Future Perfect
Making Predictions

Today, we have a lot of work to do.
Everyone is working hard to complete it.
Prediction
A speaker can make predictions about what he or she expects to
be completed in the future.
| INTENT | A PREDICTION OF COMPLETION |
|---|---|
Tomorrow, we will finish this project. (We are determined to do so.) |
By tomorrow, we will have finished our project. (We predict we will be done.) |
Future Perfect Expressions
| BY THE TIME | IF |
|---|---|
X will already be done when (by the time) Y happens |
X will already be done if Y happens |
We will have left the office by the time you arrive. |
We will have left the office If you arrive after 5 p.m. (future hypothetical) |
we will have invented more efficient cars by the year 2011. |
You would have found us goneif you had come late. (hypothetical situation in the past that did not happen - imaginary.) |
Adverbs
| FUTURE | FUTURE PERFECT |
|---|---|
Future tense uses adverbs of time with indefinite or exact times in the future. |
Future perfect uses adverbs of time with exact times in the future – the ending time at which the action will be completed. |
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Verb Tense Form
| SINGULAR | PLURAL |
|---|---|
will have + participle (not has) |
will have + participle |
By tomorrow, I will have finished my book. |
By tomorrow, we will have finished our books. |
Practice forming participles Participle Review
Practice 1
Future Predictions
- Select the best answer to complete the sentence.
- * indicates an incorrect answer.
Practice 2
Raising a Baby
Baby Center. Milestone Chart. 2008. <http://www.babycenter.com/>
MSN. The Cost of Raising Kids. 2008. <http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/family/kids/tlkidscost.asp>
Select the verb tense that goes with the context of the sentence.
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