You are currently viewing Difference between Present Perfect Continuous and Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense shows that an action started in the past and still running in the present moment.Future Perfect Continuous Tense shows to plan a running action at specific time/moment in future.
The action of the Present Perfect Continuous Tense makes a relationship between the present and the past moment with measuring duration/time.The action of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense focuses only the future moment with measuring duration/time.
In Present Perfect Continuous Tense, the running action may finish at present moment.In Future Perfect Continuous Tense, the running action may finish at future moment.
Have/Has been and present progressive verb use in Present Perfect Continuous tense.Shall/Will have been and present progressive verb use in Future Perfect Continuous tense.
In Present Perfect Continuous Tense, the action can not be planned.In Future Perfect Continuous Tense, the action can be planned.
Example:
a) I have been reading a story since morning.
b) He has been walking for an hour.
Example:
He will have been playing for
three hours.
I will have been waiting here for
three hours by six o’ clock.

Leave a Reply