The Future Perfect tense

The Future Perfect tense

We use the Future Perfect to talk about an action that will be completed by a certain point in the future.   Example:  By the time you come back, I will have finished the report.  

The Past Perfect tense

The Past Perfect tense

In the Past perfect tense, the auxiliary verb had is used with the past participle form of the verb to indicate that the action was completed before a past action or time.