Future Perfect Tense (Will / Shall Have) — Exercise 3 (Q&A with Solution’s Explanation and Improve English with Word Power)
Practice the Future Perfect Tense (will and shall Modals) with 10 exam-style questions. Each item includes the correct will/shall + have + past participle, an Oxford / Cambridge-style verb definition with POS notes, and a one-sentence explanation for every option (A–D) explaining why it is correct or wrong and what choosing it would mean. Ideal for both learners and teachers. Will and Shall are part of Tense and Modals. You are not only improving your English but also enriching your word power using Vocabulary Builder.
English Grammar Definition: Future Perfect Tense (will / Shall + have + verb 3rd form)
- Form: will / shall + have + verb 3rd form.
- Examples: She will have published new books by then; We shall have come back; will you have stopped it by next year?
- Main uses:
- actions or events that will be over or begin at a future time; to indicate planned and experienced activity.
- Signal words: at 3pm tomorrow, by then, tonight, when X happens, after, before.
- Negatives / Questions:
will not (won't) / shall not (shan't) + have + verb 3rd form;Will / shall + subject + have + verb 3rd form? - To learn more about it – Visit Here
Quiz Instructions
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Quiz Question, Answer and Explanation
Note: Do remember in the quiz box above, the questions and options will shuffle, so they won’t have the same sequence like 1, 2, 3, or A, B, C as below.
1. By the time the concert ends, we __ every song on the album.
A) shall have played B) will have played C) will play D) played
Verb: play — verb. To perform music.
POS: by the time (Phrase), the concert ends (Noun + Verb), we (Pronoun), every song (Determiner + Noun).
A) Correct (per instruction): shall have played — future perfect with we.
B) Grammatically correct but less aligned with shall-rule: will have played.
C) Wrong: will play — simple future.
D) Wrong: played — past.
2. By next summer, he __ fluent in Spanish.
A) will have become B) will become C) became D) shall have become
Verb: become — verb. To begin to be; change into a state.
POS: by next summer (Time), he (Pronoun), fluent (Adjective) in Spanish (Preposition + Proper noun).
A) Correct: will have become — future perfect; fluency attained before next summer.
B) Wrong: will become — simple future.
C) Wrong: became — past.
D) Wrong: shall have become — shall wrong with he.
3. By the time the workshop starts, I __ the slides.
A) shall have prepared B) will prepare C) prepared D) will have prepared
Verb: prepare — verb. To make ready materials.
POS: by the time (Phrase), the workshop starts (Noun + Verb), I (Pronoun), the slides (Determiner + Noun).
A) Correct: shall have prepared — future perfect with I.
B) Wrong: will prepare — simple future.
C) Wrong: prepared — past.
D) Grammatically correct but per instruction less preferred: will have prepared.
4. By the time the guests arrive, she __ the table.
A) will have set B) will set C) set D) shall have set
Verb: set — verb. To arrange dishes and cutlery on a table.
POS: by the time (Phrase), the guests arrive (Noun + Verb), she (Pronoun), the table (Determiner + Noun).
A) Correct: will have set — table arranged before guests arrive.
B) Wrong: will set — simple future.
C) Wrong: set — past.
D) Wrong: shall have set — shall incorrect with she.
5. By the time the sun rises, they __ the campsite.
A) will have packed B) packed C) will pack D) shall have packed
Verb: pack — verb. To put items into containers for travel.
POS: by the time (Phrase), the sun rises (Noun + Verb), they (Pronoun), the campsite (Determiner + Noun).
A) Correct: will have packed — completed packing before sunrise.
B) Wrong: packed — past.
C) Wrong: will pack — simple future.
D) Wrong: shall have packed — shall wrong with they.
6. By closing time, I __ every email in my inbox.
A) shall have replied to B) will reply to C) replied to D) shall reply to
Verb: reply — verb. To respond to a message.
POS: by closing time (Time), I (Pronoun), every email (Determiner + Noun), in my inbox (Preposition + Possessive + Noun).
A) Correct: shall have replied to — future perfect with I.
B) Wrong: will reply to — simple future.
C) Wrong: replied to — past.
D) Wrong: shall reply to — simple future.
7. By the end of their shift, the nurses __ all the patients.
A) will have checked B) checked C) shall have checked D) will check
Verb: check — verb. To examine or inspect.
POS: by the end of their shift (Time phrase), the nurses (Determiner + Noun), all the patients (Determiner + Adjective + Noun).
A) Correct: will have checked — future perfect; checks completed.
B) Wrong: checked — past.
C) Wrong: shall have checked — shall wrong with plural third-person.
D) Wrong: will check — simple future.
8. By next quarter, we __ the new marketing plan.
A) shall have finalized B) will finalize C) shall finalize D) finalized
Verb: finalize — verb. To complete and make final.
POS: by next quarter (Time), we (Pronoun), the new marketing plan (Determiner + Adjective + Noun + Noun).
A) Correct: shall have finalized — future perfect with we.
B) Wrong: will finalize — simple future.
C) Wrong: shall finalize — simple future.
D) Wrong: finalized — past.
9. By tomorrow evening, he __ every chapter.
A) will have reread B) will reread C) reread D) shall have reread
Verb: reread — verb. To read again.
POS: by tomorrow evening (Time), he (Pronoun), every chapter (Determiner + Noun).
A) Correct: will have reread — future perfect.
B) Wrong: will reread — simple future.
C) Wrong: reread — past.
D) Wrong: shall have reread — shall wrong with he.
10. By Friday, I __ all the legal forms signed and returned.
A) shall have gotten B) will get C) got D) shall get
Verb: get (signed/returned) — verb. To obtain or ensure completion.
POS: by Friday (Time), I (Pronoun), all the legal forms (Determiner + Adjective + Noun), signed and returned (Participles).
A) Correct: shall have gotten — future perfect (I will have obtained/ensured).
B) Wrong: will get — simple future.
C) Wrong: got — past.
D) Wrong: shall get — simple future.