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Laborious Posted 12 years ago
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Q15: "How long will you have been working here now?"

Hi, 

Let's say I'm not very sure/certain of how long somebody has been working somewhere, is it possible to ask them "How long will you have been working here now?"?

Can somebody say "He/she will have been working here for around 6 months." If they aren't very sure about how long he/she has been working there?

Thank you. 
  

Top answer

"? Yes, but they may give you a quizzical look. Hardly anyone would phrase it so formally.

— CalifJim

  • "?
  • Yes, but they may give you a quizzical look.
  • Hardly anyone would phrase it so formally.
  • It's clear that you aren't sure how long they've been working there just by the fact that you're asking them the question.
  • " If you want to stress that you've been trying to work out the timing, you can give your best guess in the question.
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LaboriousLet's say I'm not very sure/certain of how long somebody has been working somewhere, is it possible to ask them "How long will you have been working here now?"?
Yes, but they may give you a quizzical look.
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However, you could say eg "How long will you have been working here by the end of this year?"
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