Future Perfect
Use of the Future Perfect:
This tense form, is not widely used in the English language, but it can be useful in certain situations i.e. when we wish to project ourselves forward into the future. We use the Future Perfect, to describe that an action will be completed at a specific time in the future. This tense is nearly always used with a time expression. To be noted: this tense is more comonly used in the interogative form.
This time next week I will have finished my exam.
Key words
- Next week
- On the 10th
- By 6.00 pm
- Just
- Already
- This time next month
Form
will +Have +Past Participle
Affirmative form
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| I will have finished this time next week. | I‘ll have finished at 800 am. |
| You will have already left. | You‘ll have already left. |
| He will have read the book by 9:00 pm. | He‘ll have read the book by 9:00 pm. |
Negative form
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| I will not have finished this time next week. | I won’t have finished this time next week. |
| You will not have arrived next month. | You won’t have arrived next month. |
| He will not have had lunch. | He won’t have had lunch. |
Interrogative form
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| Will you have finished by 600 pm? | There are no contracted forms. |
| Will she have eaten by this evening? | |
| Will they have arived by this time Tmrw? |