The Best Guide to the Future Perfect Tense

In English, the future perfect tense describes an event that is planned or expected to happen before something else that is coming.^[1]https://7esl.com/future-perfect-tense/

Conjugation

This tense uses the verb “will” to indicate the future and the verb “have” to indicate the perfect tense.

When to Use the Future Perfect Tense

Action that will finish before a certain time in the future

You can use this verb tense to talk about an action that will finish before a specific time in the future.

For example:

By 10:30 am tomorrow, I will have completed my final test.
By 8 pm tomorrow, she will have already departed
on her vacation.
By 7:30 am tomorrow, we will have finish the project.

Action that will be done before a certain event in the future

You can also use this tense to talk about actions that will take place before another event in the future.

For example:

I will have learnt French before I move to France.
They will have finished the project before they leave to go home.
Susie will have eaten dinner before she cleans the dishes.

To express belief that something happened in the near past

You can also use this tense to talk about the near past when you are convinced something has happened.

For example:

They will
have arrived by now. (I am sure that they have arrived by now)
Frank will
have finished his test already. (I am sure that Frank has already finished
his test)
Elisabeth will
have cleaned the dishes by now. (I am sure that Elisabeth has cleaned the
dished by now)

Example Exercises

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect conjugation of the verbs.

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Question 1 of 8

1. By the end of the year, I _____________ (save) enough money to buy that car.

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Question 2 of 8

2. Don’t worry! I _____________ (return) the car before they ever realize it was gone.

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3. By this time next month, he _____________ (leave) for college.

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Question 4 of 8

4. How many classes ______ you __________ (take) by the time you graduate?

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Question 5 of 8

5. Katie _____________ (not finish) the assignment by its due date.

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6. By the end of the year, I _____________ (live) in this apartment for 3 years.

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7. She thinks that artificial intelligence _____________ (take over) the world by 2100!

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8. We are hungry. We _____________ (eat) lunch before you get home.

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How did you do?

If some of these questions were tricky don’t worry — this is one of the topics that confuses English learners the most.

Sometimes reading alone isn’t enough. A private one on one lesson can clear up any confusion quickly and help you use this grammar naturally and confidently.

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