Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
How to form the future perfect?
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avere (in the future) + past participle |
Avrò comprato una macchina. |
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essere (in the future) + past participle |
Saremo partiti per la Spagna. |
how to form past participle?
- regularly:
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PARLARE |
VENDERE |
PARTIRE |
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PARLATO |
VENDUTO |
PARTITO |
b. irregular past participle
examples: rompere – rotto, nascere – nato, essere – stato, etc.
When to use the future perfect?
The futuro anteriore is used similarly as the future perfect in English (I will have finished)
- it indicates a future action (or state) completed before another future action (or state)
examples:
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Avremo vissuto 10 anni in Italia nel 2024. |
In 2024 we will have lived 10 years in Italy. |
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Quando sarò arrivato, ti telefonerò. |
When I have arrived, I will call you.* |
*after time cojunctions (quando, dopo che, appena, etc.) future tense is used in Italian
- special use: it expresses uncertainty in the past
examples:
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Sarà stato ferito. |
He was probably injured. |
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Avranno perso il treno. |
They might have missed the train. |
