Introduction

The future perfect is used to talk about something which will, or will not, be completed by a time in the future.

For example:

• We are flying tonight. By this time tomorrow, we will have arrived at the hotel and explored the resort.
• If Richard continues working at this pace, he will have finished all his reports long before the rest of us.
• Unless they hurry up, they won't have finished the decorating when we get back.
• How many films will we have seen after this one?

Form

"will" / "won't have" + past participle of the main verb.

For example:

I You He / She / It We They

will have will not have won't have

completed

the novel before the end of the year.

Will

I you he / she / it we they

have completed

the novel before the end of the year?

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Practice

• they a new leader before the next election? (appoint)
   
• I expect Mariam on that painting. She's always loved it. (bid)
   
• In this heat, the ice before you can sculpt it. (melt)
   
• We married for long when he leaves for Japan. (not be)
   

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Further practice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: a, b, c or d.

• At Christmas she ____ engaged for 5 years.


will be will have be will have been will had been



• ____ before Friday?


Will have exhibited Will you have exhibited You will have exhibited Have you will exhibited



• When he dies, he ____ a number of charities.


will have funded will funded have funded will have fund



• I'm sure they ____ me a lot more times before we finish this project.


will irritated have irritated will have irritate will have irritated



• The troops ____ thousands of miles by the end of the war.


will marched will have marched will have march will had marched 



• I ____ for hundreds of photos when this shoot finishes.


will posed will had posed will have posed will have pose

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