Italian Future Perfect Tense Concepts

Professor Dave explains the future perfect tense, its etymology, and usage in English and Italian. He provides examples to clarify its application, especially in comparison to the simple future tense. The video also covers compound tenses, auxiliary verbs, and the use of futuro anteriore for expressing probability or conjecture.

What does the term 'perfect' signify in the context of future perfect tense?

• Past

• Future

• Completed

• Ongoing

In a sequence of future events, which tense describes the action that occurs first?

• Simple future

• Future perfect

• Present perfect

• Past perfect

How do Italians express the idea of arriving home before watching TV?

• When I have arrived home, I will watch TV.

• When I will have arrived at home, I will watch TV.

• When I arrive home, I will watch TV.

• When I will arrive home, I will watch TV.

What is the Italian term for future perfect tense?

• Futuro anteriore

• Passato prossimo

• Presente anteriore

• Futuro semplice

What does the prefix 'ante' in 'futuro anteriore' mean?

• Behind

• Ahead

• Below

• Above

Which auxiliary verb is used with transitive verbs in 'futuro anteriore'?

• Essere

• Avere

• Fare

• Stare

Which type of verbs require the auxiliary 'essere' in 'futuro anteriore'?

• Reflexive verbs

• Modal verbs

• Transitive verbs

• Intransitive verbs

What is the nature of 'futuro anteriore' in terms of tense structure?

• Continuous tense

• Compound tense

• Perfect tense

• Simple tense

Which auxiliary verb is used with verbs of directional movement in 'futuro anteriore'?

• Fare

• Stare

• Avere

• Essere

What is another use of 'futuro anteriore' besides indicating a sequence of future events?

• Expressing probability or conjecture in the past

• Expressing ongoing actions

• Expressing completed actions in the past

• Expressing certainty