Formación
El "future perfect" está compuesto por dos elementos:
el "simple future" del verbo "to have" (will have) + el "past participle" del verbo principal
| Sujeto | + will have | + "past participle" del verbo principal |
|---|---|---|
| He | will have | finished. |
| I | will have | finished. |
To arrive, "future perfect"
| Afirmativa | Negativa | Interrogativa | Negativa Interrogativa |
|---|---|---|---|
| I will have arrived | I won't have arrived | Will I have arrived? | Won't I have arrived? |
| You will have arrived | You won't have arrived | Will you have arrived? | Won't you have arrived? |
| He will have arrived | He won't have arrived | Will he have arrived? | Won't he have arrived? |
| We will have arrived | We won't have arrived | Will we have arrived? | Won't we have arrived? |
| They will have arrived | They won't have arrived | Will they have arrived? | Won't they have arrived? |
Funciones
El "future perfect" se refiere a una acción que se completará en el futuro. Cuando empleamos este tiempo verbal, estamos proyectándonos hacia el futuro y echando la vista atrás, hacia una acción concluida en algún momento posterior al presente. La mayoría de las veces, se emplea con expresiones temporales.
Ejemplos
- I will have been here for six months on June 23rd.
- By the time you read this I will have left.
- You will have finished your report by this time next week.
- Won't they have arrived by 5:00?
- Will you have eaten when I pick you up?