Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
The idea
Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
Structure & examples
By Friday, I will have finished the report.
They will have moved by June.
Notice the pattern
The future perfect looks back from a future point to something that will already be complete. By means no later than a deadline; until usually describes a continuing action. A duration can also be measured at the future point: will have lived here for ten years.
We will have finished by Monday.
She will have arrived by then.
Important notes & common mistakes
By marks a deadline; until usually marks continuation.
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Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
By noon, she ___ the exam.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: will have finished
Completed sentence: By noon, she will have finished the exam. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
They will have ___ by the time we arrive.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: left
Completed sentence: They will have left by the time we arrive. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
___ you have completed it by Friday?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Will
Completed sentence: Will you have completed it by Friday? Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
By next year, we ___ here for a decade.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: will have lived
Completed sentence: By next year, we will have lived here for a decade. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
Question 1 of 50% complete
By Friday, I ___ the report.
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Correct answer: will have finished
Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: will have finished
Completed sentence: By noon, she will have finished the exam. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: left
Completed sentence: They will have left by the time we arrive. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
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Correct answer: Will
Completed sentence: Will you have completed it by Friday? Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: will have lived
Completed sentence: By next year, we will have lived here for a decade. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
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Correct answer: will have completed
Completed sentence: Use complete in the future perfect: By July, I will have completed the course. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
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Correct answer: will have arrived
Completed sentence: Use arrive in the future perfect: By then, the guests will have arrived. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
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Correct answer: will have sold
Completed sentence: Use sell in the future perfect: By tomorrow, they will have sold every ticket. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
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Correct answer: will have finished
Completed sentence: Use finish in the future perfect: By six, she will have finished work. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
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Correct answer: will have left
Completed sentence: Use leave in the future perfect: Before you wake, I will have left. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline.
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Correct answer: They will have moved by June
Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline. By marks a deadline; until usually marks continuation.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: We will have finished by Monday
We will have finished by Monday. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline. By marks a deadline; until usually marks continuation.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: She will have arrived by then
She will have arrived by then. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline. By marks a deadline; until usually marks continuation.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Will they have completed the bridge
Will they have completed the bridge? Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline. By marks a deadline; until usually marks continuation.
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Correct answer: I will have read it by tomorrow
I will have read it by tomorrow. Use will have + past participle for an action completed before a future deadline. By marks a deadline; until usually marks continuation.
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