Learn English – Are “I will have been going” and “I would have been going” rarely used today

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As far as I know these are tenses that you do not often use. Am I right?

Will have been + verb+ing

Would have been + verb+ing

Best Answer

You are right that the two constructions are not often used. This is because they express uncommon ideas. Both are grammatical, however, and could be used as follows:

By the time I retire I will have been working here for 45 years.

If you had called me 10 minutes ago, I would have been sleeping.