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Wondering if it is correct to use Future Perfect continuous time in the sentence: "We will have been eating by 8pm tomorrow, so plz come at 9pm."

Or it is better to us Future Perfect: "We will have eaten by 8pm tomorrow, so plz come at 9pm."

I'd grateful if someone explains what option to use and why. Thank you.

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  • Note that writing "plz" as a text-speakeasy abbr8shn for please may be perceived as childish, lazy, or disrespectful by some readers, so you would be well advised to write it out in full, S.V.P.
    – tchrist
    Commented Feb 2, 2019 at 14:12

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I am not a native speaker, but I've been learning the language since quite long, so I'll try to answer your question. *If you mean that by 8 pm tomorrow you will finish eating, you should say - We will have eaten by 8 pm tomorrow. *If you mean that at 8 pm you will be in the process of eating, you should say - We will be eating at 9 pm tomorrow.

As for Future Perfect Continuous, it is used when an action 1)is still in the process 2)we know for how long it is in the process so far.

F.e. In March, I will have been working in this company for one year. 1) I am still working there 2) We know for how long

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"We will have been eating by 8pm tomorrow, so please come at 9pm."

This sentence is not appropriate. Because the continuous aspect ‘eating‘ shows that even after 8 pm we will continue eating.

"We will have been eating by 8pm tomorrow, so please come at 9pm."

This is appropriate because the perfect aspect 'eaten' shows that our eating will be completed by 8 pm.

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