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future perfect
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future perfect
(noun)
future perfect
noun
future perfect
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of FUTURE PERFECT
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a verb tense that is used to refer to an action that will be completed by a specified time in the future
The
future perfect
in English is formed with “will have” and “shall have,” as in “They will have left by the time we arrive.”
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