What is Future Perfect Passive? Explained with Its Uses, Structure and Examples.
The future perfect passive is a verb tense that is used to
describe an action that will be completed by a specific point in the future. It
is used to describe actions that will be completed at an indefinite point in
the future, but their completion will occur before some other future event.
VERB: 3rd Form of Verb
Helping Verb: Will have been, Shall have been
Structure of Sentence:
1) Simple: Subject + helping verb + verb + by + the actor
2) Negative: Subject + helping verb + not + verb + by + the actor
3) Interrogative: Helping verb + subject + verb + by + the actor
4) Negative Interrogative: Helping verb + subject + not + verb + by + the actor
For example:
1. The cake will have been eaten by the time you get home. (The
focus is on the result of the action, not the agent who will perform the
action.)
Uses of Future Perfect Passive:
1. The future perfect passive is often used to describe actions
that will be completed before some other future event.
2. It can also be used to describe actions that will be
completed at an indefinite point in the future, but their completion will occur
before some other future event.
Examples:
1. The pie will have been baked by the time the guests arrive.
(The pie will be ready to eat when the guests arrive.)
2. The grass will have been cut by the time the party starts.
(The grass will be short when the party begins.)
3. The window will have been cleaned by the time the visitor
arrives. (The window will be clean when the visitor arrives.)