⇒ The Spanish future perfect indicative (el futuro compuesto) is used to talk about something that
⇒ It can also indicate probability, or what might have or could have happened.
⇒ 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:
| Subject | Simple Future of Haber |
|---|---|
| yo | habré |
| tú | habrás |
| él, ella, usted | habrá |
| nosotros | habremos |
| vosotros | habréis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán |
⇒ 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. |
⇒ 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.Where 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. |
⇒ Need a review of the other perfect tenses? Check out our other perfect notes: