The formation of the Future Perfect in the Past.

l. The Future Perfect in the Past is formed by means of the Future Indefinite in the Past of the auxiliary verb to have and Participle II of the notional verb.

2. In the interrogative form the first auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

In the negative form the negative particle not is placed after the first auxiliary verb.

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
1 should/would have worked He would have worked She would have worked We should/would have worked You would have worked They would have worked	Should/Would I have worked? Would he have worked? Would she have worked? Should/Would we have worked? Would you have worked? Would they have worked?	I should/would not have worked He would not have worked She would not have worked We should/would not have worked You would not have worked They would not have worked

3. The contracted affirmative forms are:

I'dhave worked He'd have worked

The contracted negative forms are:

I shouldn't have worked He wouldn't have worked

4. The negative-interrogative forms are:

Should I not have worked?

Shouldn't I have worked?

Would he not have worked?

Wouldn't he have worked?

The use of the Future Perfect in the Past.

The Future Perfect in the Past is used to denote an action completed before a definite moment which was future from the point of view of the past.

I wondered whether they would have reachedthe place by noon.

(For detailed treatment see Chapter XVIII.)

The Perfect Continuous Form

The Perfect Continuous form denotes an action in progress, whose duration before a definite moment in the present, past or future is expressed.

It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in one of the perfect tenses and Participle I of the notional verb.

The Present Perfect Continuous

The formation of the Present Perfect Continuous.

1. The Present Perfect Continuous is formed by means of the Present Perfect of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle I of the notional verb.

2. In the interrogative form the first auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

In the negative form the negative particle not is placed after the first auxiliary verb.

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
I have been working	Have I been working?	I have not been working
He has been working	Has he been working?	He has not been working
She has been working	Has she been working?	She has not been working
We have been working	Have we been working?	We have not been working
You have been working	Have you been working?	You have not been working
They have been working	Have they been working?	They have not been working

3. The contracted affirmative forms are:

I've been working

He's been working

You've been working

The contracted negative forms are:

I haven't been working

He hasn't been working

We haven't been working

4. The negative-interrogative forms are:

Has he not been working?

Hasn't he been working?

Have you not been working?

Haven't you been working?

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