Lesson 6: Unit 151 - Future Perfect Tense.
The lesson introduces the Future Perfect Tense — how it is formed and when it is used to express an action completed before a certain point in the future.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how the Future Perfect Tense is formed and used in English. You will master the structure will + have + past participle and practise using it to describe actions completed before a certain time in the future. Through a dialogue between Anthony and Nina you will see the tense in a real context. You will also understand the difference between the use of "by" and "until", as well as between the Future Perfect and the Future Simple. The exercises include gap-filling, transformations and conversation practice.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Form the Future Perfect Tense with the structure will + have + past participle.
- Understand when the Future Perfect Tense is used — an action completed by a point in the future.
- Distinguish between the use of 'by' and 'until' in the context of future tenses.
- Distinguish the Future Perfect from the Future Simple in practical sentences.
- Recognise and use the passive voice in the Future Perfect (will have been done).
- Answer questions and transform sentences using the Future Perfect Tense.
Lesson vocabulary
- will have gotten married By the end of the month we'll have gotten married.
- teacher training college I'll go to a teacher training college first.
- retired I'll have retired by then.
- cottage I'll have bought a small cottage in the country.
- voyage We'll go on a voyage to the Bahamas.
- sold The tickets for the cinema will have been sold before we have even left.
- make fun of Stop making fun of me!
- by the end of the month By the end of the month we'll have gotten married.
- a couple of years And after I've taught for a couple of years.
- will have finished She will have finished this task in twenty minutes.
- will have saved By this time next year I will have saved $400.
- will have gone to bed The children will have gone to bed before you come back.
- will have left I'll still be here next summer but Bob will have left.
- will have been eaten By the time we get to the party, all food will have been eaten.
- will wait (until) They will wait until 6 o'clock.
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