Ich werde die Hausaufgaben gemacht haben.
English: I will have done the homework.
- Language
- German
- Level
- B2
- Unit
- Verbformen und Modi
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
Futur II is a German tense used to talk about actions that will have been completed by a certain point in the future.
When to use it
Use Futur II in German to express that something will be finished before a specific time in the future, or to make assumptions about events that have probably already happened.
Key forms
- werden (conjugated) + Partizip II + haben/sein (infinitive)
- Example: Ich werde gegangen sein.
Examples
Sie werden angekommen sein.
English: They will have arrived.
Bis morgen wirst du das Buch gelesen haben.
English: By tomorrow you will have read the book.
Wir werden den Film schon gesehen haben.
English: We will have already seen the movie.
Tips
- Remember to use 'haben' or 'sein' as the infinitive at the end, depending on the main verb.
- The Partizip II (past participle) comes before 'haben' or 'sein' at the end of the sentence.
- Futur II is not used very often in spoken German, but it is important to understand for reading and writing.
Exceptions and edge cases
- Some verbs use 'sein' instead of 'haben' as the auxiliary, usually verbs of movement or change of state.