Future perfect passive
Future perfect passive means “Future perfect passive: something will already have been done before a future point”. Will have been + past participle is the passive of the future perfect. Formation: will have been + past participle
Future perfect passive: something will already have been done before a future point
C1Formation
will have been + past participle
Explanation
Will have been + past participle is the passive of the future perfect. It looks ahead to a future moment and says an action will be finished by then, focusing on the result rather than the doer: By Friday, the project will have been completed. It is mostly used in formal writing, plans and reports, and often appears with by + a future time.
Examples
Note
This is a rare, heavy form; in speech people prefer the active future perfect (They will have completed it) or a simple future passive (It will be completed by Friday).
FAQ
Future perfect passive — what does it mean and how is it used?
Future perfect passive: something will already have been done before a future point. Will have been + past participle is the passive of the future perfect. It looks ahead to a future moment and says an action will be finished by then, focusing on the result rather than the doer: By Friday, the project will have been completed. It is mostly used in formal writing, plans and reports, and often appears with by + a future time.
Future perfect passive — how do you form it?
will have been + past participle
Future perfect passive — any usage notes?
This is a rare, heavy form; in speech people prefer the active future perfect (They will have completed it) or a simple future passive (It will be completed by Friday).