how long would have you been travelling by...

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Hello." So you're visiting another country this year?...A week from now you'll be relaxing in the sunshine......By the end of the summer, you'll have been traveling for several weeks, and it'll be time to think about  bringing back some souvenirs for friend and family. " (It's a bargain, Tammy Samuelson) Is this correct?In the writer's hypothetical situation, how long  would you have/had been  traveling by the end of the summer?(It's a homework)

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

farassooIs this correct?

Yes, the grammar is OK. I cannot say that the semantics make sense.

farassooIn the writer's hypothetical situation, how long would you have been traveling by the end of the summer?(It's a homework)

'Would had' is impossible English.

Farassoo · Answer

Thank you.

Mister Micawber ?Yes, the grammar is OK. I cannot say that the semantics make sense.

I don't know what it means. Do you use 'will have be doing' in questions?

Mister MicawberWould had' is impossible English.

I'm sorry. I forgot it.

CalifJim · Answer

farassooBy the end of the summer, you'll have been traveling for several weeks

I take it that you're looking for a question for which the answer is "several weeks".

you'll have been traveling ~ you will have been traveling

Inverting subject and verb to make a question gives you will you have been traveling. So the question is

How long will you have been traveling by the end of the summer?

I don't see why you want to change will to would.

CJ

CalifJim · Answer

farassooDo you use 'will have be doing' in questions?

No. When putting verbs together, you need to remember the following rules. They apply for questions as well as for statements.

After auxiliaries do, does, and did, and after the modals (will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, must) you must use the plain form of the verb (first form of the verb).

After have, has, and had, you must use the past participle (third form of the verb).

After a form of be (am, is, are, was, were, being, been), you must use a participle, either the present participle (-ing form) or the past participle (third form).
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You want a series of verbs using the verbs will, have, be, do.

You started with will, so the next verb has to be in its plain form. will have
Now you've got will have, and after have you need the past participle of be. will have been
Now you've got will have been, and after been, you need a participle form of do, so will have been doing and will have been done are possible.

CJ

Farassoo · Answer

Thank you.

CalifJim I don't see why you want to change will to would.CJ

My teacher asked us to write some questions about the story and I wanted to write them in the past tense.

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