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Future Perfect Story 3

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Who are they? What will they have done?

What is going to have happened?
Brett is in the army. Tomorrow, he will leave home to join his troops
overseas for 18 months. He will have trained for 8 months by the time he
leaves. He will have worked very hard by the time he comes home.
By the time he returns, he is going to have been gone for 18 months. His
wife will have worried about him all that time. They will have written many
letters by the time he comes home. She will be happy when he safely
returns.

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Future Perfect Story 3 Exercises

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Future Perfect tense.
1. For how many months will Brett have trained by the time he leaves to go
overseas?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. By the time he returns, for how long is he going to have been gone?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. What will they have written by the time Brett comes home?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

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B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no
questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag
questions.
Examples for the sentence By 3 o'clock, he will have finished his homework.

Negative: By 3 o'clock, he will not have finished his homework.

Yes/No Question: By 3 o'clock, will he have finished his homework?
WH-Question: By 3 o'clock, what will he have finished?
Tag Question: By 3 o'clock, he will have finished his homework, won't he?

1. He will have trained for 8 months by the time he leaves.

Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
2. By the time he returns, he is going to have been gone for 18 months.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________

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3. His wife will have worried about him all that time.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
C. This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with
the right words from the box below.
he

have

to

about

written

army

safely

very

Brett is in the ___________. Tomorrow, he will leave home ___________

join his troops overseas for 18 months. He will ___________ trained for 8
months by the time he leaves. He will have worked ___________ hard by
the time he comes home.
By the time ___________ returns, he is going to have been gone for 18
months. His wife will have worried ___________ him all that time. They will
have ___________ many letters by the time he comes home. She will be
happy when he ___________ returns.

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Future Perfect Story 3 Answers

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Future Perfect tense.
1. For how many months will Brett have trained by the time he leaves to go
overseas?
Brett will have trained for 8 months by the time he leaves to go overseas.
2. By the time he returns, for how long is he going to have been gone?
By the time he returns, he is going to have been gone for 18 months.
3. What will they have written by the time Brett comes home?
They will have written many letters by the time Brett comes home.
B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no
questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag
questions.
1. He will have trained for 8 months by the time he leaves.
Negative: He will not have trained for 8 months by the time he leaves.
Yes/No Question: Will he have trained for 8 months by the time he leaves?
WH-Question: What will he have done for 8 months by the time he leaves?
Tag Question: He will have trained for 8 months by the time he leaves,
won't he?

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2. By the time he returns, he is going to have been gone for 18 months.
Negative: By the time he returns, he is not going to have been gone for 18
months.
Yes/No Question: By the time he returns, is he going to have been gone for
18 months?
WH-Question: Who is going to have been gone for 18 months by the time
he returns?
Tag Question: By the time he returns, he is going to have been gone for 18
months, isn't he?

3. His wife will have worried about him all that time.
Negative: His wife will not have worried about him all that time.
Yes/No Question: Will his wife have worried about him all that time?
WH-Question: Who will have worried about him all that time?
Tag Question: His wife will have worried about him all that time, won't
she?

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C. This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with
the right words from the box below.
he

have

to

about

written

army

safely

very

Brett is in the army. Tomorrow, he will leave home to join his troops
overseas for 18 months. He will have trained for 8 months by the time he
leaves. He will have worked very hard by the time he comes home.
By the time he returns, he is going to have been gone for 18 months. His
wife will have worried about him all that time. They will have written many
letters by the time he comes home. She will be happy when he safely
returns.

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