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Future Perfect Story 1

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Who is he? What will he have done?

What will have happened?
Mr. Jones is a farmer. He owns a big farm. He plants crops in his fields in
the spring. By the time he finishes planting this spring, he will have planted
10 acres of crops. He is going to have planted many crops.

Mr. Jones must finish planting before it starts to rain. He is working hard. At
this rate, he will have finished planting before it rains. Mr. Jones and his
horse will have worked many long hours by the time they finish tonight.

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Future Perfect Story 1 – Exercises

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Future Perfect tense.

1. How many acres of crops will Mr. Jones have planted by the time he
finishes planting this spring?
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2. Will Mr. Jones have finished planting before it rains?

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3. How many hours will Mr. Jones and his horse have worked by the time
they finish tonight?
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B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no

questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag
questions.

Examples for the sentence “By 3 o'clock, he will have finished his homework.”
Negative: By 3 o'clock, he will not have finished his homework.
Yes/No Question: By 3 o'clock, will he have finished his homework?
WH-Question: By 3 o'clock, what will he have finished?
Tag Question: By 3 o'clock, he will have finished his homework, won't he?

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1. By the time he finishes planting this spring, he will have planted 10 acres
of crops.
Negative: _____________________________________________________

Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________

WH-Question: _________________________________________________

Tag Question: _________________________________________________

2. He is going to have planted many crops.

Negative: _____________________________________________________

Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________

WH-Question: _________________________________________________

Tag Question: _________________________________________________

3. At this rate, he will have finished planting before it rains.

Negative: _____________________________________________________

Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________

WH-Question: _________________________________________________

Tag Question: _________________________________________________

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C. This is a copy of the original story without any capital letters. Rewrite
the story using correct capitalization.

Click here to review the capitalization rules on Really Learn English.

mr. jones is a farmer. he owns a big farm. he plants crops in his fields in the
spring. by the time he finishes planting this spring, he will have planted 10
acres of crops. he is going to have planted many crops.

mr. jones must finish planting before it starts to rain. he is working hard. at
this rate, he will have finished planting before it rains. mr. jones and his
horse will have worked many long hours by the time they finish tonight.

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Future Perfect Story 1 – Answers

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Future Perfect tense.

1. How many acres of crops will Mr. Jones have planted by the time he

finishes planting this spring?

Mr. Jones will have planted 10 acres of crops by the time he finishes

planting this spring.

2. Will Mr. Jones have finished planting before it rains?

At this rate, Mr. Jones will have finished planting before it rains.

3. How many hours will Mr. Jones and his horse have worked by the time

they finish tonight?

Mr. Jones and his horse will have worked many long hours by the time they

finish tonight.

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B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no

questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag
questions.

1. By the time he finishes planting this spring, he will have planted 10 acres

of crops.

Negative: By the time he finishes planting this spring, he will not have

planted 10 acres of crops.

Yes/No Question: By the time he finishes planting this spring, will he have

planted 10 acres of crops?

WH-Question: By the time he finishes planting this spring, who will have

planted 10 acres of crops?

Tag Question: By the time he finishes planting this spring, he will have

planted 10 acres of crops, won't he?

2. He is going to have planted many crops.

Negative: He is not going to have planted many crops.

Yes/No Question: Is he going to have planted many crops?

WH-Question: What is he going to have planted?

Tag Question: He is going to have planted many crops, isn't he?

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3. At this rate, he will have finished planting before it rains.

Negative: At this rate, he will not have finished planting before it rains.

Yes/No Question: At this rate, will he have finished planting before it rains?

WH-Question: At this rate, what will he have finished doing before it rains?

Tag Question: At this rate, he will have finished planting before it rains,

won't he?

C. This is a copy of the original story without any capital letters. Rewrite
the story using correct capitalization.

Mr. Jones is a farmer. He owns a big farm. He plants crops in his fields in
the spring. By the time he finishes planting this spring, he will have planted
10 acres of crops. He is going to have planted many crops.

Mr. Jones must finish planting before it starts to rain. He is working hard. At
this rate, he will have finished planting before it rains. Mr. Jones and his
horse will have worked many long hours by the time they finish tonight.

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