Conjugation & verb forms of the future perfect simple
(Formation of the future perfect simple tense in English)
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Formation of the future perfect simple
The future perfect simple consists of the two auxiliary verbs ‘will + have’ and the past participle of the respective verb. Compare the following examples and the full conjugation in the table below:
- Some example sentences that demonstrate the formation of the simple future perfect in English:
- “Sammy will have done his homework.”
- “We will have bought a new car.”
Verb forms of the future perfect simple
Example verb: ‘to play’
Positive/affirmative sentences
| Person/pronoun | Positive | Short form | Interrogative form | Short form of question |
| I | He will have played. | He’ll have played. | Will he have played? | – |
| you (singular) | ||||
| he/she/it | ||||
| we/you/they |
Negative sentences
| Person/pronoun | Negative | Short form | Interrogative form | Short form of question |
| I | We will not have played. | We won’t have played. or We’ll not have played.* |
Will we not have played? | Won’t we have played? |
| you (singular) | ||||
| he/she/it | ||||
| we/you/they |
* This form is not as common as the other one.
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