceremony, the choir __ rehearsals for months.
A) will have been rehearsing
B) will rehearse
C) will have rehearsed
D) rehearse}
Verb: rehearse — verb: to practice repeatedly to prepare for a performance.
A) Correct: will have been rehearsing — ongoing rehearsals over months leading to closing ceremony.
B) Wrong: will rehearse — future, not duration.
C) Wrong: will have rehearsed — says rehearsals are finished; misses the ongoing practice emphasis.
D) Wrong: rehearse — present.
