future perfect

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future perfect

noun future perfects · futures perfect

A tense that expresses action completed at some time in the future; in English it is formed by use of will have (or shall have) and a past participle.

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noun a tense that expresses action completed at some time in the future

Español	futuro compuesto
日本語	未来完了時制 mirai-kanryō-jisei
Português	futuro perfeito
Français	futur antérieur
Deutsch	Futur II, Vorzukunft
Italiano	futuro anteriore
Русский	бу́дущее соверше́нное вре́мя búduščeje soveršénnoje vrémja

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@misc{future_perfect_2026,
  title = {future perfect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/future%20perfect},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}