The Future Perfect and the Conditional Perfect

(El futuro perfecto y el condicional perfecto)

The Future Perfect(El futuro perfecto)

Para el próximo año, habrán producido más películas con actores hispanos.

habré

habráshabrá

habremoshabréishabrán

+Past participle—masculine singular form only

The Formation of the Future PerfectThe future perfect is formed with the future of the auxiliary verb haber + past participle.

The Formation of the Future PerfectNotice the following chart:

Future Past participle

yotú

él, ella, Ud.nosotros/asvosotros/as

ellos, ellas, Uds.

habréhabráshabráhabremoshabréishabrán

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The Use of the Future PerfectThe future perfect is used to express an action which will have occurred by a certain point in time.

¿Salma Hayek habrá hecho otra película para el año que viene?

Will Salma Hayek have made another film by next year?

Sí, habrá hecho dos.Yes, she will have made two.

The Use of the Future PerfectThe future perfect is used to express an action which will have occurred by a certain point in time.

¿Cuándo habrás terminado el editorial?

When will you have finished the editorial?

Lo habré terminado en diez minutos.

I will have finished it in ten minutes.

¿Habrás comprado las entradas para cuando lleguemos?

Will you have bought the tickets by the time we arrive?

The Use of the Future PerfectThe future perfect is used to express an action which will have occurred by a certain point in time.

Habrán entregado los documentos para la fecha límite.

They will have submitted the documents by the deadline.

The Conditional Perfect(El condicional perfecto)

Habría podido bailar toda la noche.

+

The Formation of the Conditional PerfectThe conditional perfect is formed with the conditional of the auxiliary verb haber + past participle.

Past participle—masculine singular form only

habría

habríashabría

habríamoshabríaishabrían

The Formation of the Conditional PerfectNotice the following chart:

Conditional Past participle

yotú

él, ella, Ud.nosotros/asvosotros/as

ellos, ellas, Uds.

habríahabríashabríahabríamoshabríaishabrían

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The Use of the Conditional PerfectThe conditional perfect is used to express an action which would or should have occurred but did not.

Habría visto el drama, pero preferí la comedia.

I would have seen the drama, but I preferred the comedy.

Habríamos grabado el programa, pero no teníamos cinta.

We would have recorded the program, but we didn’t have a tape.

De haber tenido el libro, habría leído la lección.If I had had the book, I would have read the lesson.

Me dijiste que ya habrías comprado las entradas.

You told me you would have already bought the tickets.

The Use of the Conditional PerfectThe conditional perfect is used to express an action which would or should have occurred but did not.

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