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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

future perfect continuous

Will+have+been+past participle. what tense is that?
here is the sentence:
Karl will have been finished painting for fifteen minutes when Chloe arrives.
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Have been is past tense, as in 'I have been there in the past' Will is future, as in 'I will do that in the future' 'I will do that in the past' and 'I have been there in the future' implies you have a time machine! THANK YOU

— Daniel O'Connell

  • Have been is past tense, as in 'I have been there in the past' Will is future, as in 'I will do that in the future' 'I will do that in the past' and 'I have been there in the future' implies you have a time machine!
  • THANK YOU
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Have been is past tense, as in 'I have been there in the past'
Will is future, as in 'I will do that in the future'

'I will do that in the past' and 'I have been there in the future' implies you have a time machine!

THANK YOU
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AnonymousWill+have+been+past participle. what tense is that?
It's usually known as the future perfect passive.
AnonymousKarl will have been finished painting for fifteen minutes when Chloe arrives.
That is not a natural sentence.
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Daniel O'ConnellHave been is past tense,
It is present perfect, not past.
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