Continuous is an adjective
present perfect continuous ( note spelling) = have/has +been + -ing verb have been waiting / has been sitting / have been talking / has been expecting past perfect continuous = had + been + ing verb had been waiting / had been sitting / had been expecting. -ing verb is called a present participle
Future perfect continuous tense is the action that will start and continue in the future example:i will be going to the farm next month. The auxiliary verb is usually active in this tense.
No.Future tense are :be + going to + verb = I am going to go to Auckland for Christmas.will + verb = I will get some milk on the way home.be + verb +-ing = I am having a party on Saturday.( this is present continuous, usually with a time phrase)
Tenses of compound verbs include continuous, perfect, and future tense verbs. Compound verbs can also be passive, for example the verb in "a hamburger was eaten by John" is passive.
All verbs have a future tense. It's what you say when you talk about something you're going to do in the future like.....I WILL BE GOING to the fair next week.There are no future tense verbs but future tense verb phrases egwill + verb - I will go to the fair with you.am/is/are going to + verb - Jack is going to go to the fair too.am/is/are + verb-ing - Lisa is leaving tomorrow
I am registering.You/we/they are registering.He/she/it is registering.
was cleaning is a past continuous verb phrase.
Have is used as an auxilliary verb with other verb to form the past participle, present perfect, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future perfect continuous, future perfect and present perfect continuous, e.g. the use of have as an auxilliary verb with the verb go: Past Participle: Having gone present perfect: I have gone past perfect: I had gone past perfect continuous: I had been going future perfect continuous: I had been going future perfect: I will have gone present perfect continuous: I will have been going
The verb "were sleeping" is in the past continuous tense.
The 14 English verb tenses are, present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, conditional continuous, and conditional perfect.
The verb tense "will have been" is future perfect continuous tense. It is formed by using the modal verb "will," the auxiliary verb "have," and the main verb in its past participle form followed by "been" and the present participle (-ing).
Infinitive to has an obligation/mandatory kind of sense. Present participle simply describe on-going action. The present participle is the -ing form of a verb. It is used in continuous/progressive tenses. eg present continuous = am/is/are + verb +ing = He is waiting, they are watching past continuous = was/were +verb + ing = She was walking, they were sleeping present perfect continuous = have/has been + verb + ing = I have been waiting, she has been shopping. past perfect continuous = had been + verb + ing = They had been fishing, He had been sleeping
past simple or present simple are called simple because they have only one verb, a main verb egI saw the movie. She walks to work.Continuous verb tenses have a present participle that is a verb ending in -ing eg walking or listening plus a be verb or an auxiliary verb. Examplespresent continuous - I am listening to musicpast continuous - The man was walking home.present perfect continuous - We have beenlistening to music.Also the simple tenses and continuous tenses are used to express different past present or future time.
present continuous
Present continuous tense.
A progressive verb form, also known as a continuous verb form, indicates ongoing or continuous action. It is formed by using a form of "to be" plus the present participle of the main verb (e.g., "is playing," "are studying").
Answer"Will have been" is the initial structure of the future perfect continuous tense. (See the second answer for its other usage)AnswerNo, it isn't; it's the Future Perfect of the verb TO BE. "Will have been GOING", for instance, is the Present Perfect Continuous of the verb TO GO. Answer"Will have been going" is the future perfect continuous tense. This tense follows this structure: Subject + Auxiliary Verb "Will" + Auxiliary Verb "Have" + Auxiliary Verb "Be" (Been) + Present ParticipleThe present perfect continuous tense follows this structure:Subject + Auxiliary Verb "Have" or "Has" + Auxiliary Verb "Be" (Been) + Present Participle.Thus: the present perfect continuous tense would be "have been going" without the auxiliary verb "will".See the related links for more information.