The future perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses. expresses that an eventA general term expressing that somebody or something does something or that something happens. E.g.: An apple fell on Isaac’s head. will be completeA concept, related to the perfect aspect, expressing that an action has finished. E.g.: He’s finished university.d before a point in the future. This event may happen at any time up to that point. It is normally used with time expressionA word or group of words used in a particular situation. E.g.: Good morning, at six, on the sofas and clauseA group of related words containing a subject and a verb.s beginning with by.

By the time we get home, the film will have started.
By 5 he'll have reached his destination.
By this time next year I will have lived here for 10 years. (This could mean that in a year's time I will still be living there or will have just moved.)

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Form: future perfect
Future perfect Notes: future perfect

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