grammar · neutral

will have + past participle

Band 5-6speakingtask2

Describes an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future.

Examples

“By the time you arrive, we will have finished dinner.”

“She will have graduated by 2024.”

“I will have sent the report before the meeting starts.”

Band 8 sentence

“By the end of the semester, students will have completed all major assessments, allowing the instructors to finalise grades.”

Collocations

  • by + time / by the time + clause
  • already / by then

Common mistakes

I will finish the project by Friday.→I will have finished the project by Friday.

By next year she will graduate.→By next year she will have graduated.

Say it for a higher band

5will + base verb→6will be + V-ing→7+will have + past participle

Synonyms

future perfect

Easily confused

will be + V-ing

“At 8pm tomorrow, I will be working.”

Related words

have / has + past participlesubject + V(s) (simple present)be about to + base verbbe + V-ingso + adjective/adverb + that + clauseIf + present perfect, will + base verbNot only + clause, but also + clausewill have been + V-ing

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