The future perfect progressive tense

امید ہے کہ perfect progressive tenses کی خصوصیات آپ کو اچھی طرح یاد ہوں گی اور سمجھ میں آ گئی ہوں گی۔ اگر ضرورت ہو تو متعلقہ صفحے سے انہیں دوبارہ پڑھیں۔

اس کے ساتھ ساتھ ہمارے خیال میں point/duration of time کا تصور اور ان کے اظہار کے لیے since/for کا استعمال بھی اب تک آپ کو آ گیا ہو گا۔ اگر آپ کو یہ تفصیلات جاننے کی ضرورت ہے تو the present perfect progressive tense میں متعلقہ مقام پر پڑھ لیں۔ future perfect progressive tense میں بعض اوقات آنے والے point of time کے اظہار کے لیے by بھی استعمال کرتے ہیں، مثلاً:

by six o’ clock	چھے بجے تک (جب چھےبجیں گے اس وقت تک، اس کے بعد نہیں)
by the end of the month	مہینے کے اختتام تک

ان باتوں کو اچھی طرح سمجھ لیں۔ اس کے بعد اب آپ اس tense کی دیگر تفصیلات پڑھیں گے۔

اس tense کو future perfect continuous tense بھی کہا جاتا ہے۔ اس tense کو timeline پر یوں ظاہر کر سکتے ہیں:

اس میں <—— کو anterior time ظاہر کرنے کے لیے استعمال کیا گیا ہے جب کہ بریکٹ کسی خاص دورانیے میں کسی کام کے جاری رہنے کو ظاہر کرتی ہے۔

اس tense کے اردو sentence کے آخر میں عموماً مندرجہ ذیل الفاظ پائے جاتے ہیں:

رہا ہو گا، رہی ہو گی، رہا ہوں گا، رہے ہوں گے، رہے ہو گے، رہی ہوں گی وغیرہ۔

اس tense میں will/ shall have been کے ساتھ present participle form of the verb استعمال کرتے ہیں۔

Will تمام subjects کے ساتھ استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔ shall کے بعض استعمالات کے لیے the simple future tense میں دی گئی تفصیلات پڑھیں۔

اس tense میں sentence structures عموماً اس طرح ہوتی ہیں:

Subject + shall/ will + have been + ing verb form + object + time adverbial. (affirmative)

Subject + shall/ will + not + have been + ing verb form + object + time adverbial. (negative)

Shall/ will + Subject + have been + ing verb form + object + time adverbial. (interrogative)

By next year, I will have been living in Moscow for thirty years.	اگلے سال میں تیس سال سے ماسکو میں رہ رہا ہوں گا۔
By the end of the next month, Rida will have been travelling for ten years.	اگلے مہینے کے اختتام تک ردا دَس سال سے سفر کر رہی ہو گی۔
He will not have been repairing the TV since noon.	وہ دوپہر سے ٹی وی مرمت نہیں کر رہا ہو گا۔
Will he have been learning Spanish for years when he is forty?	کیا جب وہ چالیس سال کا ہو گا تو سالوں سے ہسپانوی زبان سیکھ رہا ہو گا؟

Exercises

Exercise 1

Translate the following into English.

1. ہم سات سال سے اس مکان میں رہ رہے ہوں گے۔
2. وکیل منگل سے اس مسئلہ پر بحث کر رہا ہو گا۔
3. آپ کب سے میرا انتظار کر رہے ہوں گے؟
4. لڑکیاں ایک گھنٹے سے باغ میں کھیل نہیں رہی ہوں گی۔
5. کیا مصنف دس ماہ سے یہ کتاب لکھ رہا ہو گا؟
6. مزدور ایک مہینے سے اس عمارت کو صاف کر رہے ہوں گے۔
7. وہ صبح تک امتحان کی تیاری کر رہی ہو گی۔
8. وہ کار استعمال نہیں کرتی رہی ہو گی۔
9. جب بارش رکے گی تو بہت دیر تک بارش ہوتی رہی ہو گی۔
10. میں کم سے کم ایک مہینے سے ٹینس کی پریکٹس کر رہا ہوں گا۔

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks using future perfect progressive tense.

1. By the end of June, I _____________ (live) in this flat for thirteen years.
2. I _____________ (fly) to London for an hour at this time tomorrow.
3. At this time next week, I _____________ (work) for this company for 20 years.
4. When the bell rings, I _____________ (teach) for eight hours today.
5. I _____________ (wear) these glasses for five years next week.
6. I _____________ (drive) this car for six years tomorrow.
7. At this time tomorrow, I _____________ (take) a test for an hour.
8. At this time next year, I _____________ (have) a holiday in Antalya for a week.
9. At this time next year, I _____________ (live) in Istanbul for ten years.
10. By the time we get home, they _____________ (play) football for half an hour.
11. She _____________ (dance) for an hour at nine o’clock.
12. I _____________ (learn) English for ten years by the end of this year.

Exercise 3

Make the future perfect progressive. Choose the positive, negative, or question form.

1. I ____________ (work) all weekend so I won’t be energetic on Sunday night.
2. How long ____________ (you / wait) when you finally get your exam results?
3. Julie ____________ (not / eat) much, so we’ll need to make sure she has a good meal when she arrives.
4. How long ____________ (she / plan) to move house when she finally moves?
5. ____________ (she / wait) long by the time we get there?
6. ____________ (he / play) computer games for ten hours when he finally stops?
7. They ____________ (study) all day, so they’ll want to go out in the evening.
8. They ____________ (not / stay) in the hotel for long when she arrives.
9. I ____________ (not / walk) when I meet you – I’ll have been cycling.
10. She ____________ (play) squash, so she won’t be dressed up.
11. We ____________ (look) at houses for four months next Tuesday.
12. We ____________ (not / do) this project for long when the inspector arrives.
13. How long ____________ (you / work) on this project when it is finished?
14. ____________ (you / buy) clothes when I see you?
15. He ____________ (not / do) much work, so he’ll be happy to start a new project.
16. How long ____________ (the children / sleep) in the living room when their new bedroom is ready?
17. How long ____________ (he / train) when he enters the competition?
18. ____________ (you / take) exams the day we meet?
19. I ____________ (answer) student’s questions all morning, so I’ll want a quiet lunch.
20. ____________ (they / travel) for long when they arrive?

Answers to exercises

Exercise 1

1. We will have been living in this house for seven years.
2. The lawyer will have been arguing on this issue since Tuesday.
3. Since when will you have been waiting for me?
4. Girls will not have been playing in the garden for an hour.
5. Will the writer have been writing this book for ten months?
6. Workers will have been cleaning this building for a month.
7. She will have been preparing for the examination till morning.
8. She will not have been using the car.
9. It will have been raining for long when the rain stops.
10. I will have been practising tennis for at least a month.

Exercise 2

1. By the end of June, I will have been living in this flat for thirteen years.
2. I will have been flying to London for an hour at this time tomorrow.
3. At this time next week, I will have been working for this company for 20 years.
4. When the bell rings I will have been teaching for eight hours today.
5. I will have been wearing these glasses for five years next week.
6. I will have been driving this car for six years tomorrow.
7. At this time tomorrow, I will have been taking a test for an hour.
8. At this time next year, I will have been having a holiday in Antalya for a week.
9. At this time next year, I will have been living in Istanbul for ten years.
10. By the time we get home, they will have been playing football for half an hour.
11. She will have been dancing for an hour at nine o’clock.
12. I will have been learning English for ten years by the end of this year.

Exercise 3

1. I will have been working all weekend so I won’t be energetic on Sunday night.
2. How long will you have been waiting when you finally get your exam results?
3. Julie will not have been eating much, so we’ll need to make sure she has a good meal when she arrives.
4. How long will she have been planning to move house when she finally moves?
5. Will she have been waiting long by the time we get there?
6. Will he have been playing computer games for ten hours when he finally stops?
7. They will have been studying all day, so they’ll want to go out in the evening.
8. They will not have been staying in the hotel for long when she arrives.
9. I will not have been walking when I meet you – I’ll have been cycling.
10. She will have been playing squash, so she won’t be dressed up.
11. We will have been looking at houses for four months next Tuesday.
12. We will not have been doing this project for long when the inspector arrives.
13. How long will you have been working on this project when it is finished?
14. Will you have been buying clothes when I see you?
15. He will not have been doing much work, so he’ll be happy to start a new project.
16. How long will the children have been sleeping in the living room when their new bedroom is ready?
17. How long will he have been training when he enters the competition?
18. Have you been taking exams the day we meet?
19. I will have been answering student’s questions all morning, so I’ll want a quiet lunch.
20. Will they have been travelling for long when they arrive?