Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Future Perfect Tense

 Here is a chart to show how to form the future perfect tense:

PronounAuxiliary verb (will)Have + past participle
Iwill havestudied
Youwill havestudied
He/She/Itwill havestudied
Wewill havestudied
Theywill havestudied

The future perfect tense is used to talk about completed actions that will happen before a certain point in the future. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb "will" followed by "have" and the past participle form of the main verb.

Examples:

  1. By 10 pm tonight, I will have finished my work.
  2. They will have been married for 10 years next month.
  3. By the time we get there, she will have already left.

Exercises:

  1. Choose the correct form of the future perfect tense to complete the sentence:

a. By the time they arrive, we ___________ (will have finished, will finish) dinner. b. I ___________ (will have read, will read) all of the books on the list by the end of the month. c. They ___________ (will have been working, will work) at the company for 10 years next year. d. By this time next year, we ___________ (will have visited, will visit) all 50 states.

  1. Rewrite the following sentences using the future perfect tense:

a. I will finish my work before 5 pm today. b. She will leave for her trip next week. c. They will study for their exam tomorrow.

Answers:

  1. a. will have finished, b. will have read, c. will have been working, d. will have visited
  2. a. By 5 pm today, I will have finished my work. b. By next week, she will have left for her trip. c. By tomorrow, they will have studied for their exam.

Explanation:

In these exercises, you need to choose the correct form of the future perfect tense and use it to complete the sentence or rewrite the sentence in the future perfect tense. Remember to use the auxiliary verb "will" followed by "have" and the past participle form of the main verb to form the future perfect tense. The future perfect tense is used to talk about completed actions that will happen before a certain point in the future.

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