Future Perfect Tense । Sahil Hasan

Future Perfect Tense

What is the future perfect tense?

The future perfect is a verb tense used for actions that will be completed before some other point in the future.

The future perfect tense is for talking about an action that will be completed between now and some point in the future.

Uses of the future perfect tense?

You can find the below points useful while you are using the future perfect tense.

Referring to an action or event will be over within a certain time in the future

Ramu Kaka will have planted all the saplings in the garden by 6 pm.
Anuradha will have arrived by then

Referring to an action or event which will happen before another action or event in the future

The train will have left by the time you reach the station.
The children are very smart. They will have learned how to do it by themselves before we appoint someone else to teach them.

Making a conviction about something that will or will not happen at a time in the future

I don’t think Ramia will have cleaned the house completely by the time we reach.
Karishma and her friends will not have finished their work by Monday, considering how things are going on now.

Note: Will and shall are modal verbs. They are used as (They will have gone; I shall have asked her). Shall have is only used for future time reference with I and we, and is more formal than will have.

Rules for Affirmative Sentences in the future perfect tense

Subject + will + have + third form of the verb + rest of the sentence.

I will have completed my course before next November.
She will have started her business by the end of the next week.
They will have slept.
He will have done his work before next month.
I will have completed my speaking classes by 24 April.

Rules for Negative Sentences in the future perfect tense

Subject + will + not + have + third form of the verb + rest of the sentence.

I will not have completed my course before next November.
She will not have started her business by the end of the next week.
They will not have slept.
He will not have done his work before next month.
I will not have completed my speaking classes by 24 April.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences in the future perfect tense

There are two types of Interrogative sentences:

Yes/No type of question

The sentences that start with helping verbs are called the Yes/No type of question.

Structure of Yes/No Type: Will + subject + have + third form of the verb + rest of the sentence?

Will I have completed my course before next November?
Will she have started her business by the end of the next week?
Will they have slept?
Will he have done his work before next month?
Will I have completed my speaking classes by 24 April?

Wh-word type of question

The sentences which start with question words are called the Wh-word type of questions.

Structure for wh-word: Question word + will + subject + have + third form of the verb + rest of the sentence?

When will I have completed my course?
Where will she have started her business?
How will they have slept?
How will he have done his work by the next week?
Why will I have completed my speaking classes by 24 April?

Rules for Interrogative Negative Sentences in the future perfect tense

will + subject + not + have + third form of the verb + rest of the sentence.

Will I not have completed my course before next November?
Will she not have started her business by the end of the next week?
Will they not have slept?
Will he not have done his work before next month?
Will I not have completed my speaking classes by 24 April?

Wh-word Negative type of question

Structure for wh-word: Question word + will + subject + not + have + third form of the verb + rest of the sentence?

When will I not have completed my course?
Where will she not have started her business?
How will they not have slept?
How will he not have done his work by the next week?
Why will I not have completed my speaking classes by 24 April?

More examples of the future perfect tense

Question: Will you have gone for the morning walk before I get up?
Answer: Yes, I will have gone for the morning walk before you get up.
Question: Will you not have exercised?
Answer: No, I will not have exercised.
Question: Will you have attended the seminar before the lunch break?
Answer: Yes, I will have attended the seminar before lunch break.
Question: Will he have taken a bath before I have my breakfast?
Answer: Yes, he will have taken a bath before you have your breakfast.
Question: Will he not have paid his fee before the end of the next month?
Answer: I think, he will have paid his fee before the end of the next month.
Question: Will we have taken our breakfast before Father arrives?
Answer: Yes, we will have taken our breakfast before Father arrives.
Question: Will I have reached Nepal before it starts raining?
Answer: Yes, you will have reached Nepal before it starts raining.
Question: Will all the witnesses have given their evidence before 1 pm?
Answer: Yes, all the witnesses will have given their evidence before 1 pm.
Question: Will I have reached the top of the hill before she comes back?
Answer: Yes, you will have reached the top of the hill before she comes back.
Question: Will they have packed their luggage before you finish your lunch?
Answer: Yes, they will have packed their luggage before I finish my lunch.
Question: Will I have taken my bath by then?
Answer: Yes, you will have taken your bath by then.
Question: Will I have completed my work by that time?
Answer: Yes, you will have completed your work by that time.
Question: Will he have reached Lucknow by now?
Answer: Yes, he will have reached Lucknow by now.
Question: Will we have done this work by tomorrow?
Answer: Yes, we will have done this work by tomorrow.
Question: Will you have arrived at home by 10 pm?
Answer: I will have arrived at home by 10 pm.
Question: Will you have visited London before the next year?
Answer: Yes, I will have visited London before the next year.
Question: Will the train have left before I arrive?
Answer: Yes, the train will have left before you arrive.
Question: Will I have received my parcel before the next November?
Answer: You will have received your parcel before the next November.
Question: Will you have cleaned your room before your mother arrives?
Answer: I will have cleaned my room before my mother arrives.
Question: Will you have learned French before I come back from the US?
Answer: I will have learned French before you come back from the US.
Question: Will we have done this work by tomorrow?
Answer: Yes, we will have done this work by tomorrow.
Question: Will I have completed my work by that time?
Answer: You will have completed your work by that time.
Question: Will I have taken my bath by then?
Answer: You will have taken a bath by then.
Question: Will they have packed their luggage by 10 o’clock?
Answer: They will have packed their luggage by 10 o’clock.
Question: Will you have whitewashed the whole house within a week?
Answer: I will have whitewashed the whole house within a
week.
Question: Will we have taken our meal before you arrive?
Answer: Yes, you will have taken your meal before I arrive.
Question: Will you have attended the seminar before lunch break?
Answer: I will have attended the seminar before Lunch break.
Question: Will you not have exercised?
Answer: I will have taken the exercise by then.
Question: Will you have come out of bed before sunrise?
Answer: I will have come out of bed before sunrise.
Question: Will you have learned English by the end of the next month?
Answer: I will have learned English by the end of the next month.
Question: Will I have joined a good company in the next two years?
Answer: You will have joined a new company in the next two years.
Question: Will I have started my business after six months?
Answer: You will have started your own business after six
months.
Question: Will you have taken your final exam by that time?
Answer: I will have taken my final exam by that time.
Question: Will you have got married?
Answer: I will have got married.
Question: Will they have visited London by that time?
Answer: They will have visited London by that time.
Question: Will I have completed my project by then?
Answer: You will have completed your project by then.

Note: Adverbs that can be used with the Future Perfect Tense

Before
By the time
By (a specific time)
When
After
By (date/year)
By then
Until
By the end of
Till
By the year 2023