Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

future perfect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: fu-ture per-fect
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tense that expresses action completed at some time in the future; in English it is formed by use of will have (or shall have) and a past participle.

Inflected Forms

future perfects (plural) futures perfect (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

future perfect continuous

Synonyms

future perfect tense

Questions

What does future perfect mean?: A tense that expresses action completed at some time in the future; in English it is formed by use of will have (or shall have) and a past participle.

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