Future Perfect in Portuguese

18 de October de 2021

Hello everybody! Today we will be learning the equivalent to the Future Perfect in Portuguese, also called “Futuro do Presente Composto do Indicativo”. This is the future version of another Dica we had, about the Present Perfect.

The “Futuro do Presente Composto do Indicativo” is a verb tense used to describe a situation that is expected, or planned, to happen before a specific moment in the future. It is a grammatical combination of a future timescale and the perfect tense (a grammatical aspect that indicates a completed event).

This verb tense is a composition, formed by the combination of an auxiliary verb and the main verb. The auxiliary verb “ter” is conjugated in the future perfect and the main verb appears in the participle.

But first let’s remind ourselves, what is a participle?

Regular Participle

1.Βͺ conjugaΓ§Γ£o (-ar): root of the verb + -ado
2.Βͺ conjugaΓ§Γ£o (-er): root of the verb + -ido
3.Βͺ conjugaΓ§Γ£o (-ir): root of the verb + -ido

Irregular Verbs in the Participle

abrir aberto
cobrir coberto
dizer dito
escrever escrito
fazer feito
pΓ΄r posto
ver visto
vir vindo

 

Now, we just need to put the verb “ter” (in the future perfect simple) together with the main verb in the participle:

The Structure of Future Perfect

Pronoun Auxiliary Verb Participle
Eu terei participle from the main verb
Tu terΓ‘s participle from the main verb
Ele terΓ‘ participle from the main verb
NΓ³s teremos participle from the main verb
VΓ³s tereis participle from the main verb
Eles terΓ£o participle from the main verb

 

Do you think you got it? How about we see some great examples?

Quando vocΓͺ chegar, ele jΓ‘ terΓ‘ terminado o livro. Β When you get here, he will have already finished with the book.
Daqui a uma semana eu jΓ‘ terei finalizado o projeto. A week from now, I will have finished the project.
Com certeza, eles ainda nΓ£o terΓ£o concluΓ­do este trabalho amanhΓ£. For sure, they still won’t have finished this job tomorrow.
Elas nΓ£o terΓ£o saΓ­do no Carnaval. They won’t have gone out during Carnival.
SerΓ‘ que ela terΓ‘ feito a palestra em dois meses? Do you think she will have done the lecture within two months?

 

Future Perfect: Exercises

Let’s complete the blanks with the proper use of the “Futuro do Presente Composto do Indicativo” :

  • AmanhΓ£ quando vocΓͺ chegar, ele com certeza jΓ‘ ______________________ (ir) para Nova Iorque.
  • Daqui a cinco dias, ela ______________________ (fazer) todos os exercΓ­cios.
  • Ana ______________________ (viajar) por todo o mundo quando completar 80 anos.
  • JosΓ© ______________________ (comer) toda a panela de brigadeiro quando vocΓͺ chegar em casa!
  • As crianΓ§as ______________________ (correr) por toda a vizinhanΓ§a quando o caminhΓ£o do sorvete passar.
  • O professor ______________________ (corrigir) todas as provas quando o verΓ£o acabar.
  • A galinha ______________________ (pΓ΄r) o ovo pela manhΓ£ quando eu for vΓͺ-la.
  • Eu ______________________ (ver) todas as temporadas desta sΓ©rie quando voltar para a escola.

 

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Click on the links below to see more related Dicas
Present Perfect in English

Compound Future Time Clause
Portuguese Pluperfect

 

Answers

  • AmanhΓ£ quando vocΓͺ chegar, ele com certeza jΓ‘ terΓ‘ ido para Nova Iorque.
  • Daqui a cinco dias, ela terΓ‘ feito todos os exercΓ­cios.
  • Ana terΓ‘ viajado por todo o mundo quando completar 80 anos.
  • JosΓ© terΓ‘ comido toda a panela de brigadeiro quando vocΓͺ chegar em casa!
  • As crianΓ§as terΓ£o corrido por toda a vizinhanΓ§a quando o caminhΓ£o do sorvete passar.
  • O professor terΓ‘ corrigido todas as provas quando o verΓ£o acabar.
  • A galinha terΓ‘ posto o ovo pela manhΓ£ quando eu for vΓͺ-la.
  • Eu terei visto todas as temporadas desta sΓ©rie quando voltar para a escola.