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This action is used to talk about a long action that will take place before a point in the future.

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He will have been traveling for ten hours when he arrives in the morning.

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What perfect tense for have?

Present perfect and future perfect use "have"


How do you form a progressive tense?

To form a progressive tense use the helping verb to beand the present participle (the -ing form of the verb)Progressives can be in the present past and future and can also be perfectpresent progressive I am workingpast progressive I was workingfuture progressive I will be workingPerfect progressivespresent perfect progressive I have beenworkingpast perfect progressive I had been workingfuture perfect progressive I will have beenworkingFe Maria Finch BA English


When do you use past progressive and past perfect progressive tense?

The past progressive tense is used to express action at a particular moment in the past. The past perfect progressive tense is used in a similar way but it expresses longer actions before another action in the past.


Future perfect tense uses the verb to have in the future tense and?

It also use the auxiliary verb "will".The future perfect tense follows this structure:Subject + Will + Have + Past Participle.e.g. I will have danced.


When to use have?

Present Perfect Tense: I have; You have; he, she, it has; we have, you have, they have Past Perfect Tense: I had; you had; he, she, it had; we had; you had; they had Future Perfect Tense: I shall have; you will have; he, she, it will have; we shall have; you will have; they will have Note: has is used in the third person, singular present perfect tense.


How do you use the verb go in future perfect tense?

Will have gone.


Past tense of got with has have or had?

Depending on how you use the words some are already in the past tense. Got is the past tense of get. Present: I will get a dog. Past: I got a dog. With is a general term. It doesn't change in the past tense. Had is the past tense of has and had. Depending on which style of past you are using [progressive, perfect, progressive perfect, simple] will dictate how you use the word.


What is a symbol for tense?

A symbol for tense in English grammar is the use of auxiliary verbs (e.g. "will" for future tense, "have" for perfect tense) or verb inflections (e.g. "-ing" for present progressive tense, "-ed" for past tense) to indicate the time of an action or event in relation to the present or to other events.


What tense is formed to the present participle?

All progressive tenses (past, present, and future) and all perfect progressive tenses (past, present, and future) use a present participle.


Is the continuous tense is the progressive aspect?

The continuous tense and the progressive tense are the same thing. To make the continuous future tense you use the following structure: subject + WILL + BE + Verb. For example, I will be running.


When to use perfect progressive tenses?

A perfect progressive tense is used to signify an action which was continuing at some time in the past or is expected to be continuing at some time in the future. If the time in the past was a substantial time in the past, the past progressive tense should be used. For example, "Until the passage of the Reform Bill in 19th Century England, many people had been continually grumbling about the inequities of representation in Parliament." If the action can have been continuing until the moment of speaking or writing, the present perfect progressive tense should be used. For example, "You have been grumbling all morning, and I'm tired of listening to you!" If the action is being forecast to continue until some time in the future, the future perfect progressive should be used. For example, "Until the end of time, some people will have been complaining about their undeserved obscurity."


In future perfect tense can we use would have instead of will have?

No, in future perfect tense you should use "will have" to show that the action will be completed before a certain point or event in the future. "Would have" is typically used in conditional sentences to talk about hypothetical situations in the past.