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Future Perfect
We use this tense to express an action that will be finished before some point in the future.
Use
- Actions that will be finished before some point in the future.
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Common time expressions used in the Future Perfect:
- Before
- By tomorrow/7 o'clock/next month
- Until/till
Form
Contracted forms (more)
WILL = 'LLExample: She'll have finished = she will have finished
WILL + NOT = WON'T
Example: She won't have finished = she will not have finished
Example: "She will have finished" means "she is going to have finished"
Declarative sentences:
| Subject | + | Auxiliary verb | + | Auxiliary verb | + | Past participle |
| I/a dog etc. | will | have | gone, seen, etc. |
- They will have graduated from from Cambridge by July 2009.
- I will have retired by the end of the year.
- I read 40 pages a day. If I keep up the pace, I will have read the book by Tuesday.
Questions:
| Auxiliary verb | + | Subject | + | Auxiliary verb | + | Past participle | ? |
| will | I/a dog etc. | have | gone, seen, etc. |
- Will they have graduated from Cambridge by July 2009?
- Will I have retired by the end of the year?
- Will you have bought a new processor by the end of this week?
Negative sentences:
| Subject | + | Auxiliary verb | + | Auxiliary verb | + | Past participle |
| I/a dog etc. | will not | have | gone, seen, etc. |
- They won't have graduated from from Cambridge by July 2009.
- My uncle won't have retired by the end of the year.