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TENSES

B. The Future Perfect Tense or The Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Christina will have prepared Christina will not have prepared Will Christina have prepared all the
The Future all the decorations by the time all the decorations by the time decorations by the time her friends
Perfect Tense
her friends arrive. her friends arrive. arrive?

The Future Christina will have been Christina will not have been Will Christina have been preparing
Perfect preparing the decorations preparing the decorations for the decorations for hours by the
Continuous for hours by the time her hours by the time her friends time her friends arrive?
Tense friends arrive. arrive.
Gelecek zamanda devam ediyor olacak olan bir olayı anlatırken “The Future Perfect Continuous Tense” kullanılırken;
gelecekte belli bir zamandan önce bitecek olan bir olayı ifade ederken “The Future Perfect Tense” kullanılır.
Situation: We have to take 6 different courses in 8 months to get a certificate at the end of this year.
We will have been taking courses for 8 months by the end of this year.
By August, we will have taken three courses to get a certificate at the end of this year.
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By December, we will have finished taking all six courses to get a certificate.
“The Future Perfect Continuous Tense” ile beraber eylemsizlik bildiren fiiller (non-action verbs) kullanılmaz.
By the time the guests arrive at the restaurant, the manager will have been preferring a table by the window. X

By the time the guests arrive at the restaurant, the manager will have preferred a table by the window. ✔
“The Future Perfect Continuous Tense” ile kullanılacak fiillere dikkat edilmelidir. Süreklilik bildiren “play, sleep,
read” gibi fiiller bu “tense” ile kullanılabilir. “Finish, start, arrive” gibi bir anda olup biten eylemleri anlatan fiiller
bu "tense" ile kullanılamaz.

By the end of the month, the company will have been starting marketing the new product globally. X

By the end of this month, the company will have started marketing the new product globally. ✔
After months of hard work, the woman will have been overcoming the challenges to achieve her business goals. X

After months of hard work, the woman will have overcome the challenges to achieve her business goals. ✔
EXERCISES

A) Choose the best option to fill in the blanks in the paragraph.

Most countries (1)---- cleaner transportation solutions for the past few decades. So currently, many governments and
companies (2)---- in electric car facilities to support the adoption of electric cars. As a result, electric vehicles (3)---- popularity
worldwide as a sustainable and eco-friendly transportation option day by day. They are considered eco-friendly because
they (4)---- zero emissions. They (5)---- electric motors instead of traditional engines. Plus, recent advancements in battery
technology (6)---- their charging times, so they can now be a good option for longer journeys. Once the range of electric
vehicles (7)----, they (8)---- a more popular choice for everyday transportation in the near future.

1. a) are seeking b) have been seeking c) will seek d) seek
2. a) invest b) have invested c) are investing d) will invest
3. a) will be gaining b) gain c) have gained d) are gaining
4. a) have produced b) produce c) have been producing d) will have produced
5. a) are having b) have had c) will have d) have
6. a) will be reducing b) are reducing c) have reduced d) reduce
7. a) increases b) is increasing c) has been increasing d) will increase
8. a) have become b) have been becoming c) will become d) are becoming

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