Grammar for ielts writing a handbook by David S. Wills Contents

Positive
Negative
Question
I will have been learning.
I won’t have been learning. Will I have been learning?
You will have been 
learning.
You won’t have been 
learning.
Will you have been learn-
ing?
We will have been 
learning.
We won’t have been learn-
ing.
Will we have been learn-
ing?
They will have been 
learning.
They won’t have been 
learning.
Will they have been learn-
ing?
He will have been 
learning.
He won’t have been learn-
ing.
Will he have been learn-
ing?
She will have been 
learning.
She won’t have been learn-
ing.
Will she have been learn-
ing?
It will have been learning.
It won’t have been learning. Will it have been learning?
When to Use Future Perfect Continuous
This tense is used to speak about a point in the future when an action will have 
been taking place but is not yet finished. It is quite commonly used with “for” to 
highlight the period of time that the action has been taking place. It may also be 
used with a marker for the time that is being referred to. 
„
I will have been studying for five years by the time I graduate. 
„
She will have been working for forty-eight hours by the time she finally
stops. 
Future Tenses

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Other Ways to Talk About the Future 
We can sometimes use the 
present simple
to talk about future events. As 
strange as that sounds to non-native speakers, it really is true! If an event occurs 
regularly, we may use the present simple to talk about it. This is the case for movie 
showings, TV schedules, and transportation timetables. If one of these things oc-
curs at a set time in the future, you may be able to refer to it with the present 
simple: 
„
The movie starts at 9 pm. 
„
Our bus leaves at 7:30 am. 
We can use another present tense to talk about 
personal arrangements
that 
are set for the 
near future
. The