Pour conjuguer un verbe au futur perfect tense, on ajoute l’auxiliaire «to have» à l’auxiliaire « shall » ou « will » plus le past participle du verbe à conjuguer. (« ed » pour les verbes réguliers et la forme adéquate pour les verbes irréguliers.)
Les différentes formes : exemple du verbe To study
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Forme affirmative
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Forme interrogative
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Forme négative
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NB :
L’on peut écrire will not ou won’t (forme contractée)
Et
shall not ou shan’t (forme contractée)
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I shall have studied
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Shall I have studied ?
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I shall not have studied
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You will have studied
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Will you have studied ?
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You will not have studied
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He will have studied
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Will he have studied ?
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He will not have studied
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She will have studied
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Will she have studied ?
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She will not have studied
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It will have studied
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Will it have studied ?
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It will not have studied
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We shall have studied
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Shall we have studied ?
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We shall not have studied
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you will have studied
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Will you have studied ?
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You will not have studied
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They will have studied
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Will they have studied ?
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They will not have studied
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NB :
- L’indicateur du futur perfect tense est: By this time next, At this time tomorrow, At, this time tomorrow, probably, for, all night long
La valeur d’emploi du future perfect tense
On emploie le future perfect tense pour :
- Dire qu’une action sera terminée à un moment donné dans l’avenir.
Ex: by this time next week, my friend will have finished her exams. (À cette heure la semaine prochaine, mon amie aura terminé ses examens)
EXERCICE
Use the future perfect tense to conjugate those following verbs.
- When you come home, I (to look)……………………………………dinner for you.
- They (to wash)……………………………………the dishes by now.
- He (to invite)……………………………………her for a coffee.
- In ten years’time the house (to fall)………………………………..into ruin.
- She (to leave)…………………………………….work for today.
- You (not finish)……………………………………this work by the end of the day.
- Don’t come round before 9 o’clock. I (not get up)…………………………………..by then.
- They (not arrive)……………………………………yet.
- He (not forget)………………………………………………to lock the door.
- We (not switch off)………………………………………….the TV.
