The future perfect tense is formed using the auxiliaries “will” and “have” together followed by the past participle of the main verb. This tense is used to describe an action that is expected to be completed at a time in future.
Important:
*Only the action verbs such as “play”, “go” are used with future perfect tense.
*The non-action verbs such as “know”, “like” are not used with future perfect tense.
subject + will + have + past participle
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
Example:
- I will have eaten all the apples, before my mom comes here.
- We will have done it by tomorrow.
- She will have finished her homework.
- Sarah will have received her gift by next month.
- The rain will have stopped by evening.
NEGATIVE FORM
The present perfect tense is formed using “will” and “have not” together, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Subject + will + not + have + past participle
Example:
- I will not have finished the exam / I won’t have finished the exam.
- You will not have studied / You won’t have studied.
- They will not have earned lots of money / They won’t have earned lots of money.
- He will not have sent the email / He won’t have sent the email.
- She will not have completed the assignment/ She won’t have completed the assignment.
INTERROGATIVE FORM
The following is the structure of the future perfect tense’s interrogative/question form.
will + subject + have + past participle
Example:
- Will I have finished the exam?
- Will you have started the business?
- Will we have done the assignment by this evening?
- Will she have stopped the relationship with her boyfriend?
- Will my mother have prepared the breakfast?
Example:
Question: Won’t they have talked to the manager?
Answers: No they will not have talked/ No, they won’t have talked/ No, they won’t have.
Question: Won’t she have won the competition?
Answers: No she will not have talked/ No, she won’t have won / No, she won’t have.
