Form: future perfect

will + have + past participle

The future perfect is formed with the modal will + perfect infinitive without to (have + the past participle form of the verb) in all persons.

Affirmative

Subject Auxiliary Verb (perfect infinitive)  
I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
will have finished by then.

The following contracted forms are often used in spoken and in informal written language:

I will » I'll
you will
» you'll
he/she/it will
» he'll/she'll/it'll
we will
» we'll
you will
» you'll
they will
» they'll

Negative

Subject Auxiliary not Verb (perfect infinitive)  
I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
will not have finished by then.

The contracted form won't is often used instead of will not in spoken and in informal written language.

Interrogative

(Question word) Auxiliary Subject Verb (perfect infinitive)
By what time will I
you
he/she/it
we
you
they
have finished?

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