- Looking for a quick comparison? Jump to the Future Perfect Simple vs Continuous section before you begin the exercises.
- Ready to test your skills? Go straight to the exercises.
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Future Perfect Simple and Continuous: Grammar Quiz & Practice
These interactive exercises will help you master the future perfect simple and continuous tenses — whether you’re learning for school, work, or test prep.
Do the exercises below on the future perfect simple and continuous, then click the button to check your answers.
(Before starting, you may want to review the grammar rules for the future perfect simple and continuous, or jump straight to the recap.)
Future Perfect Simple and Continuous Exercises
Instructions
Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form of either the Future Perfect Simple or Future Perfect Continuous.
- Future Perfect Simple = will have + past participle
- → Use it to describe actions that will be completed before a specific point in the future.
- → Example: By next year, I will have finished my studies.
- Future Perfect Continuous = will have been + verb-ing
- → Use it to show actions that continue up to a point in the future (focus on duration).
- → Example: By 8 PM, I will have been working for 12 hours.
💡 Tip: Think about whether the sentence emphasizes completion (use the Simple) or duration (use the Continuous).
Future Perfect Simple vs Future Perfect Continuous (Refresher)
A quick review to help you understand the differences between the two tenses before you start the exercises.
| Tense | Form | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Perfect Simple | will have + past participle | Completed actions before a specific time in the future | I will have finished the report by 6 PM. |
| Future Perfect Continuous | will have been + verb-ing | Actions continuing up to a specific time (focus on duration) | By 6 PM, I will have been working for 8 hours. |
Need more detail? Jump to the full review section below.
Future Perfect Exercises with Answers
Let’s test your understanding! Choose the correct form of the verb in each sentence.
Review of Future Perfect Simple and Continuous Exercises (a Recap)
The Future Perfect Simple is used to describe actions that will be completed before a specific point in the future (e.g., I will have finished my homework by 8 PM). In contrast, the Future Perfect Continuous highlights actions that will continue up to a certain time in the future (e.g., She will have been studying for three hours by the time we arrive).
Summary Table:
| Future Perfect Simple | Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|---|
| Form: will have + past participle | Form: will have been + verb(-ing) |
| Use: Describes actions completed before a specific time in the future. | Use: Describes actions ongoing up to a specific time in the future. |
| Example: I will have finished the report by noon. | Example: By noon, I will have been working for 4 hours. |
