Quick tutorial on how to use the Future Perfect

1. Future Perfect
David Estrella I., MTEFL

2. What do I use it for?
Use it when you want to talk about actions that will be
completed before some point in the future.
Example
The parade will have ended by noon.

3. How do I write it?
Subject + will + have + past participle + object
The chef will have finished cooking by the time you
arrive at the restaurant.

4. When do I use it?
Use it instead of future simple to make sure the
sequence of events is clear.
Look at the example.
I will meet my future wife. (future simple)
I will have met my future wife before I turn 30. (future
perfect)

5. When do I use it?
Use it only if the action that you’re talking about has a
deadline.
If you don’t mention a deadline, use the simple future.
It will stop raining. (correct)
It will have stopped raining. (incorrect)

6. How do I make the deadline clear?
Use prepositional phrases like
By the time (some time) from now
At (specific hour) By this time (next week)
When Before
By this time next year, Linda will have graduated.

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