Future Perfect

will have V3 shall

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
I shall (will) have worked.	Shall (will) I have worked?	I shan’t (won’t) have worked.
He will have worked.	Will he have worked?	He won’t have worked.
She will have worked.	Will she have worked?	She won’t have worked.
It will have worked.	Will it have worked?	It won’t have worked.
We shall (will) have worked.	Shall (will) we have worked?	We shan’t (won’t) have worked.
You will have worked.	Will you have worked?	You won’t have worked.
They will have worked.	Will they have worked?	They won’t have worked.

Future Perfect is used to express:

1. an action completed by a certain time in the future indicated by the context or situation:

When Achilles reaches the point from which the tortoise starts, the tortoise will have advanced to a farther point.

When she comes her child will have eaten porridge.

Exercises:

1. Translate from Russian into English using Future Perfect.

1. Я надеюсь, что напишу дипломную работу к концу учебно­го года. 2. Решишь ли ты все свои проблемы до нашей следу­ющей встречи? 3. К концу года цены на бензин вновь выра­стут. 4. У меня короткая стрижка, но к лету волосы вырастут. 5. Садовник подстрижет кусты и деревья, расчистит дорож­ки, сожжет опавшую листву до наступления зимы. 6. Не бес­покойся, платье сошьют к выпускному вечеру. 7. К тому вре­мени, как ты доберешься домой, пицца будет приготовлена. 8. Программист завершит новую программу до назначенного срока. 9. Учительница обещает, что проверит наши контрольные работы к следующему уроку.

2. Use the required future or present tense instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. I expect we (to see) a lot of each other. 2. I (to get) old and (to have) children by then. 3. In a minute I (to join) you, my friend. 4. She knows that if she (to come) she (to have) a chance of a happier and surer life than she has had. 5. You don’t think it (rain), do you? 6. In a week you (to drive) with this woman in the Park. She (to be) your constant guest, your dearest friend. 7. I (to start) out on my round by the time (to go). 8. I (to think) of you day and night. 9. If you (to mention) her name again, I (to knock) you down. 10. You (to stay) in Rome long? 11. Why, we (to work) all night and (to finish) everything by midday tomorrow. 12. Bart and your mother (to come) to dinner. 13. I (to stink) American until I (to drop) dead. 14. Our people (to wait) at the emergency entrance. 15. Mum, I think we (to leave) for Chicago sooner than we thought. We (to start) getting ready tomorrow morning.

Future Perfect Continuous (Progressive)

will have been Ving shall

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
I shall (will) have been working.	Shall (will) I have been working?	I shan’t (won’t) have been working.
He will have been working.	Will he have been working?	He won’t have been working.
She will have been working.	Will she have been working?	She won’t have been working.
It will have been working.	Will it have been working?	It won’t have been working.
We shall (will) have been working.	Shall (will) we have been working?	We shan’t (won’t) have been working.
You will have been working.	Will you have been working?	You won’t have been working.
They will have been working.	Will they have been working?	They won’t have been working.

Future Perfect Continuous (Progressive) is used to express:

1. an action or a state that begins before a certain moment of time in the future and may or may not have been completed by that time:

By next September she will have been teaching English in this school for five years.

I’m afraid he’ll have been doing this task for an hour when I come.