FUTURE PERFECT

FORM Future Perfect with "Will"

[will have + past participle]
Examples:

You will have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.

Will you have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.?

You will not have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.

USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Future

The Future Perfect expresses the idea that something will occur before another action in the future. It
can also show that something will happen before a specific time in the future.
Examples:

By next November, I will have received my promotion.

By the time he gets home, she is going to have cleaned the entire house.

I am not going to have finished this test by 3 o'clock.

Will she have learned enough Chinese to communicate before she moves to Beijing?

Sam is probably going to have completed the proposal by the time he leaves this afternoon.

By the time I finish this course, I will have taken ten tests.

How many countries are you going to have visited by the time you turn 50?

Notice in the examples above that the reference points (marked in italics) are in Simple
Present rather than Simple Future. This is because the interruptions are in time clauses, and you
cannot use futuretenses in time clauses.

USE 2 Duration Before Something in the Future (Non-Continuous Verbs)

With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Future
Exercise 1: Fill in the verbs in brackets in the Future Perfect.
Example: He ______________ the suitcase by tomorrow. (to pack)
Answer: He will have packed the suitcase by tomorrow.

1) Anne ___________________________________her bike next week. (to repair)

2) We _____________________________________ the washing by 8 o'clock. (to do)
3) She _____________________________________ Paris by the end of next year. (to visit)
4) I __________________________________ this by 6 o'clock. (to finish)
5) Sam _________________________________ by next week. (to leave)
6) She _____________________________________ this with her mother tonight. (to discuss)
7) The police ________________________________________ the driver. (to arrest)
8) They _____________________________________________ their essay by tomorrow. (to write)
9) Paolo ___________________________________________ the teams. (to manage)
10) If we can do that - then we _____________________________________ our mission. (to fulfill)

Exercise 2: Fill in the verbs in brackets in the Future Progressive.

Example: Max ______________ on the computer when his mother comes home. (to play)
1) Peggy ____________________________________ to the party on Saturday. (to come)
2) We ______________________________________ him tomorrow. (to meet)
3) This time next week he ______________________________________ to South Africa. (to fly)
4) At 6 o'clock on Friday they ____________________________________________ the new song. (to sing)
5) It _______________________________________ when I reach Bangkok. (to rain)
6) Tomorrow at nine I ___________________________________________ a test. (to write)
7) Andy ____________________________________________________ a video when I arrive tonight. (to watch)
8) You ________________________________________________ pizza soon. (to eat)
9) She ____________________________________________________ when you telephone her. (to sleep)
10) They ___________________________________________________________ in Budapest just about now. (to arrive)
Answer: Max will be playing on the computer when his mother comes home.

Perfect to show that something will continue up until another action in the future.
Examples:

I will have been in London for six months by the time I leave.

By Monday, Susan is going to have had my book for a week.

EXERCISES
Fill in the verbs in brackets in the Future Perfect and Future Continuous.

1.

It.when I reach a Bangkok. ( to rain)

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Anne.her bike next week. (to repair)

3.

Tomorrow at nine I....a test. (to write)

4.

We....the washing by 8 oclock. (to do)

5.

Paddy.to the party on Saturday. (to come)

6.

She.......Paris by the end of next year. (to visit)

7.

I....this by 6 oclock. (to finish)

8.

We....him tomorrow. (to meet)

9.

This time next week he....to South Africa. (to fly)

10.

Sam.by next week. (to leave)

11.

She....this with her mother tonight. (to discuss)

12.

At 6 oclock on Friday they....the new song. (to sing)

13.

The police....to driver. (to arrest)

14.

They....their essay by tomorrow. (to write)

15.

You..pizza soon. (to eat)

16.

Paolo........the teams. (to manage)

17.

Amy....a video when I arrive tonight. (to watch)

18.

She....when you telephone her. (to sleep)

19.

If we can do that then we....our mission. (to fulfil)

20.

They....in Budapest just about now. (to arrive)

Fill in the Future Perfect and Future Continuous.

1.

At 3 I have a short meeting with Jane. I ................by 4. (to finish)

2.

................. for me when I get off the plane? (to wait)

3.

Call me after 3. I ...........home by then. (to come)

4.

Don't call me between 8 and 9. I ..............my favourite soap opera. (to watch)

5.

I promise that when you .... tomorrow morning, the sun ....... (to shine)

6.

I'm going on holiday. This time next week, I ..................on the beach. (to lie)

7.

I think she ............... cleaning before I............. home. (to finish, to get)

8.

We're late. The film .............by the time we .....to the cinema. (to start, to get)

9.

We'll wait for Jane to arrive and then we ...............dinner. (to have)

10.

Everyone ........... when Tom .......... at his surprise party. (to hide, to arrive)

Type the correct verb in the correct form:

arrive

cook

disappear

do

finish

have

move

1. By the end of the month, I'll ........................... off my bank loan.

pay

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Don't ring me before 7.30 because I'll ........................... dinner.

They say we'll ........................... much higher temperatures here if global warming continues.
Some islands in the Pacific Ocean will ........................... by 2150.
They've been painting the house all week, but hopefully they'll ........................... by tomorrow.
If all goes well, we'll ........................... into our new house by this time next month.
What do you think they'll ........................... at the moment?
Do you think Mum and Dad ........................... home yet?