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Future Perfect and Linking Words
Future Perfect and Linking Words
Year: 5 A
Future Perfect
The future perfect is a tense used to express situations that are occurring or
that will develop in the future and imagine that they have completed for when it
comes time to which we refer. This verbal form is usually accompanied by a
temporary expression, for example:
To build the affirmative form of this tense we use the auxiliary verb TO
HAVE in future Simple followed by the past participle of the main verb, for
example:
They will have visited the museum by the time they get home.
For questioning, will have to begin with WILL followed by the subject, the
infinitive form of the verb TO HAVE, then the main verb in past participle
as we can see below:
Will they have visited the museum by the time they get home?
The negative form is constructed by placing between the auxiliary verb
and the Assistant WILL NOT denial TO HAVE, for example:
Before he leaves the office, he will not have cleaned his desk.
They will not have visited the museum by the time they get home.
Exercises
After having learned the perfect future, you can exercise by placing the correct
form of the verb that is in parentheses in the following sentences. It is important
that you then write them in questioning and negative:
By the end of Spring she will not have got thin 2 pounds.
She will not have approved the test before the holidays.
Susan and Brian will have organized a party, before Tom gets home.
Will Susan and Brian have organized a party before Tom gets home?
Susan and Brian will not have organized a party before Tom gets home.
Will we have driven 100 kilometres by the time they get home?
By the time they get home, we will have driven 100 kilometres.
Linking Words
Connectors ('Linking Words' in English) are those words that help us to connect
several phrases.
WHAT SERVE?
Connectors are used to connect several phrases indicating the relationship with
each other.
* This sentence gives us the reason why not going to the movies. That is why
we use the word 'because.'
There are different types of connectors. We use some to join, that is, to add
more information.
AND: The ideas are usually joined with 'and' ('and'). If both phrases have the
same subject we can omit it.
AS WELL AS: This way of uniting the phrase can be used at the beginning or in
the middle of the sentence, but never at the end. Translates as 'as well as'.
She went to the park as well as to the shop.
ALSO: Connector 'also' ('also') is used to add new ideas or give certain
emphasis. However, not often used at the beginning of sentence.
IN ADDITION: If you want to start a sentence with a connector you can use 'in
addition' ('addition'), which is always used at beginning of sentence. Remember
that it is always followed by a comma.
Some of these connectors are used to express contrast, i.e., to indicate two
contrary ideas.
BUT / HOWEVER: both connectors are used with this sense of contrast.
However, the particle 'but' ('but') does not usually used at beginning of
sentence, in such a case use 'however' ('however').
ALTHOUGH: We may also use 'although' ('but'), that it is not followed by coma
and can go at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.
There are also connectors to express the reason why something happened or
the consequence that had.
SO: This connector is used to talk about the result, and is commonly used in the
middle of a sentence.
BECAUSE: This connector indicates the reason why we have done something.
1 She wasn't very rich. She gave money to the beggar. (Although)
=> Although she wasn't very rich, she gave money to the beggar.
3 You can go out tonight. You must tell us where you are going.
(Provided)
=> You can go out tonight provided you tell us where you are going.
4 I don't early a big salary. But if I did, I wouldn't buy a car. (Even if)
8 The weather was bad. They enjoyed the trip. (Even though)
=> Even though the weather was bad they enjoyed the trip.
10 You have to put the alarm on. If not, it won't work. (Unless)