What is the structure of the simple future perfect verb tense?
- The future perfect verb tense uses 3 kinds of verbs, 2 auxiliary verbs and 1 main verb.
- The auxiliary verb "will" always stays in the base form, and does not changes according to the subject.
- The auxiliary verb "have" always stays in the base form, and does not change form.
- The main verb uses the past participle/V3 form.
- Regular verbs (not irregular verbs) -ed is add to the end of the verb's base form.
- Irregular verbs use the past participle/V3.
- Negative Sentences - "not" is added between the auxiliary verb "Will" and the auxiliary verb "have".
- Questions - the order of the sentence is changed. The auxiliary verb "will" comes before, then the subject.
Positive Sentences
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Subject |
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Auxiliary Verb "have" |
+ |
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Continue The Sentence |
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I, We, They, You, He, She, It |
+ |
will |
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have |
+ |
V3 past participle |
+ |
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Examples:
- On Sunday I have to work late. When I get home, I will have eaten dinner.
- The test is in a week from tomorrow, I hope you will have prepared for it.
- I will have taken all of my exams a week from today.
Negative Sentences
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Subject |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb "Will" |
+ |
Not |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb "have" |
+ |
+ |
Continue The Sentence |
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I, We, They, You, He, She, It |
+ |
will |
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not |
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have |
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V3/past participle |
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Examples:
- On Tuesday I will leave at eight o'clock in the morning, but will not have gotten to work in time for the meeting.
- My sister is coming to visit next week. I will not have moved into my new house by then.
- Next year I will not have seen my brother for 2 years.
- In I few weeks, the plants will not have grown enough to pick the fruit.
- Next month, I will not have worked long enough to get the bonus check.
Questions
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Auxiliary Verb "Will" |
+ |
Subject |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb "have" |
+ |
+ |
Continue The Sentence |
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Will |
+ |
I, we, they, you, he, she, it |
+ |
have |
+ |
V3/past participle |
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Examples:
- Will I have worked here long enough to get a bonus check?
- Will you have saved enough money to come see me next year?
- Will the car have been fixed, by the time I come home from work?
- Will the children have gone to sleep, when I call tonight?