Definition & Bedeutung von "future perfect"

What is the "future perfect"?

The future perfect is a verb tense used to describe actions that will be completed before a specified time in the future. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb "will" followed by "have" and the past participle of the main verb. For example, in the sentence "By next year, I will have finished my degree," the phrase "will have finished" indicates that the action of finishing the degree is expected to be completed before the future time of "next year." The future perfect tense is useful for expressing expectations or plans about what will be achieved by a certain point in the future.