The Complete Guide to English Tenses with Infographics
The tenses (different grammar for time) in English can be a little difficult to understand. Here is a complete guide to all 12 major verb tenses in the English language, and conditional sentences. Each verb tense has Infographics and examples to help you understand how the verbs are changed in that tense, and which time each tense is for. There are also examples of the different ways that tense can be used.
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When Do I Use the Future Perfect Tense?
1. When you want to say how long an action lasts in the future, before another event in the future begins.
At 12 o’clock tomorrow I will have worked on this report for three days.
Will Gregory have lived here for 2 years when he moves to a new house on Sunday?
In February I will have traveled through 8 different countries on my tour.
2. When you want to say when an action will finish in the future, but you do not know exactly when. We often use “by the time” or “when” to show when we expect the action to happen.
I will have retired by the time I am 75 years old.
Will you have finished your homework by the time your lesson starts?
I won’t (will not) have decided what I want to eat when the waitress comes back. She returns too quickly!
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