Learning English Grammar Future perfect
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Future Perfect Tense
- The future perfect tense discusses events predicted to finish before a future time.
- The structure is "will have" + past participle, as in "will have learned."
Usage with Time Markers
- Use the future perfect to discuss events completed before a specific future point.
- "By the time Christine arrives, we'll have had dinner" shows dinner finishing before Christine's arrival.
Using "By" with Time Phrases
- Use "by" with future dates, months, seasons, or special days.
- Examples include "by next January," "by 2020," "by the summer," or "by Christmas."