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Exercise 13
Future Tense
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in future perfect tense.

Note: The future perfect tense is used to describe something which will happen in the future
before something else happens. To form this tense, we use will have with the past participle
form of the verb.

Example: By the time it starts raining, we (bring) will have brought the lawn furniture in.
Example: The bus (leave) will have left the station when Joe gets there.
Example: We can move the new computers in next week. They will have arrived on Saturday.

1) Before the store opens, the employees (prepare) _______ _______ ________ for the
sale.
2) By the time the treasure hunt begins, Susan (hide) _______ _______ ________ all
the clues.
3) The housekeeper (clean) _______ _______ ________the house when the guests
arrive.
4) You can touch the walls tomorrow. The paint (dry) _______ _______ ________ by
then.
5) By Tuesday, the roofers (finish) _______ _______ ________ laying the tiles.
6) The explorers (climb) _______ _______ _______ the mountain when the
helicopter brings their supplies.
7) Before the horses race at 10:00, huge crowds (gather) _______ _______
_________ at the track.
8) Jason and Samantha (buy) _______ _______ _________ a house before they move
to Louisville in August.
9) Manuel wants to get a good grade on the quiz. He (study) _______ _______
________ for at least two hours when he takes it.
10) By the time Herman tells all of his jokes, he (irritate) _______ _______ ________
everyone in the audience!
11) Lets watch TV at 8:00 p.m. By then, the news (end) _______ _______ _______.
12) The seamstress (sew) _______ _______ ________ the costumes when the actors
arrive.