English Tenses

The future perfect tense follows a simple structure. To form a sentence using the future perfect tense, we use will + have + past participle of the verb. Look at the following example to understand the rule of future perfect tense better:

• He will have driven 10 miles by 2 PM.
• Sharon will have slept for three hours by the time we reach the beach.
• You will have baked the cupcake by dinner time.

The future perfect tense is used when expressing an action or event that will have been completed at a specific future time. The event or action being talked about in the future perfect tense has a specified deadline. 

Example:

• I will have completed this task by tomorrow.

Future tense follows a simple rule: Subject + will/ shall + base form of the verb. For example, take a look at the following sentences:

• I will eat dinner at 11 PM.
• He will visit his grandma next week.

In English grammar, there are mainly four types of future tense. Have a look at the types of future tenses:

• Simple Future Tense
• Future Continuous Tense
• Future Perfect Tense
• Future Perfect Continuous Tense

In English grammar, the future tense is a verb form that is used to denote actions take will take place after the present time. It offers clarity on what is planned, assumed, or predicted to occur in the future.

Examples of future tense:

• He will go to the Church on Sunday.
• Shea will remove her makeup after she is done with the next act.
• I will eat ice cream for dessert.
  

The past perfect tense can be used in four forms:

• Affirmative: Subject + had + past participle of verb + object.
• Negative: Subject + had + not + past participle of verb + object.
• Interrogative: Had + subject + past participle of verb + object.
• Negative + Interrogative: Had + subject + not + past participle of verb + object.

Have a look at the examples of the past perfect tense below:

• The movie had already started when we arrived at the theatre.
• The teacher had scolded him as he misbehaved.
• Had the movie begun already?
• Had he not finished playing football before dinner?
• Sheetal had gone to the market when the incident happened.

As per the English Grammar rule for Past Perfect tense, the sentences in this verb form are formed using had with past particple (ed) of the verb. The Past Perfect tense rule or formula is:

Subject + Had + Past Participle of Verb + Object 

Past Perfect tense in English grammar is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. The sentences in Past Perfect tense are formed using had + past participle (ed). Have a look at a few Past Perfect Tense examples below:

·       The path is broken as it had rained all night yesterday.

·       Had the Police arrived on time the robbery could be prevented?

·       She had left early yesterday because of the event.