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For questions about the future perfect, which is will/shall + have + the past participle of the main verb.

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What is the difference between future perfect and future in the past?

It would be nice to buy a new car. It will have been nice to buy a new car. Please explain the difference between these.
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Have I correctly phrased this sentence in future perfect?

You will have painted the walls by now. Have I correctly phrased the sentence above? It may have two possible answers or explanation: You certainly have done it recently. You probably …
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Is this sentence correctly phrased?

He will have had the operation by may and should be a lot fitter then. Have I phrased the sentence correctly? By this sentence, what I understand is -He probably will do the operation- in future- …
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Would you explain this kind of future?

We can also use will be+verb-ing to make a prediction about something we believed to be the case now. You can't interrupt her now. She will be getting ready to go on stage, won't she? ..... I can …
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Would you explain which one and why?

By the time this quarter is over, you will have learnt much, and you WILL BE/ WILL HAVE BEEN one step closer to your dream. Could anybody readily and kindly tell me which one and why?
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Please explain "will have had"

Once I finish this pancake I will have had 5 pancakes. Would you kindly explain this kind of future perfect? It's a sort of future retrospective tense, where one is talking about a past tense th …
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'Will' vs 'Must'

He will have painted the walls by tomorrow. He must have painted the walls by yesterday. Does each one have two different connotations? So, if we have four different likelihood meanings, w …
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Does anyone know the other reason for using future perfect here?

I wonder the reason why it has been here used FUTURE PERFECT! The building is hardly there to satisfy the needs of structure but, whatever its purpose or plan, structural needs will have had a vit …
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Would you please explain readily the difference between these?

Once I make another cake, I will have possessed 3 cakes. Once I make another cake, I will possess 3 cakes. Would anybody possibly explain the difference between these? I would like to know clearly …
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“By the time” = “Before”?

By the time he comes, we will have already left. Have I correctly reworded the sentence above? Before he comes, we will have already left.
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