Future II Progressive (Future II Continuous)

Future II progressive puts emphasis on the course / duration of an action taking place before a certain time in the future. It can also be used to express an assumption regarding a future action.

Future II progressive is not used very often as it can usually be replaced by future II simple.

Form

• A: He will have been talking.
• N: He will not have been talking.
• Q: Will he have been talking?

Use

• action taking place before a certain time in the future
• puts emphasis on the course of an action

Signal Words

• for ..., the last couple of hours, all day long