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§ 37. The use of the Future Perfect Continuous in the Past.

The Future Perfect Continuous in the Past denotes an action lasting during a certain period of time before a definite moment which was future from the point of view of the past.

I wondered how long they would have been packing by the

time I returned.

(For detailed treatment see Chapter XVIII.) 110

Table of Tenses

Present

Past

Future

Future in the Past

Indefi­nite

I go to the theatre every week.

I went to the

theatre last week.

I shall go to

the theatre next week.

I said I should go to the theatre next week.

Conti­nuous

(Don't speak to him.) He is work­ing.

When I came, he was work­ing.

(Don't come at 8.) I shall be working.

He said he would be working at

8 o'clock.

Perfect

1. (I can return the books to the library.) I have •read

them.

2. I have known

him for two years.

I. I had read

all the books by the 1st of April.

2. By 1955 I had known

him for two years.

1. I shall have read all the

books by the 1st of April.

2. By 1965 I shall have known him

for twelve years.

I said I should have read all the

books by the 1st of April.

Perfect Conti­nuous

1. I have been reading the

book for a week.

2. (I am very tired.) I have been reading a lot.

1. I had been reading the

book for a week, when you asked me for it.

2. (I was very tired.) I had been read­ing a lot.

By the 1st of May I shall have been reading the

book for a fort­night.

I said that by the 1st of May I should have been reading the book for a fortnight.

The passive voice

§ 1. The formation of the Passive Voice.

The Passive Voice is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the required form and Participle II of the notional verb.

(a) The Present, Past and Future Indefinite Passive are formed by means of the Present, Past and Future Indefinite of the aux­iliary verb to be and Participle II of the notional verb.

They were invited They will be invited

Present Indefinite Passive

I am invited He is invited She is invited We are invited You are invited They are invited

Past Indefinite Passive

I was invited He was invited She was invited We were invited You were invited

Future Indefinite Passive

I shall be invited He will be invited She will be invited We shall be invited You will be invited

(b) The Present, Past and Future Perfect Passive are formed by means of the Present, Past and Future Perfect of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle II of the notional verb.

Present Perfect Passive

I have been invited He has been invited She has been invited We have been invited You have been invited They have been invited

Past Perfect Passive

I had been invited He had been invited She had been invited We had been invited You had been invited They had been invited