{"id":3843,"date":"2021-05-20T11:25:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T18:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/?p=3843"},"modified":"2021-05-20T14:08:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T21:08:22","slug":"future-perfect-tense-how-and-when-to-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/future-perfect-tense-how-and-when-to-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Perfect Tense: How and When to Use It"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In this article, we\u2019ll break down how to form and when to use the future perfect tense<\/em><\/strong>. For resources on all of the verb tenses, visit our main tenses page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Forming the Future Perfect Tense<\/h2>\n

Quick Reference Table: The Future Perfect Tense in All forms<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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KEY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

V3 \u2192 the third form (Past Participle) of an irregular verb<\/p>\n

Ved \u2192 Past Participle form for regular verbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Forms<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nVerbs<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
+<\/strong><\/td>\nWill + have + Ved\/V3<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will have called<\/em><\/strong> 80 volunteers by next Tuesday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

?<\/strong><\/td>\nWill + subject + have + Ved\/V3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will you have called<\/em><\/strong> 80 volunteers by next Tuesday?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

–<\/strong><\/td>\nWill + not + have + Ved\/V3<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will not have called<\/em><\/strong> 80 volunteers by next Tuesday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The formula for the future perfect tense is: will + have + past participle<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Forming the past participle is easy. Just add -ed or -d to the end of most regular verbs. However, English is loaded with irregular verbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n