You will be able to describe actions that will be completed before a specific future time and understand when to use the Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous.
The Future Perfect is formed with will have and the past participle. It describes an action that will be finished before a particular moment in the future. Use it to show that one future action will be completed before another future action or time point begins.
By 31 March, the finance team will have completed the annual audit.
The merger will have been approved by the time the shareholders meet in June.
Sarah will have secured three new contracts by the end of the quarter.
By then, the restructuring will have affected over two hundred employees.
The compliance team will have submitted all documentation to the regulator by Friday.
The board will have reviewed the due diligence report before the acquisition closes.
The supplier will not have delivered the equipment by Monday.
Short form: The supplier won't have delivered the equipment by Monday.
Will the finance department have processed all invoices by the end of the week?
Will the compliance officer not have flagged the risk by the time we sign the contract?
Short form: Won't the compliance officer have flagged the risk by the time we sign the contract?
Common mistake. Do not confuse the Future Perfect with the Present Perfect. The Future Perfect always refers to a completed action at a specific point in the future (by Friday, by 2025), while the Present Perfect describes something that started in the past and continues to the present. Remember: Future Perfect = will have + past participle + future time point.
Choose the correct form for each gap. Your answer is marked at once, with the reason.
1.By the end of September, Oliver ___ (complete) the full restructuring plan.
positive2.The due diligence team ___ (identify) all material risks before the board meets next week.
positive3.By then, the merger ___ (receive) approval from the competition authority.
positive4.The compliance department ___ (submit) all regulatory documentation by Friday.
positive5.Priya ___ (negotiate) the new supplier contract before the financial year ends.
positive6.By the end of this quarter, the marketing team ___ (launch) the new product campaign.
positive7.James ___ (forecast) the revenue projections by the time the investors arrive in Manchester.
positive8.The finance team will not ___ (close) the accounts by the end of today, as the audit is still running.
negative9.Sarah will not ___ (sign) the contract by the end of this week.
negative10.The suppliers will not ___ (deliver) the materials before the production deadline.
negative11.By March, Daniel will not ___ (resolve) all outstanding stakeholder concerns.
negative12.The compliance officer will not ___ (receive) the external audit report by next Monday.
negative13.___ (you / complete) the project analysis by the time the steering committee meets on Thursday?
question14.___ (the merger / receive) final regulatory approval before the announcement?
question15.___ (Tom / conclude) the negotiations by the end of next month?
question16.___ (the team / implement) the new compliance procedures by December?
question17.___ (Emma / submit) all documentation to the regulator before the deadline?
question18.Will the board not ___ (ratify) the restructuring plan before the end of the financial year?
negative question19.Won't the external auditors ___ (verify) all account balances by Friday?
negative question20.Will the supplier not ___ (fulfil) the order before the production schedule starts?
negative question