The Spanish future perfect is formed by combining the simple future of the verb
haber
with a past participle.
Future Perfect Formula:
simple future of haber + past participle
In case you've forgotten, here's how to form haber in the simple future:
Haber in the Simple Future
Subject Simple Future of Haber
yo
habré
tú
habrás
él, ella, usted
habrá
nosotros
habremos
vosotros
habréis
ellos, ellas, ustedes
habrán
Future Perfect Examples
Future Events
Here are examples of the future perfect indicative used to talk about actions that will have been completed before another action in the future. In this sense, the future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet.
Habré terminado mi trabajo para diciembre.
I will have finished my work by December.
Ya habrás pedido cuando yo llegue.
You will have already ordered when I arrive.
Usted habrá estudiado español por tres años para este mayo.
You will have studied three years of Spanish by this May.
Likelihood and Conjecture
Here are examples of the future perfect indicative used to talk about likelihood or conjecture. In this sense, the future perfect is used to talk about what someone guesses or thinks might be true.
¿Dónde está Paco? - Él habrá ido a otro café.
wher is Paco? - He might have gone to another cafe.
Ellos habrán tenido hambre para la noche.
They may have been hungry by nighttime.
Habrá salido de Atlanta.
She must have left Atlanta.
Perfect the Perfect Tenses
Need a review of the other perfect tenses? Check out our other perfect articles:
the present perfect indicative
the present perfect subjunctive
the past perfect
the preterite perfect
the conditional perfect
the past perfect subjunctive
the future perfect subjunctive