The futuro perfecto is another perfect tense of the indicative mood. The futuro perfecto is used to describe what will have happened in the future before a different action takes place by a specific time.
The futuro perfecto is formed by the auxiliar verb "haber" in the future tense followed by the past participle of the main verb. It is the equivalent of the future perfect in English, formed by "will" and the auxiliar verb "to have" followed by the past participle of the main verb.
A final de mes, ya habré pagado todas mis deudas.
At the end of the month, I will have paid everything I owe.
El director dijo que habrá terminado de rodar la película antes del año nuevo.
The director said he will have finished filming the movie before the new year.
The futuro perfecto conjugation for regular verbs is:
The futuro perfecto conjugation for irregular verbs is the same as for regular verbs. However, irregular verbs have irregular past participles. See a list of irregular past participles on the pretérito pluscuamperfecto part 1 lesson.
Carlos ya se habrá ido cuando nosotros lleguemos.
Carlos will already have left when we arrive.
Nosotros habremos terminado el informe antes de que tú vayas a la reunión.
We will have finished the report before you go into the meeting.
Instead of the subjunctive tense, sometimes we will have a sentence introduced by an adverbial clause that expresses probability or a time frame in the future such as para entonces, para cuando, esta vez, seguramente, para mañana, etcetera.
Para mañana, yo habré terminado todo el trabajo que tenía acumulado de la semana pasada.
By tomorrow, I will have finished all the work that I had pending from last week.
Para cuando lleguéis, la tienda ya habrá cerrado.
By the time you get here, the store will have closed already.
Seguramente, la película habrá acabado a las nueve.
Most likely, the movie would have finished at nine
2. The futuro perfecto is used to express the probability of an action or to ask rhetorical questions.
No consigo encontrar mis llaves. ¿Dónde las habré puesto?
I can't find my keys. Where did I put them?
Son las tres de la madrugada y José no está en casa. ¿Habrá salido de fiesta?
It's 3am and Jose is not home. Did he go out partying?
Mis primos tenían que estar aquí a la hora de comer y todavía no han llegado. ¿Tú crees que se habrán perdido?
My cousins should be here at lunchtime but they are still not here. Do you think they got lost?
The futuro perfecto is formed by the auxiliar verb "haber" in the future tense followed by the past participle of the main verb. It is the equivalent of the future perfect in English, formed by "will" and the auxiliar verb "to have" followed by the past participle of the main verb.
A final de mes, ya habré pagado todas mis deudas.
At the end of the month, I will have paid everything I owe.
El director dijo que habrá terminado de rodar la película antes del año nuevo.
The director said he will have finished filming the movie before the new year.
The futuro perfecto conjugation for regular verbs is:
Futuro Perfecto | CANTAR | BEBER | VIVIR |
| yo | habré cantado | habré bebido | habré vivido |
| tú | habrás cantado | habrás bebido | habrás vivido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá cantado | habrá bebido | habrá vivido |
| nosotros/as | habremos cantado | habremos bebido | habremos vivido |
| vosotros/as | habréis cantado | habréis bebido | habréis vivido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán cantado | habrán bebido | habrán vivido |
The futuro perfecto conjugation for irregular verbs is the same as for regular verbs. However, irregular verbs have irregular past participles. See a list of irregular past participles on the pretérito pluscuamperfecto part 1 lesson.
Uses of the Futuro Perfecto
1. To talk about a future action that will happen right before another future action. The first action will appear in the futuro perfecto form and the second action will appear, generally, in the present subjunctive form.Carlos ya se habrá ido cuando nosotros lleguemos.
Carlos will already have left when we arrive.
Nosotros habremos terminado el informe antes de que tú vayas a la reunión.
We will have finished the report before you go into the meeting.
Instead of the subjunctive tense, sometimes we will have a sentence introduced by an adverbial clause that expresses probability or a time frame in the future such as para entonces, para cuando, esta vez, seguramente, para mañana, etcetera.
Para mañana, yo habré terminado todo el trabajo que tenía acumulado de la semana pasada.
By tomorrow, I will have finished all the work that I had pending from last week.
Para cuando lleguéis, la tienda ya habrá cerrado.
By the time you get here, the store will have closed already.
Seguramente, la película habrá acabado a las nueve.
Most likely, the movie would have finished at nine
2. The futuro perfecto is used to express the probability of an action or to ask rhetorical questions.
No consigo encontrar mis llaves. ¿Dónde las habré puesto?
I can't find my keys. Where did I put them?
Son las tres de la madrugada y José no está en casa. ¿Habrá salido de fiesta?
It's 3am and Jose is not home. Did he go out partying?
Mis primos tenían que estar aquí a la hora de comer y todavía no han llegado. ¿Tú crees que se habrán perdido?
My cousins should be here at lunchtime but they are still not here. Do you think they got lost?