Using Future Perfect Tense, Definitions and Examples. Follow the list for detailed expressions; The tenses simply show the time of an action.
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
Future Perfect Tense is used to express an action, expected to be completed before a certain time in the future.
The Future Perfect Tense is formed by putting “will have” before the past participle of the verb.
POSITIVE FORM (+) : Subject + WILL + HAVE + V3 ( third form of main verb – past participle )
NEGATIVE FORM (-) : Subject + WILL + NOT + HAVE + V3 ( third form of main verb – past participle )
QUESTION FORM (?) : WILL + Subject + HAVE + V3 ( third form of main verb – past participle )
POSITIVE(+) | NEGATIVE(-) | POSITIVE QUESTION (?)
POSITIVE(+) | NEGATIVE(-) | POSITIVE QUESTION (?) |
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I will have finished | I will not ( won’t) have finished | Will I have finished |
You will have finished | You will not ( won’t) have finished | Will you have finished |
He will have finished | He will not ( won’t) have finished | Will he have finished |
She will have finished | She will not ( won’t) have finished | Will she have finished |
It will have finished | It will not ( won’t) have finished | Will it have finished |
We will have finished | We will not ( won’t) have finished | Will we have finished |
You will have finished | You will not ( won’t) have finished | Will you have finished |
They will have finished | They will not ( won’t) have finished | Will they have finished |
CONTRACTIONS:
For “WILL”;
will –> ‘ll Ex: I‘ll have finished.
For “WILL NOT”;
will not –> won’t Ex: I won’t have finished.
Common Tense Markers:
By the time / By tomorrow, next week, five o’clock,etc. / By that time / Before / Until / Till
Examples:
Note:
We use other question words ( Like Who, What, Why , etc.) in future perfect tense.
Question Words (who, what, why, etc.) + will + subject + have + V3
Examples:
USING OF FUTURE PERFECT TENSE:
1. Future Perfect Tense is used to express an action, which will have finished or completed before a certain( or specific ) time in the future.
Examples:
2. It is used to express an action, which will have finished or completed before another action in the future.
Examples:
3. It is used to express an action which began before and will continue up until another action in the future. ( Duration in the future with Non-Continuous-Verbs )
( * It express an action that starts before and continues up to another action or time in the future. In such sentences, It is emphasized that how long the action has continued. )
( *We use Future Perfect Tense with stative verbs / non-continuous verbs / mixed verbs in such sentences)
( *”for” is used with time in such sentences )
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Attention:
“Future Perfect Tense” is not used with “Time Clauses”.
Time Clauses have two clauses which are main clause and time clause. Time clause is the clause beginning with time words ( when, after, before, by the time, etc. ). We do not use future tenses in time clause.
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