Topic: The future perfect tense 1

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Intermediate/High-intermediate

Fill in each blank with the correct words to change each present continuous tense sentence into a future perfect tense sentence.
Example: I am reading a book. → By this time tomorrow, I will have read the book.

1. I am writing a book.
By this time next month, I the book.

2. Maria is preparing a report.
By this time tomorrow, Maria the report.

3. Martha is learning German.
By this time next year, Martha German.

4. They are inviting all their friends.
By this time tomorrow, they all their friends.

5. We are bringing our stuff to our new apartment.
By this time tomorrow, we all our stuff to our new apartment.

6. I am fixing my computer.
By this time next week, I my computer.

7. My mother is making dinner.
By the time the guests arrive, my mother dinner.

8. Peter is reading a magazine.
By the time his flight lands, Peter the magazine.

9. My sister and I are painting our apartment.
By this time tomorrow, my sister and I our apartment.

10. John is cleaning the house.
By the time his parents arrive, John the house.

11. We are finishing our homework.
By the time the game starts, we our homework.

12. Sam is taking a shower.
By the time Jim wakes up, Sam a shower.

13. My friends are leaving.
By 8:00 PM, my friends .

14. We are making a lot of food.
By dinner time, we a lot of food.

15. Peter is sweeping the kitchen floor.
By the time the guests arrive, Peter the kitchen floor.

16. The teacher is checking our answers.
By the end of class, the teacher our answers.

17. My brother is building a birdhouse.
By this time tomorrow, my brother a birdhouse.

18. Amelia is cycling 50 miles.
By the end of the day, Amelia 50 miles.

19. My sister and I are hiking to the top of the mountain.
By this time tomorrow, my sister and I to the top of the mountain.

20. Joanna is organizing the local film festival.
By next week, Joanna the local film festival.

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GRAMMAR REVIEW! Future perfect

The future perfect tense is used to describe an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future. It emphasizes that something will happen before a certain point in the future.

Structure:
Subject + will have + past participle (verb in its third form)

Example:
By next year, she will have finished her project.

When to use it:
• To show an action completed before a future time:
By 8 PM, I will have eaten dinner.
• To express the duration of an action until a future point:
By the time he arrives, I will have lived here for five years.

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