The future perfect tense (el futuro perfecto) describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future. It can also express conjecture about a past action.
When to use it
An action that will be finished before another future action
Para cuando llegues, habré cocinado la cena
By the time you arrive, I will have cooked dinner
Conjecture about the past
¿Dónde está mi libro? Lo habrás perdido.
Where is my book? You must have lost it.
Regular endings
| -ar | -er | -ir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | habré + -ado | habré + -ido | habré + -ido |
| tú | habrás + -ado | habrás + -ido | habrás + -ido |
| él | habrá + -ado | habrá + -ido | habrá + -ido |
| nos. | habremos + -ado | habremos + -ido | habremos + -ido |
| vos. | habréis + -ado | habréis + -ido | habréis + -ido |
| ellos | habrán + -ado | habrán + -ido | habrán + -ido |
Irregular verbs
Irregular Stem
Spelling Change: Written Accent on ‑ído
Frequently asked
The future perfect tense (el futuro perfecto) describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future. It can also express conjecture about a past action. The main cases are an action that will be finished before another future action and conjecture about the past. For example: Para cuando llegues, habré cocinado la cena — By the time you arrive, I will have cooked dinner.
Regular verbs take: -ar: yo habré + -ado, tú habrás + -ado, él habrá + -ado, nos. habremos + -ado, vos. habréis + -ado, ellos habrán + -ado; -er: yo habré + -ido, tú habrás + -ido, él habrá + -ido, nos. habremos + -ido, vos. habréis + -ido, ellos habrán + -ido; -ir: yo habré + -ido, tú habrás + -ido, él habrá + -ido, nos. habremos + -ido, vos. habréis + -ido, ellos habrán + -ido.
The most common ones are ser, estar, tener, hacer, poder, decir, haber and ir. Each has its own conjugation table with the full set of forms.
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