Modern Greek Grammar

Konstantinos Athanasiou

12.3.8 The future perfect /

The future perfect refers to the future and shows that the action or the event described by the verb will
be completed in the future before another action, event or a certain point of time.
The future perfect is formed by using the particle (shall/will) and the present perfect tense of the
verb.
. I shall have written the letter before eight oclock.
. I shall have cooked before you come.
12.3.8.1 Formation of the future perfect of the active voice
Characteristics
The future perfect is formed by using the particle and the present perfect tense of the active voice
of the verb.
Formation steps
The verbs , , and are used as examples:
1. Take the present perfect of the active voice of the verb.
Group A, 1st conjugation
Group B, 2nd conjugation, B1, B2

, ,
, ,

, ,
, ,
2. Place the particle before the present perfect.
Group A, 1st conjugation
Group B, 2nd conjugation, B1, B2
, ,
, ,
, ,
, ,
In the table below one verb of each group is conjugated:
Group A, 1st conjugation
Group B, 2nd conjugation, B1, B2

I shall have written

I shall have loved

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Modern Greek Grammar

Konstantinos Athanasiou

12.3.8.2 Formation of the future perfect of the medio-passive voice

characteristics
The future perfect of the medio-passive voice is formed by using the particle and the present
perfect of the medio-passive voice of the verb.
Formation steps
The verbs , , , and are used as examples:
1. Take the present perfect of the medio-passive voice of the verb.
Group A, 1st conjugation
Groep B, 2e vervoeging,
B1, B2, Archasche vervoeging

, ,
, ,

, ,
, ,

, ,
2. Place the particle before the present perfect.
Group A, 1st conjugation
Groep B, 2e vervoeging,
B1, B2, Archasche vervoeging
, ,
, ,
, ,
, ,
, ,
In the table below one verb of each group is conjugated:
Group A, 1st conjugation
Groep B, 2e vervoeging,
B1, B2, Archasche vervoeging

I shall have been paid

I shall have been loved

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