the future perfectnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌfjuː.tʃə ˈpɜː.fekt/us/ˌfjuː.tʃɚ ˈpɝː.fekt/the form of the verb that is used to show that an action will have been performed by a particular time. In English it is formed by "will have" or "shall have" and a past participle:
In the sentence "By that time I will have finished" the verb phrase "will have finished" is in the future perfect.
More examples
- In the sentence "On 14 October I will have worked here ten years", there is an example of the future perfect.
- The future perfect is formed by putting 'will have' before the past participle of the verb.
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Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- ditransitive
- historic present
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the past continuous
- the pluperfect
- the present simple
- the third person
- transitive
- wast
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