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05.11Core
Future Perfect
An action that will be finished before a future deadline.
The structure
Positive
Subject + will have + V3
Negative
Subject + will not have + V3
Question
Will + subject + have + V3 ?
When you use it
- An action completed before a stated future time, almost always with by: by June, by then, by the time you arrive.
- To look back at something from a point in the future.
Words that signal this tense
by Juneby thenby the timebefore next year
Examples
- I will have completed the course by June.میں جون تک کورس مکمل کر چکا ہوں گا۔
- She will have left before you arrive.تمہارے پہنچنے سے پہلے وہ جا چکی ہوگی۔
- They will not have finished the work by Friday.وہ جمعے تک کام مکمل نہیں کر چکے ہوں گے۔
- Will you have saved enough money by then?کیا تم اُس وقت تک کافی رقم جمع کر چکے ہو گے؟
- By 2027 I will have taken the IELTS test twice.2027 تک میں دو بار آئلٹس دے چکا ہوں گا۔
The mistake almost everyone makes
By June I will complete the course.
By June I will have completed the course.
The word by sets a deadline, and a deadline needs the future perfect.