The Future Perfect Tense (Futuro Perfecto) is your tool for discussing actions that will have finished at a specific point in the future. For regular -er verbs, forming this tense is a breeze once you know the simple pattern. Let’s dive in to express your future plans with precision.
Building the Future Perfect Tense
Two ingredients make up this tense:
- The future tense of haber (to have)
- The past participle of your main verb (formed by swapping the -er ending for -ido)
Conjugating haber in the Future Tense
| Subject Pronoun | Future of Haber |
|---|---|
| yo | habré |
| tú | habrás |
| él/ella/usted | habrá |
| nosotros/as | habremos |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | habrán |
Example: Future Perfect of comer (to eat)
| Subject Pronoun | Future Perfect Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré comido | I will have eaten |
| tú | habrás comido | You will have eaten |
| él/ella/usted | habrá comido | He/She/You will have eaten |
| nosotros/as | habremos comido | We will have eaten |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | habrán comido | They/You all will have eaten |
Common Regular -er Verbs to Practice With
- aprender (to learn)
- beber (to drink)
- correr (to run)
- creer (to believe)
- leer (to read)
- meter (to put in)
- prometer (to promise)
- responder (to respond)
- vender (to sell)
Putting the Future Perfect into Action
- Use it with time expressions like “para” (by), “antes de que” (before), or “cuando” (when) to pinpoint when an action will be done:
- Para mañana, yo habré aprendido todas las reglas. (By tomorrow, I will have learned all the rules.)
- Express probability or guesses about past events, similar to “will have” in English:
- Habrán comido ya. (They will have eaten already. / I suppose they have already eaten.)
Wrapping Up
The Future Perfect tense for regular -er verbs is straightforward. Master the future of haber and the past participle formation, and you’ll effortlessly express future actions that will be wrapped up by a certain time. Keep practicing with different verbs, and you’ll soon be a Future Perfect pro!
Synonyms:
- English: Regular -ER Verbs in Compound Future
- Spanish: Verbos Regulares en -ER en Futuro Perfecto, Futuro Compuesto, Futuro Anterior