Questions tagged [future-perfect]
For questions about the future perfect, which is will/shall + have + the past participle of the main verb.
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I thought, Well, I'll take that for my mum because she "won't have eaten" vs "hasn't eaten"
The video "Jeremy Clarkson Why The Porsche 928?" is here 0:11.
In 1994 I was living in London, I got a call one evening from my mom
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Future perfect with "by” [duplicate]
To use future perfect with "by” the action should be seen as finished or started, not as something continuous, correct?
I will have done my homework by nine — correct
I will have slept by nine —...
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By the time your kid needs to earn their money, they "will have had to realize that" == "will have to realize that"
The sentence is mine.
Everything comes with a price, even money, and by the time your kid
needs to earn their money, they will have had to realize that.
Does "will have had to realize" ...
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I assume by this time you "have explained" vs "will have explained" everything to Mr. Nichols
Jon Hassler, Yesterday's Garbage, MAG: The Saturday Evening Post
I would not hesitate to release her today; however, my colleagues
suggest we wait one more month in order to be absolutely certain.
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Make sure + <will have finished> vs <have finished> vs <finish> <will finish>
The sentences are mine.
Make sure you'll have finished your report by this Friday.
Make sure you've finished your report by this Friday.
Make sure you finish your report by this Friday.
Make sure you ...
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So, probably <would have done> vs <will have done> it by the time you're watching this
Mat Armstrong, REBUILDING A WRECKED AUDI R8 I BOUGHT FOR MY FRIEND -> here, 25:50
That's going to get repaired. Bob can do that on the Saturday. So,
probably would have done it by the time you're ...
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“have helped” vs "will have helped”
This snippet is part of a student's piece of writing. It's a review about a movie and the impact some of its scenes has on viewers. Although the present perfect is used appropriately, I feel the ...
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Future Perfect to express conjectures about the past: 'A: Yesterday the milk looked like it was on the turn. B: It won't/wouldn't have been so.'
I am trying to translate a dialogue my friend wrote:
A: Yesterday the milk looked like it was on the turn.
B: It won't/wouldn't have been so. Nancy always brings it fresh.
How often have you heard ...
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Can I use preposition 'on' before time phrase in Future perfect tense? [closed]
The train will have arrived at the station by/on time.
"By" or "On" which is more appropriate?
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Future perfect vs future simple
I know often there is no difference between future simple and future perfect.
I will finish this gig by Friday vs I will have finished this gig by Friday
Here, to me there is no differnce
I will ...
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Who could've guessed this <would happen> <would've happened>?
Do you say, "Who could've guessed this would happen?" or "Who could've guessed this would've happened?"? Context? I was watching a streamer, Asmongold, and he was reacting to Trump ...
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when I'll have built the platform
John is developing some software, which he plans to monetize in a not-so-distant future. He and Peter are talking to each other. He mentions what he's currently working on and then says to Peter:
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Why is the future perfect used in "This latest setback will have done nothing to quell the growing doubts about the future of the club."?
This is a sample sentence from Cambridge dictionary for the headword "quell".
This latest setback will have done nothing to quell the growing doubts about the future of the club.
It was ...
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Simple future vs other future tenses when talking about a plan
A: Do you have plans tonight?
B: Yes,
(1) I will watch a movie on Netflix with my friend tonight. Would
you like to join?
(2) I am going to watch a movie on Netflix with my friend tonight.
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1st conditional future perfect sentence
I have the following sentence: When you … (finish) the e-mail, send it to the manager. I don't know how to complete it - logical thing would be to add "finish" since it's the 1st conditional ...
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If I die, I'll have died trying
Dialog #1:
A: "Are you sure you want to climb that mountain? It looks really dangerous."
B: "Yeah, I'm determined to reach the summit. If I die, I'll have died trying."
Dialog #2:
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Our guests are expected to ________by 4 o'clock this afternoon [closed]
be arrived
have arrived
have been arrived
will arrive
What is the right answer?
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How wrong does using future instead of future perfect ("The test will start at 9 AM and it will not end before 11 AM.") sound?
I know that it is corect to say "The test starts at 9 AM and it will not have ended before 11 AM.". But, I was wondering, how wrong does "The test will start at 9 AM and it will not end ...
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Future perfect continuous with the past reference
I came across this dialogue:
A: I don't know anyone who saw the eclipse of the moon last night.
B: I suppose most people will have been watching the Eurovision Song Contest on TV when it happened.
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Future perfect vs present perfect
"Oh dear, the lecture starts at 9 o'clock. I'm late."
"Don't worry. This lecturer's always late. He (hasn't/won't have) started yet."
Is there a possibility of using "hasn't ...
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Can we use present simple to make another future point for future perfect continuous?
Is this sentence correct?
I will have been teaching for 20 years by the time l become 40.
Can I use present simple to make another future point for future perfect continuous?
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Next year, because something else "came out/will have come out", everyone will say it is not that good. - which one is correct?
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Everyone says the game is amazing now. Next year, because something else will have come out, everyone will say it is not that good.
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Everyone says the game is amazing now. Next ...
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In two hours, he <will deliver><will have delivered> it
Please, help me understand how these verbs work in English. Should I use the simple or the perfect aspect to talk about the final moment of the actions (when the intended effect comes in power)?
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They'll deliver it in two hours. (meaning, we'll have this in two hours)
Browsing through an online store, a girl points at a certain item and says, "Wow, let's order this! They(or A courier) 'll deliver it in two hours (meaning, two hours from now, if we do order it ...
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Future perfect and future simple
Is there any big difference between these two sentences:
We will have been married for 25 years by friday/ on friday
We will be married for 25 years by friday/ on friday?
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Why is the use of future perfect incorrect in this scenario?
I'm working on:
Raymond Murphy - English Grammar in Use - English Grammar in Use Fifth Edition
In this exercise, I have to choose the correct answer(s):
Andy goes to work every day. He leaves home ...
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"we will have picked you up in two hours”
Put the verbs into correct forms
OK, we _______ (leave) you here and _______ (pick) you up in two hours when we _______ (get) back from the town centre.
My answer and analysis:
OK, we will leave ...
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Meaning of : will be being [closed]
Will be grateful for explanation of the grammar construction in following:
Our function WILL BE BEING an opposite way of advertisement agency.
You WILL BE BEING good examples of what to be.
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Be or have question
If I want to write this statement in future perfect tense, will this statement be correct?
We will have been dead by then.
Or should it be
We will be dead by then.
In the second sentence we can't use '...
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I thought he would have been [closed]
a. I thought he would have been sad before I entered the room and seeing me would make him happy. Actually, he was happy and seeing me made him sad.
b. I thought he would have felt sad before I ...
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Simple Future vs Future Perfect
(1) I will finish the work in two hours.
(2) I will have finished the work in two hours.
There is a deadline of two hours. Are the two sentences correct and the same without any difference in meaning?...
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hope + future perfect
Can we use future perfect to express our hope?
For example:
1 I hope that by the end of the year, I will have been accepted in one of the top schools in the country.
If it is a valid structure, how ...
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I’m confused about “will have to” and “has to.” Which do I use in this sentence?
“At every certain hour of the day, the surgeon ___ inspect the blood pressure of the patients.”
To fill in the blank, should I write will have to or has to? Which is the most correct writing? Thank ...
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Next month, I _______ John for 20 years
Q) Next month, I _______ John for 20 years
(A) know
(B) will have known
(C) am knowing
(D) will have been knowing
Question bank says (D) is correct. Surely, (B) is the correct one, right?
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grammar of short responses to statements in complicated tenses
I guess the following responses to the original statements are okay in English:
Present Simple:
– I go to Starbucks every day.
– But Jenny doesn't.
– And so does Barry.
– Jack also does.
– John does, ...
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The sentence "The rodents are believed to have been got(ten) rid of by the end of the month"? is supposed to be correct. Why?
The rodents are believed to have been got(ten) rid of by the end of the month
My classmates told me that a teacher of mine claims that this sentence should be correct but I don't understand why as ...
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A question about verbs in time clauses
I'll have finished the letter by the time you come back.
I'll have finished the letter by the time you have come back.
Do these sentences mean the same? If so, why?
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Future Perfect and 1st conditional
Could you explain, please, the meaning of this sentence (under what circumstances can it be said?):
Rob will have passed the exam if he has studied enough.
Maybe, it will be easier to explain it if ...
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Why simple future?
I'm super confused why simple future is used in The first and second sentence, not future perfect?
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Which verb form is used when telling about an action that may be completed by some time in the future?
"Call me in a week; I may/might HAVE CHANGED my mind by then"
"Call me in a week; I may/might CHANGE my mind by then"
Which version is right? If both are used by native-speakers, ...
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Using future simple instead of future perfect
Is it correct to say:
I will finish my work before you come back.
Or should I use future perfect:
I will have finished my work by the time you come back.
and are the two sentences same in meaning?
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Future perfect continous vs Future perfect tense
What is the difference between these two sentences?
My aunt will have been living in England for five years when I go there.
and
My aunt will have lived in England for five years when I go there.
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How to use future perfect tense with present or future tense
I would like to ask the difference between the usage of future perfect tense with present tense and the future prefect tense with future tense.
We will have eaten food when they come.
We will have ...
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Will have started by the time we get there. Tense options?
How about catching a movie tonight? It starts at 9pm. Our working day
ends at 8:50 pm. The movie will have started by the time we get to the
theater as it'll take us 20 minutes to get there.
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By tomorrow, by 2050. Do such adverbs of time require perfect tenses?
For some reason different Grammar books show a lot of examples of Future Perfect with such adverbs of time (by tomorrow, by next year, by 2050). It may give the impression that you only use such ...
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Is it possible to use “next” between subject and verb?
When we next see Alex and Max, who are presently parents of two
children, they will have had a new baby in their family.
Source: English Grammar Digest by Trudy Aronson.
I know Only a few adverbs of ...
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going to vs going to be [duplicate]
What's the difference between both the sentences:-
I am going to show you something.
I am going to be showing you something.
I will be showing you something.
I am going to send.
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Are perfect and simple tenses interchangeable in these examples? Do they have any difference?
Sci-fi movies earned the most income each year between 2006 and 2010.
Sci-fi movies had earned the most income each year between 2006 and 2010.
It is forecast that car ownership will decline by 10% in ...
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Verification of unclear test results
I have done some online test and I wonder of two questions:
We __________ to our new house by August.
will move ✗
will have moved
will been moving
will moved
What would a native speaker use? Which ...
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By the time phrase and future simple. Possible?
Which options are correct and why?
I'll have had lots of money by tomorrow or I'll have lots of money
by tomorrow?
I'll be there by tomorrow or I'll have been there by tomorrow?
I'll have finished ...
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