Future Perfect Tense in English Grammar:
The Future Perfect Tense is used to express an activity that will be completed before or at a certain time in the future.
Future Perfect Tense Structure and Formula: (Rules)
| Future Perfect (Subject + Shall/Will + Have + V3 + Object) | |||
| Affirmative Sentence | Negative Sentence | Interrogative Sentence | Negative Interrogative |
| I/We shall have played cricket. | I/We shall not have played cricket. | Shall I/we have played cricket? | Shall I/we not have played cricket? |
| He/She/It will have played cricket. | He/She/It will not have played cricket. | Will he/she/it have played cricket? | Will he/she/it not have played cricket? |
| They/You will have played cricket. | They/You will not have played cricket. | Will they/you have played cricket? | Will they/you not have played cricket? |
| Ricky will have played cricket. | Ricky will not have played cricket. | Will Ricky have played cricket? | Will Ricky not have played cricket? |
| Ricky and Tinkoo will have played cricket. | Ricky and Tinkoo will not have played cricket. | Will Ricky and Tinkoo have played cricket? | Will Ricky and Tinkoo not have played cricket? |
Signal Words:
It is essential to focus on signal words because they help us identify the correct tense in a sentence. The signal words for the Future Perfect are:
by, by then, by that time, by midnight, by the end of the year…, before,
Usage of the Future Perfect Tense:
It is used to express an event that will be completed by a certain future time.
Examples:
- By next week I shall have finished my work.
- They will have saved 1 crore rupees by the end of the year.
- They will have reached Hyderabad before the strike begins.
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