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FUTURE PERFECT

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Future Perfect has two different forms: "will have done" and "be going to have done." Unlike Simple Future forms, Future Perfect forms are usually interchangeable.

FORM Future Perfect with "Will"

[will have + past participle]

Examples:

• You will have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.
• Will you have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.?
• You will not have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.

FORM Future Perfect with "Be Going To"

[am/is/are + going to have + past participle]

Examples:

• You are going to have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.
• Are you going to have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.?
• You are not going to have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.

NOTE: It is possible to use either "will" or "be going to" to create the Future Perfect with little or no difference in meaning.
Complete List of Future Perfect Forms

USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Future

The Future Perfect expresses the idea that something will occur before another action in the future. It can also show that something will happen before a specific time in the future.

Examples:

• By the time he gets home, she is going to have cleaned the entire house.
• I am not going to have finished this test by 3 o'clock.
• Will she have learned enough Chinese to communicate before she moves to Beijing?
• Sam is probably going to have completed the proposal by the time he leaves this afternoon.
• By next November, I will have received my promotion.
• By the time I finish this course, I will have taken ten tests.
• How many countries are you going to have visited by the time you turn 50?

Notice in the examples above that the reference points (marked in italics) are in Simple Present rather than Simple Future. This is because the interruptions are in time clauses, and you cannot use future tenses in time clauses.

USE 2 Duration Before Something in the Future (Non-Continuous Verbs)

With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Future Perfect to show that something will continue up until another action in the future.

Examples:

• I will have been in London for six months by the time I leave.
• By Monday, Susan is going to have had my book for a week.

Although the above use of Future Perfect is normally limited to Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and "study" are sometimes used in this way even though they are NOT Non-Continuous Verbs.

REMEMBER No Future in Time Clauses

Like all future forms, the Future Perfect cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Future Perfect, Present Perfect is used.

Examples:

• I am going to see a movie when I will have finished my homework. Not Correct
• I am going to see a movie when I have finished my homework. Correct

ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

• You will only have learned a few words.
• Will you only have learned a few words?

• You are only going to have learned a few words.
• Are you only going to have learned a few words?

ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

• They will have completed the project before the deadline. Active
• The project will have been completed before the deadline. Passive

• They are going to have completed the project before the deadline. Active
• The project is going to have been completed before the deadline. Passive

More About Active / Passive Forms

EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS

• Exercise 1 Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous
• Exercise 2 Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous
• Exercise 3 Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous
• Exercise 4 Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous
• Verb Tense Practice Test Cumulative Verb Tense Review
• Verb Tense Final Test Cumulative Verb Tense Review

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

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Future Continuous has two different forms: "will be doing " and "be going to be doing." Unlike Simple Future forms, Future Continuous forms are usually interchangeable.

FORM Future Continuous with "Will"

[will be + present participle]

Examples:

• You will be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
• Will you be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight?
• You will not be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.

FORM Future Continuous with "Be Going To "

[am/is/are + going to be + present participle]

Examples:

• You are going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
• Are you going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight?
• You are not going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.

REMEMBER: It is possible to use either "will" or "be going to" to create the Future Continuous with little difference in meaning.
Complete List of Future Continuous Forms

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Future

Use the Future Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.

Examples:

• I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight.
• I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.
• I am going to be staying at the Madison Hotel, if anything happens and you need to contact me.
• He will be studying at the library tonight, so he will not see Jennifer when she arrives.

Notice in the examples above that the interruptions (marked in italics) are in Simple Present rather than Simple Future. This is because the interruptions are in time clauses, and you cannot use future tenses in time clauses.

USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption in the Future

In USE 1, described above, the Future Continuous is interrupted by a short action in the future. In addition to using short actions as interruptions, you can also use a specific time as an interruption.

Examples:

• Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to be eating dinner. I will be in the process of eating dinner.
• At midnight tonight, we will still be driving through the desert. We will be in the process of driving through the desert.

REMEMBER

In the Simple Future, a specific time is used to show the time an action will begin or end. In the Future Continuous, a specific time interrupts the action.

Examples:

• Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to eat dinner. I am going to start eating at 6 PM.
• Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to be eating dinner. I am going to start earlier and I will be in the process of eating dinner at 6 PM.
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  ADVERB PLACEMENT

  The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.
  
  Examples:
  

  • You will still be waiting for her when her plane arrives.
  • Will you still be waiting for her when her plane arrives?

  • You are still going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives.
  • Are you still going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives?

  ACTIVE / PASSIVE

  Examples:
  

  • At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be washing the dishes. Active
  • At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes will be being washed by John. Passive

  • At 8:00 PM tonight, John is going to be washing the dishes. Active
  • At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes are going to be being washed by John. Passive
  NOTE: Passive forms of the Future Continuous are not common.
  
  

  EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS

• Verb Tense Exercise 23 Simple Future and Future Continuous
• Verb Tense Exercise 24 Simple Present, Simple Future, Present Continuous, and Future Continuous
• Verb Tense Practice Test Cumulative Verb Tense Review
• Verb Tense Final Test Cumulative Verb Tense Review

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TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE

En español cuando te cortas el pelo dices: “Me he cortado el pelo” o “Me corté el pelo”. Si te fijas parece como si tú mismo hubieses realizado la acción de cortarte pelo, cuando lo cierto es que un peluquero te corta el pelo, por tanto, se presupone que ha sido otra persona. Pero en inglés no es así, indicamos que la acción la ha realizado otra persona para nosotros:

¿Cómo? Utilizando la fórmula siguiente: 

Verbo “have/had” + objeto + participio pasado

Por ejemplo. 
I had my hair cut.  Me corté el pelo.  
Nota: También puedo decir: I got a haircut.  Con el verbo comodín “got”  consigo expresar que “alguien me cortó el pelo” (Obtuve un corte de pelo, jejeje).

Utilizando el verbo “have/had” hacemos énfasis en que otra persona hizo el trabajo para nosotros.

La fórmula es muy sencilla, pero hay que saberse bien los participios pasados de los verbos.

Veamos más ejemplos:

have/had	object	past participle	traducción
I had	my nails	polished.	Me hice (pintaron) las uñas.
I need to have	my car	painted	Necesito pintar mi coche.
They are having	the school	repaired.	Están arreglando el colegio.
She had	her carpet	cleaned.	Ella mandó a limpiar la alfombra.
Where did you have	that photograph	taken?	¿Dónde te tomaron esa foto?
They had	an extra room	built.	Les hicieron una habitación adicional.

Recuerda: También existe una forma informal para expresar la idea de que “alguien hace algo para tí”. Se trata de una fórmula con el verbo “get”. Por ejemplo: “I got my car repaired”  es igual a decir: “I had my car repaired”. Me arreglaron el coche. Todo lo que tengo que hacer es sustituir “have/had” por “get/got” (u otros tiempos verbales).

Ahora vamos a practicar:

exercise 1

exercise 2

exercise 3

exercise 4

exercise 5

exercise 6

exercise 7