By next July we _______ living here for four years. (be) correct the verb
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In this sentence , the verb (be) will be used as , By next July we will have been living here for four years. This is the future perfect continuous tense.
To understand why this form of the verb is used, we need to understand when the future perfect continuous tense is used:
When is the future perfect continuous tense used?
- We use the future perfect continuous tense when we know at present that something will continue to happen in the future.
- For example, 'for two minutes, for three weeks, for four years' all are time durations. At present we will know that the thing will continue for this time.
Hence, the correct statement will be By next July we will have been living here for four years.
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