Future Perfect Tense

Which group of words is always used to form the future perfect tense?

• will be + -ing verb

• will have + past participle

• have/has + past participle

• will + base verb

Answer explanation

The future perfect tense is always formed with 'will have' followed by the past participle of a verb. The other options form the future continuous, present perfect, and simple future tenses.

Fill in the blank: By the end of the school year, we _____ all of the chapters in our science book.

• will read

• read

• will have read

• are reading

Answer explanation

The sentence needs the future perfect tense ('will have read') to show the action of reading will be completed before a future deadline. The other options are different tenses that do not fit the context.

True or False: The correct way to make a future perfect sentence negative is 'He will have not finished his homework.'

• True

• False

Answer explanation

To make a future perfect sentence negative, 'not' must be placed between 'will' and 'have'. The correct form is 'He will not have finished' or 'He won't have finished'.

Which sentence correctly uses the future perfect tense to talk about a completed future action?

• By tomorrow, I will finish my project.

• By tomorrow, I will have finished my project.

• I will have finished my project tomorrow.

• I have finished my project by tomorrow.

Answer explanation

This sentence correctly uses the future perfect with the time marker 'By tomorrow' to show the project will be completed before that time. Option A is simple future, and options C and D are grammatically awkward.

Complete the sentence: By the time the pizza _____, we will have set the table.

• will arrive

• arrived

• arrives

• has arrived

Answer explanation

When a time clause (starting with 'by the time') refers to a future event, the verb in that clause must be in the simple present tense ('arrives'). The main clause uses the future perfect tense.

Which question is grammatically correct in the future perfect tense?

• Have you will finished the game by 10 PM?

• Will you have finished the game by 10 PM?

• You will have finished the game by 10 PM?

• Will you finish the game by 10 PM?

Answer explanation

To form a yes/no question in the future perfect tense, you invert 'will' and the subject ('you'). Option D is a simple future question, while the other options have incorrect structures.

True or False: The sentence 'By the time Mom will get home, I will have cleaned my room' is grammatically correct.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The verb in a future time clause should be in the simple present tense, not the future tense. The correct phrasing is 'By the time Mom gets home...'.

Fill in the blank: By next summer, my older brother _____ to drive.

• will have learnt

• will have learned

• will has learned

• will have learning

Answer explanation

The future perfect tense requires 'will have' plus the past participle. 'Learned' is the correct past participle of 'learn' in American English, and 'has' cannot be used after 'will'.

Select the question that correctly asks about a future completed action using a Wh- word.

• What you will have done by the time I get back?

• What will you have done by the time I get back?

• What will have you done by the time I get back?

• What have you will do by the time I get back?

Answer explanation

The correct structure for a Wh- question in this tense is: Wh- word + will + subject + have + past participle. Only the correct answer follows this pattern.

Fill in the blank to make a correct negative sentence: I'm worried the team _____ enough by the time the big game starts.

• won't have practiced

• will haven't practiced

• won't has practiced

• will not have practice

Answer explanation

The correct negative form is 'won't have' (or 'will not have') followed by the past participle ('practiced'). The other options use incorrect word order or verb forms.