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Through this lesson, you will review the different forms of the present perfect (affirmative, negative, interrogative) to express an action, which will have finished by a specific moment in the future.
By the end of this topic, you will:
Express an action that will have finished at a specific moment on the future, through different affirmative, negative and interrogative exercises. Use the grammatical forms to compare and predict actions and projects to learn the language.
We can use the Future Perfect to talk about an action, which will be finished, completed or achieved by a specific time in the future. (Swan, 2005)
Let´s check the use of every one of the forms, shall we?
Affirmative
When you’re talking about your holiday plans, you usually mention the organization you have in mind, right?
I am still planning my holidays for next January, but by the end of the week I will have planned all the activities I would like to do, I will have organized them not to have more than two on the same day too, and finally, I will have figured out a payment plan to visit as many places and shows as my pocket can handle
In affirmative sentences the structure is the following:
I |
will |
have |
planned |
all the activities. |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
Subject |
Auxiliary will |
Auxiliary have |
Verb in past participle |
Complement. |
I will have organized them to not have more than two on the same day too.
Negative
Sometimes when you are worried, you may think everything you have to do may not go as planned.
Lyndsey: Hey, David! What´s wrong?
David: I need more time. I am supposed to finish everything at the end of the month. Unfortunately, I will not have finished on time if I don´t start organizing my activities. For example, I won´t have delivered my holiday request letter by this afternoon if I don´t stop checking Facebook and I won´t have bought my travelling equipment If I don´t make time to go shopping.
Lyndsey: David, you don´t need more time, you need to stop wasting the one you already have!
I |
will |
not |
have |
finished |
my holiday request letter by this afternoon. |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
Subject |
Auxiliary will |
NOT/NEVER |
Auxiliary have |
Verb in Past Participle |
Complement |
Interrogative
Or sometimes you may wonder when is everything going to finish?
kaboompics. (2015). Calendario / organizador / mujeres / lapiz labial [photo]. Retrieved on March 2017 from https://goo.gl/vlqiFk
Andrea: wow! You really have a busy week!
Marilyn: Do you think so? I am not sure about that.
Andrea: Well, you like your hobbies and apparently you´ve decided to practice them all at once. When will you have presented your dance recital?
Marilyn: I will have had everything ready by the end of the month.
Andrea: Aja! And What will you have decided to include in that recital?
Marilyn: Not a lot is just a singing act in which I dance and sing, then a tap presentation with my dancing partner Mark and finally a choreography with some of my classmates.
Andrea: And how much have you practiced already?
Marilyn: We haven´t practiced yet. We will have start doing it by Friday.
Andrea: You realize you will have had your presentation by the end of next week, right? Will you have finished by then?
Marilyn: OMG!!! I will not! You are right! I do have a busy week.
WH-Questions
When |
will |
you |
have |
presented |
your recital |
.? |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
Question Word |
Auxiliary will |
Subject |
Auxiliary have |
Verb in past participle |
Complement |
Question mark |
Yes / No Question
Will |
You |
Have |
Finished |
By then |
.? |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
Auxiliary will |
Subject |
Auxiliary have |
Verb in past participle |
Complement |
Question mark |
Activity 1
Through the whole unit, you have checked the use of the future perfect. Now, you will read a text in with future time references.
You will practice your reading comprehension according to the uses of the future perfect.
Read the text about “Russia World Cup” and choose the correct answer for the questions below.
Activity 2
Through the lesson, we have checked how to talk about the future at a specific time.
Now, listen to the audio “Traveling” in which tips for travelling are given using the information you know about the Future perfect and its uses. Answer the following question T (true) or F (false) according to the data.
Activity 3
Through the last few activities you have checked different aspects from the upcoming World Cup, now is your chance to express your opinion.
Using the grammatical information reviewed in this lesson, you will provide your opinion about the results in writing. Your work must contain between 150 and 200 words. Review the following checklist to evaluate yourself. Here are a few ideas:
What are your projections for the next world cup?
Read the following example.
Activity 4
Along with the unit, we have checked the uses of the future perfect for organizing schedules in the future with a specific date or hour.
Through this activity, you will practice fluency, your pronunciation and the correct use of the future perfect in context.
Talk about your time plan to finish your principal and get your degree.
Consider the next:
Write the ideas or the answers you have for these questions. When you finish, organize it by points because you are going to record your voice.
Listen to the following example:
Ready? Use Vocaroo to record your answers and download your recording on mp3 format.
Before recording your audio, listen to it and check using the rubrics.
After reviewing all the information about “connectors” in the content, it is time to put your knowledge to practice.
• J. Robinson, J. P. (2016). Connectors: Usage and Meaning. Westminster, BC, Canada. Swan, M. (2005). Practical English Usage. En M. Swan, Practical English Usage (págs. 616 - 618). New York: Oxford University Press.