Replace the blank with the future perfect continuous tense of the word given in the bracket:
The police _________ the entire area, by the time we reach there. (search)
A
will have been searching
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B
will be searching
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C
searching
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D
will have searched
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Solution
The correct option is D will have been searching The future perfect continuous indicates an action that will continue up until a certain point in the future. It usually follows the pattern will + have + been + verb's present participle (root verb + -ing).
Option A is correct as it follows the construction of future perfect continuous tense, that is, "will have been living".
Option B is incorrect since "will be driving" is future continuous and not future perfect continuous. Future continuous consists of will + be + verb's present participle (root verb + -ing).
Option C is incorrect as it does not contain the required conjugation will + have + been.
Option D is incorrect as "will have searched" is future perfect, not future perfect continuous.