Future Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Tense

What is it, and how do we use it?

What is the future perfect tense for?

• To talk about the past, but in the future.

• Like this: I will have finished my homework by tomorrow night.

• The subject is talking about how in the future (tomorrow night) he will be done with his homework (which means, finishing the homework will be in the past).

How do we form the future perfect tense?

• subject + will + have + past participle + rest of the sentence

• James (subject) + will + have + call (past participle) + me by 2 PM (rest of the sentence).

• James will have called me by 2 PM.

One more thing...

• No matter what the subject is (he/she/it/we/they/them/I/you), the future perfect tense always uses 'WILL HAVE'.

Let's practice for a bit, shall we?

Any questions before we start?

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

I _____ at the office by 8.

• will arrive

• will have arrived

• will have arrive

• would have arrived

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

They _____ not _____ for a long time.

• will / have slept

• will / sleep

• will / slept

• would / had slept

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

By the end of the decade, scientists _____ a cure for influenza

• will discover

• will be discovering

• will have discovered

• will has discovered

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

Dad _____ work by now.

• will have finish

• would have finished

• will finish

• will have finished

Open Ended

Write one sentence with the future perfect tense!

Not too hard, was it?

Any questions?

Future Perfect Negative

• Negative, as always, means 'no'.

• subject + will + not + have + past participle + rest of the sentence

• I (subject) + will + not + have + write (past) + anything in 15 minutes, I need more time (rest of the sentence)

• I will not have written anything in 15 minutes, I need more time.

Future Perfect Interrogative

• We use this to ask questions.

• will + subject + have + past participle + rest of the sentence

• Will + they (subject) + have + finish (past participle) + decorating the float before the parade (rest of the sentence)

• Will they have finished decorating the float before the parade?

And it's time for more practice!

But first, any questions?

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

_____ lunch when we arrive?

• will you have eaten

• will you have ate

• would you have eaten

• will you have eat

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

We _____ breakfast before we get to the airport tomorrow morning.

• will eat

• would have eaten

• will not have eaten

• would not have eaten

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

You _____ your lessons by then.

• will forget

• will be forgetting

• will has forgotten

• will have forgotten

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

By morning, Mimi _____ all the rats in the house.

• will catch

• will have caught

• will has caught

• will have catched

Open Ended

Write one sentence with the future perfect negative!

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

_____ by the time we get home?

• will Nero have left

• would Nero have left

• will Nero has left

• will Nero leave

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

In two hours, I _____ all the activities for tomorrow's field trip.

• will plan

• will be planning

• will have planned

• would have planned

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

_____ the final level by tonight.

• you will not have beaten

• you will not has beaten

• you will not beat

• you will not be beating

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense!

_____ enough fish by then?

• would you have caught

• would you catch

• will you has caught

• will you have caught

Open Ended

Write one sentence with the future perfect interrogative!

How was it?

Any questions?

That's really all we need to know about the future perfect tense

• Kind of a short, simple one.

• But do you remember what it's used for?