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Future Perfect Perfect vs Simple Future

Upper-intermediateB2

Exercise 1 — Single event vs completed before a deadline

Choose 'will + base verb' (Future Simple: a single event at a future time) or 'will have + pp' (Future Perfect: completed before a future deadline). About half of the answers need each form.

Set:

I ___ call you when I'm ready. (single action — promise)

will have calledwill callam going to callcalled

By noon, I ___ called you three times already. (completed before noon)

will callwill be callingwill have calledcalled

She ___ arrive at the airport at 6 PM. (scheduled event)

will have arrivedwill be arrivingwill arrivearrives

By 6 PM, she ___ already arrived and checked in. (completed before 6 PM)

will arriveis arrivingwill have arrivedarrived

He ___ finish the project soon. (prediction — single completion)

will have finishedwill finishfinishesis finishing

By next week, they ___ finished all the renovations. (deadline)

will finishwill be finishingwill have finishedfinished

I think the weather ___ improve next week. (simple prediction)

will have improvedimproveswill improveimproved

By the end of the year, the company ___ hired 50 new employees. (completion before year-end)

will hireis hiringhiredwill have hired

They ___ release the new album in spring. (single planned event)

will have releasedwill releasereleasereleased

By the time you read this, she ___ already left for the airport. (before you read it)

will leaveis leavingwill have leftleft

Home/Tenses/Future Perfect/Perfect vs Simple Future

Future Perfect Perfect vs Simple Future

Upper-intermediateB2

Exercise 1 — Single event vs completed before a deadline

Choose 'will + base verb' (Future Simple: a single event at a future time) or 'will have + pp' (Future Perfect: completed before a future deadline). About half of the answers need each form.

Set:

I ___ call you when I'm ready. (single action — promise)

will have calledwill callam going to callcalled

By noon, I ___ called you three times already. (completed before noon)

will callwill be callingwill have calledcalled

She ___ arrive at the airport at 6 PM. (scheduled event)

will have arrivedwill be arrivingwill arrivearrives

By 6 PM, she ___ already arrived and checked in. (completed before 6 PM)

will arriveis arrivingwill have arrivedarrived

He ___ finish the project soon. (prediction — single completion)

will have finishedwill finishfinishesis finishing

By next week, they ___ finished all the renovations. (deadline)

will finishwill be finishingwill have finishedfinished

I think the weather ___ improve next week. (simple prediction)

will have improvedimproveswill improveimproved

By the end of the year, the company ___ hired 50 new employees. (completion before year-end)

will hireis hiringhiredwill have hired

They ___ release the new album in spring. (single planned event)

will have releasedwill releasereleasereleased

By the time you read this, she ___ already left for the airport. (before you read it)

will leaveis leavingwill have leftleft