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✨ Future Perfect Tense & Everyday Phrases

October 25, 2025

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chemical /ˈkemɪkl/ cheminis
damp /dæmp/ drėgnas
funny /ˈfʌnɪ/ juokingas
impetuous /ɪmˈpetjʊəs/ veržlus
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mountainous /ˈmaʊntɪnəs/ kalnuotas
mysterious /mɪˈstɪərɪəs/ paslaptingas
poetic /pəʊˈetɪk/ poetiškas
steep /stiːp/ status
tall /tɔːl/ aukštas
traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl/ tradicinis

💬 EVERYDAY PHRASES

Emily: Hello, Almita! I am glad you had come.
Almita: Hello, Emily! I am afraid I am a little late.
Emily: Never mind.
Almita: Have you got any ideas for today?
Emily: Oh, yes! But where do you want to go?
Almita: I would like to visit the Botanical Gardens. I am very fond of flowers.
Emily: Yes, it isn’t cold. If we want to get to the centre of the town, we must take a taxi, mustn’t we?
Almita: You are right. So, let’s hurry up!

✅ Correct:
– Natural everyday English; correct use of tag questions (isn’t it?, mustn’t we?).
⚠️ Note: More natural to say “I am afraid I am a little late” (without but).

🧠 GRAMMAR. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

Formation

Future Perfect = will/shall have + past participle

Examples:

We will have painted the benches by 8 p.m. tomorrow.
By the end of next month, children will not have read this book.

Usage

The Future Perfect describes an action that will have been completed before a certain time in the future or before another future event.

Common time expressions:

  • by the time
  • before
  • by next week/month/year
  • by the end of…

Examples:
✅ By the time you arrive, I will have finished my work.
✅ They will have left by the end of the month.

Contractions

Positive Negative
I’ll have worked I shan’t have worked
You’ll have worked You won’t have worked
He’ll have worked He won’t have worked
We’ll have worked We won’t have worked
They’ll have worked They won’t have worked

Note: Modern English prefers “will” instead of “shall”.

💭 Proverb

The best things in life are free.

Exercises

Exercise 1Fill in the Correct Future Perfect Form

Complete the sentences using will have + past participle.

  1. By next week, I __ (finish) my project.
  2. She __ (read) all the books by the end of the month.
  3. They __ (not arrive) before midnight.
  4. We __ (build) the bridge by June.
  5. He __ (learn) English before his trip.

Exercise 2Negative Form

Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

  1. We will have finished the lesson by 10. →
  2. They will have seen the movie. →
  3. I will have cleaned the room. →
  4. He will have written the letter. →
  5. She will have gone home by then. →

Exercise 3Make Questions

Turn these into questions.

  1. You will have read the story. →
  2. They will have built the house. →
  3. He will have studied the lesson. →
  4. We will have arrived in time. →
  5. She will have cooked dinner. →

Exercise 4Choose the Correct Answer

Choose the correct sentence.

  1. (A) I will have done it tomorrow.
    (B) I will do it tomorrow.
    (C) I will have done it by tomorrow.

  2. (A) They will have left before we arrive.
    (B) They have left before we arrive.
    (C) They left before we arrive.

  3. (A) She will have written the letter by evening.
    (B) She writes the letter by evening.
    (C) She is writing the letter by evening.

Exercise 5Everyday Phrases – Fill in the Blanks

Complete the dialogue.

  1. Emily: Hello, Almita! I am glad you __ come.
  2. Almita: I am afraid I am a little __.
  3. Emily: Never __.
  4. Almita: Have you got any __ for today?
  5. Emily: Let’s hurry __!

Exercise 6Translate to English

Translate using Future Perfect.

  1. Aš būsiu parašęs laišką iki rytojaus.
  2. Ji bus baigusi darbą iki pietų.
  3. Mes nebūsime grįžę iki vakaro.
  4. Jie bus pastatę namą iki metų pabaigos.
  5. Jis bus išvykęs iki sekmadienio.

Exercise 7Time Expressions

Match the time expressions with their meanings.

Expression Meaning
by next week A. iki kitos savaitės
by the end of the month B. iki mėnesio pabaigos
before C. anksčiau
by then D. iki to meto
by the time E. kai (iki to momento)

Exercise 8Fill in the Missing Words

Use will have / won’t have.

  1. They __ finished dinner by eight.
  2. I __ learned this rule before tomorrow’s test.
  3. We __ arrived before midnight.
  4. She __ completed her project by then.
  5. He __ gone to work by 9 a.m.

Exercise 9Short Answers

Answer briefly.

  1. Will you have finished your work by 6 p.m.?
  2. Will they have left before dinner?
  3. Will she have read the book?
  4. Will we have arrived in time?
  5. Will he have passed the test?

Exercise 10Creative Writing

Write 5 sentences using Future Perfect.

Example:
By next month, I will have completed this English course.

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