GrammarC1· Mensch & Psyche
Das Futur II und Vermutungen
The future perfect and making assumptions
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
From what you know
Er hat den Zug verpasst.becomesEr wird den Zug verpasst haben.6 parts · about 5 min
1What & when
In one line
In one lineII, wird … vergessen haben: mostly a guess about the past; also what will be done by a deadline.
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Before
Er hat den Termin vergessen.
Watch the sentence change …
A guess about the past: wird goes in . The 's hat moves to the end as haben.
„Er wird den Termin wohl vergessen haben.“ — He will probably have forgotten the appointment.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
The II (future perfect) is the you already know, wrapped in werden. Er hat den Termin vergessen becomes Despite its name, it is mostly used to guess about something that has already happened. Only sometimes does it say what will be finished by a point in the future.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Mensch & PsycheYou need it when something has happened and you can only guess what. A client misses a session, a friend looks worn out, a colleague isn't answering: It also says what will be done by a deadline. Plans, promises and therapy goals use it:
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