Future Perfect Tense (Will / Shall Have) — Exercise 7 (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, tonight, when X happens, after, before, by, by the time, before, within, by then, before long, by next week/month/year.
- 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
- Read each question and choose the best answer out of four given options.
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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 end of the process, the lab __ the samples certified.
A) will have certified B) certified C) shall have certified D) will certify
Verb: certify — verb. To confirm as meeting standards.
Key POS: by the end (Time); the lab (Determiner + Noun); the samples (Determiner + Noun).
A) Correct: will have certified — certification completed by end.
B) Wrong: certified — past.
C) Wrong: shall have certified — shall incorrect for the lab.
D) Wrong: will certify — simple future.
2. By the time they reply, I __ my notes to prove the points.
A) shall have clarified B) will have clarified C) clarified D) shall clarify
Verb: clarify — verb. To make clearer; remove ambiguity.
Key POS: by the time (Phrase); they reply (Pronoun + Verb); my notes (Possessive + Noun).
A) Correct: shall have clarified — future perfect with I; notes clarified before reply.
B) Grammatically correct but less aligned with your shall-rule: will have clarified.
C) Wrong: clarified — past.
D) Wrong: shall clarify — simple future.
3. By the end of the audit, the team __ the files into the correct categories.
A) will have classified B) classified C) will classify D) shall have classified
Verb: classify — verb. To assign into categories.
Key POS: by the end (Time); the team (Determiner + Noun); the files (Determiner + Noun).
A) Correct: will have classified — classification completed by audit end.
B) Wrong: classified — past.
C) Wrong: will classify — simple future.
D) Wrong: shall have classified — shall wrong for they.
4. By the time you call HR, we __ the candidate’s references.
A) shall have confirmed B) will confirm C) confirmed D) shall confirm
Verb: confirm — verb. To verify or make certain.
Key POS: by the time (Phrase); you call HR (Pronoun + Verb + Noun); the candidate’s references (Noun phrase).
A) Correct (per instruction): shall have applied — future perfect with we.
B) Grammatically correct but less aligned with shall-rule: will have applied.
C) Wrong: will apply — simple future.
D) Wrong: applied — past.
5. By December, the company __ several small subsidiaries into a single unit.
A) will have consolidated B) consolidated C) will consolidate D) shall have consolidated
Verb: consolidate — verb. To combine into one entity.
Key POS: by December (Time); the company (Determiner + Noun); subsidiaries (Noun).
A) Correct: will have consolidated — consolidation finished by December.
B) Wrong: consolidated — past.
C) Wrong: will consolidate — simple future.
D) Wrong: shall have consolidated — shall wrong for company.
6. By opening day, they __ the new wing of the hospital.
A) will have constructed B) constructed C) will construct D) shall have constructed
Verb: construct — verb. To build or assemble a structure.
Key POS: by opening day (Time); the new wing (Determiner + Adjective + Noun).
A) Correct: will have constructed — construction complete before opening.
B) Wrong: constructed — past.
C) Wrong: will construct — simple future.
D) Wrong: shall have constructed — shall wrong for they.
7. By next week, she __ and informed all clients.
A) will have contacted B) contacted C) will contact D) shall have contacted
Verb: contact — verb. To reach out to someone.
Key POS: by next week (Time); clients (Noun).
A) Correct: will have contacted — contact completed by next week.
B) Wrong: contacted — past.
C) Wrong: will contact — simple future.
D) Wrong: shall have contacted — shall wrong with she.
8. By the end of the term, we __ significantly to the community project.
A) shall have contributed B) will contribute C) contributed D) shall contribute
Verb: contribute — verb. To give or add (help, money, ideas).
Key POS: by the end of the term (Time); we (Pronoun); community project (Noun phrase).
A) Correct: shall have contributed — future perfect with we.
B) Wrong: will contribute — simple future.
C) Wrong: contributed — past.
D) Wrong: shall contribute — simple future.
9. By publication date, the editors __ a new feature article.
A) will have created B) created C) will create D) shall have created
Verb: create — verb. To bring into existence; produce.
Key POS: publication date (Time); the editors (Determiner + Noun); a new feature article (Noun phrase).
A) Correct: will have created — article produced before publication.
B) Wrong: created — past.
C) Wrong: will create — simple future.
D) Wrong: shall have created — shall wrong.
10. By the time the sensors activate, the IT team __ the patch.
A) will have deployed B) deployed C) will deploy D) shall have deployed
Verb: deploy — verb. To install and run software in production.
Key POS: the IT team (Determiner + Noun); the patch (Determiner + Noun).
A) Correct: will have deployed — deployment completed before activation.
B) Wrong: deployed — past.
C) Wrong: will deploy — simple future.
D) Wrong: shall have deployed — shall wrong for team.