Future Tense - Future Perfect Tense
Future Tense - Future Perfect Tense
Future Tense - Future Perfect Tense
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1) The future perfect (simple) tense is used to describe a fact that is not yet true but
which is expected to be true in the future (if certain conditions are satisfied).
• Use the following structure to form the future perfect (simple) tense:
[Subject] [will have] [past participle]
Directions: Now make your own sentences in the future perfect simple tense.
I will have done the homework until 9
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I will have finished the work at 10 p.m.
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2) The future perfect (progressive) tense is used to describe a fact that is not yet true
but which is expected to be true in the future if progress continues.
A time in
= in progress = progress completed and fact true the past
• Use the following structure to form the future perfect (progressive) tense:
A time in
[Subject] [will have been] [verb + “ing”] now
the future
Example: Jaime will have been playing soccer for ten years if he plays again this year.
Example: I will have been jumping rope for 45 minutes if I don’t stop.
• Add the word “not” after “will” and the main verb to form the negative.
Example: We will not have been studying for four days if we do not study tomorrow.
Directions: Complete the following sentences in the future perfect (progressive) tense.
1) She will have been skiing (to skiing) all day if she quits at 5:00.
2) Lee will have been driving (to drive) for eight hours straight by the
time we reach our destination.
3) Chris will have been running (to run) for ten miles once he crosses the
finish line.
4) Angel will have been taking (to take) the test for two hours by this time tomorrow.
5) The ping pong player will have been competing (to compete) in the tournament for three
straight days if he makes it to the final round.
6) I will have been living (to living) in China for a decade if I live here one more year.
7) In ten minutes, my friend and I will have been talking (to talk) on the phone to each other
for five hours.
8) After today, I will have been spending (to spend) in the county prison for two years.
9) Once she graduates from high school, Anna will have been learning (to learning) for twelve
years.
10) In two minutes, the magician will have been holding (to hold) her breath for eight
minutes.
Directions: Now make your own sentences in the future perfect progressive tense.
I will have been learning English for twelve months if I finish this level.
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I will have been studying for two weeks if I pass the exam.
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