Is there a situation or question where the phrase will have been going to go is the best, most natural, or clearest response (or included in said response)?
I'm asking this probably somewhat silly question just for fun. It comes from my past musings on English's complexity and my observation of how difficult it must be for some people to grasp the meaning of multiple helping verbs. I imagine this phrase is one that very few non-native English speakers would be able to understand very quickly (and for that matter, perhaps not very many native English speakers, either).
Can this be a good way to express something and not just a contrived difficult English phrase?
Best Answer
The reason the phrase is never used is because "will have been going to go" invariably includes "am going to go". But in theory, if your travel insurance company asked when you took the decision about your holiday, you could reply "By the time this letter arrives, I will have been going to go (to Acapulco) for fourteen days."