The future perfect simple and continuous
I. The future perfect simple:
Examples:
− By the
end of this week, I will have revised all my math lessons.
− I’ll
have handed it before Thursday
− I’ll
have finished it before the dead line
− She will have finished before 9 o’clock.
− I will not have improved my English by the time I finish this course.
− Will you have finished studying Spanish by the end of the next year?
a.
Form:
− Affirmative: S+ will+
have+ the past participle of the verb
− Negative: S+ will+
not + have+ the past participle of the verb
− Interrogative: will+S+
have+ the past participle of the verb?
b. use:
We use the future perfect simple when we want to speak
about an action or event completed or done before a particular time in the future.
● Example: Fatima wants Samir to attend her party.
− Samir will have the exam on 1st June.
− Fatima will have the party on 3rd June
→ Samir will have finished his exam by the 3rd June and he
will be able to attend the party.
C.
some time expressions that are used with the
future perfect simple:
− By the end of this year/ week/ month……// by the 24 June// by that time//
by next October
− In two months time// by the year 2030// this time next year// in seven
years time
− By the mid of this century// before Monday
II. The future perfect continuous:
Examples:
− You will have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives
− They will have been talking for over an hour by the time Jane arrives.
− James
will be tired when he gets home because he will have been jogging
for over an hour
− You will have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives
− You will not have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives.
A. form:
− Affirmative: S+ will +
have + been + verb + ing
− Negative: S+ will +
not + have + been + verb + ing
− Interrogative: will + s+
have + been + verb +ing ?
B. use:
We use the future perfect continuous to show that something will
continue up until a particular event or time in the future. “For two hours”,
“for two weeks”, “for five minutes”…..are all durations which can be used with
the future perfect continuous.
