Usage of Future Perfect Tense
- Future Perfect Tense refers to an action, which will have been completed at a particular point of time in the future. It is always used with a time expression. (In 4 years' time, I will have finished studying in university)
- Future Perfect Tense refers to an action, which will have been continuing for a period of time by a particular point of time in the future. it can be substituted by the future perfect continuous tense (By tomorrow I will have finished my homework it can be substituted By tomorrow I will have been finishing my homework
Affirmative
Subject + will/ shall + have +Verb 3
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I/ you/ they/ we/ he/she/my friend/it will have studied in Italy
I/ we shall have studied in Italy
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Negative
Subject + will/ shall + not + have + Verb 3
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I/ you/ they/ we/ he/she/my friend/it will not have studied in Italy
I/ we shall not have studied in Italy
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Interrogative
Will/ shall + subject + have +Verb 3
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Will I/ you/ they/ we/ he/she/my friend/it have studied in Italy
Shall I/ we have studied in Italy
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Negative interrogative
Will/ shall + not + subject + have + Verb 3
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Will not I/ you/ they/ we/ he/she/my
friend/it have studied in Italy?
Shall not I/we have studied in Rome?
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Notes:
The shorted
form
I will : I’ll
You will : You’ll
We will : We’ll
They will : They’ll
He will : He’ll
She will : She’ll
Will not : Won’t
Shall not : Shan’t
Short Answer Question
Future
Perfect Tense
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Question
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Short Answer
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Complete
Answer
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In 4 years' time, Will you have studied in Madrid?
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Yes I will
No, I will not
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Yes I will have studied in Madrid in 4 years' time
No, I will not have studied in Madrid in 4 years' time
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In 4 years' time, Will he have studied in Madrid?
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Yes he will
No, he will not
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Yes he will have studied in Madrid in 4 years' time
No, he will not have studied in Madrid in 4 years' time
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