Future Perfect Explanation and Exercises

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Future Perfect

Future Perfect has two dierent forms: "will have done" and "be going to have done."

Unlike Simple Future forms, Future Perfect forms are usuall interchangeable.

FORM Future Perfect with "Will" [will have + past participle]

• !ou will have perfected our nglish b the time ou come back from the U.S.

• #ill ou have perfected our nglish b the time ou come back from the U.S.$

• !ou will not have perfected our nglish b the time ou come back from the U.S.

FORM Future Perfect with "Be Going To" [a!is!are + going to have + past

participle]

• !ou are going to have perfected our nglish b the time ou come back from the

U.S.

• %re ou going to have perfected our nglish b the time ou come back from the

U.S.$

• !ou are not going to have perfected our nglish b the time ou come back from

the U.S.

OT#: &t is possible to use either "will" or "be going to" to create the Future Perfect with

little or no dierence in meaning.

$%# & 'ompleted %ction (efore Something in the Future

)he Future Perfect e*presses the idea that something will occur before another action in

the future. &t can also show that something will happen before a speci+c time in the

future.

• ( ne*t ovember, & will have received m promotion.

• ( the time he gets home, she is going to have cleaned the entire house.

• & am not going to have +nished this test b - oclock.

• #ill she have learned enough 'hinese to communicate before she moves to

(ei/ing$

• Sam is probabl going to have completed the proposal b the time he leaves this

afternoon.

• ( the time I fnish this course, & will have taken ten tests.

• 0ow man countries are ou going to have visited b the time you turn 12$

otice in the e*amples above that the reference points 3marked in italics4 are in Present

Simple rather than Future Simple. )his is because the interruptions are in time clauses,

and ou cannot use future tenses in time clauses.

$%# ' 5uration (efore Something in the Future 3on6'ontinuous 7erbs4

#ith on6'ontinuous 7erbs and some non6continuous uses of 8i*ed 7erbs, we use the

Future Perfect to show that something will continue up until another action in the future.

• & will have been in 9ondon for si* months b the time I leave.

• ( 8onda, Susan is going to have had m book for a week.

%lthough the above use of Future Perfect is normall limited to on6'ontinuous 7erbs and

non6continuous uses of 8i*ed 7erbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and "stud" are

sometimes used in this wa even though the are ) on6'ontinuous 7erbs.

R#M#MB#R o Future in )ime 'lauses



9ike all future forms, the Future Perfect cannot be used in clauses beginning with time

e*pressions such as: when, while, before, after, b the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc.

&nstead of Future Perfect, Present Perfect is used.

• & am going to see a movie when & will have +nished m homework. ot 'orrect

• & am going to see a movie when & have +nished m homework. 'orrect

()*#RB P(,#M#T

)he e*amples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: alwas, onl,

never, ever, still, /ust, etc.

• !ou will only have learnt a few words.

• #ill ou only have learnta few words$

• !ou are only going to have learnt a few words.

• %re ou only going to have learnt a few words$

(,T-*# ! P(%%-*#

• )he will have completed the pro/ect before the deadline. Active

• )he pro/ect will have been completed before the deadline. Passive

• )he are going to have completed the pro/ect before the deadline. Active

• )he pro/ect is going to have been completed before the deadline. Passive

Change the verb into the correct orm:

;. ( this time tomorrow, & 3+nish4 thepro/ect.

<. ( = oclock, the kids 3fall4 asleep.

-. ( tomorrow morning, he 3sleep4

wonderfull.

>. ( ne*t ear, she 3receive4 her

promotion.

1. ?obin 3sell4 his car b ne*t Sunda.

@. 8organ 3clean4 the entire house b

lunch.

A. #e 3dance4 a few dances before

midnight.

=. %t this time tomorrow morning, the

3begin4 working.

B. %t this time ne*t week, we 3catch4 the

thief.

;2. %t <2;-, & 3live4 in 8adrid for 1

ears.

;;. %t <2<2, the 3work4 here for <2

ears.

;<. ( September, Culie 3teach4 us for

over a ear.;-. ( ctober, & 3stud4 nglish for -

months.

;>. (efore Saturda, ou 3do4 all of our

homework.

Future Perfect with the Present Simple

;. ( the time ou 3return4 home, ou

3spend4 much time in %frica.

<. She 3eat4 a lot before the dessert

3arrive4.-. 0e 3talk4 on the phone before his wife

3arrive4.

>. #e 3chose4 a date before the 3call4.

1. atalie 3feed4 the bab b the time

she 3leave4 the house.

@. !ou 3+nish4 our work before ou

3leave4 the oDce.

A. ( the time the 3+nish4 drinking the

3drink4 too much.



=. & 3be4 < ears in Scotland b the time

she 3arrive4.

B. )he 3stud4 in the Universit for 1

ears b the time the 3get4 a degree.

;2. & 3+nish4 all the dishes b A oclock.

;;. !ou 3forget4 about me b then



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