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Q

Hard 1 Mark

English Tenses

Which sentence incorrectly uses a stative verb in the Future Perfect Continuous?

A By then, she will have been working here for a decade.

B She will have known him for a decade by then.

C She will have been knowing him for a decade by then.

D By 2030, they will have been building the dam for ten years.

'Know' is stative — it cannot be in any continuous form. Use future perfect instead: 'She will have known him for a decade by then.'

Reference: English Grammar Guide , Page 12

Stative verbs cannot be in continuous form in any tense.