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Using the future perfect

B2Verbs · lesson 79 of 79

We use the future perfect to say that something _will have been completed_ at some point in the future. If I have to finish an assignment by tomorrow, I could say "I will have finished it tomorrow".

ik | zal | hebben/zijn | \+ pp

je | zult/zal | hebben/zijn | \+ pp

hij | zal | hebben/zijn | \+ pp

we | zullen | hebben/zijn | \+ pp

jullie | zullen | hebben/zijn | \+ pp

ze | zullen | hebben/zijn | \+ pp

In Dutch, this tense is quite uncommon. Instead of the future perfect, the Dutch usually opt for the [present perfect](#/lesson/Verbs.Re13).

[future perfect - less common]

Morgen zal ze het allemaal zijn vergeten. | Tomorrow, she will have forgotten all about it.

[present perfect - common]

Morgen is ze het allemaal vergeten. | Tomorrow, she has forgotten all about it.

[future perfect - less common]

Als de crisis voorbij is, zal het probleem nog niet zijn opgelost. | When the crisis is over, the problem will not have been solved yet.

[present perfect - common]

Als de crisis voorbij is, is het probleem nog niet opgelost. | When the crisis is over, the problem is not solved yet.

The Dutch basically say: "Tomorrow, she _has_ forgotten all about it", and "When the crisis is over, the problem _is_ not solved yet" (instead of "... she _will have_ forgotten...", and "... the problem _will_ not _have_ been solved...").

The future perfect
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