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1) Will Tom have been studying till midnight?
2)How long will have been studying till midnight?

I found these two sentences on my text.
I cannot get the meaning of these sentences.
These sentences grammatically make sense?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

AnonymousThese sentences grammatically make sense?

One doesn't. They should read:

Will Tom have been studying till midnight?
How long will Tom have been studying?

AnonymousI cannot get the meaning of these sentences.

They are asking about a future result.

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you so mush

I have one more similar question.

A:By next Friday,how long will she have been working on the reports?
B:For 10 days.

The dialog above is awkward?

Mister Micawber · Answer

'By [future date]' + future perfect / future perfect continuous—these forms are always stilted and seldom used except in language learner exercises. Like active–passive conversion exercises, they are very easy for teachers to assign and check, but they are not very useful for real English.

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you for the detailed explanation,Mister Micawber

Now I understand very well.

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