The future perfect passive is one of the most demanding structures in advanced English — and one of the most commonly mishandled, even by B2 and C1 learners. This 20-question quiz from learnenglish.com.np tests your command of will have been + past participle, time clauses, modal variations, and the traps that catch advanced learners off guard. Read the rules once, then take the quiz.
What Is the Future Perfect Passive?
The future perfect passive is formed with subject + will + have + been + past participle. It expresses an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future, where the focus is on the receiver of the action. Example: "By Friday, the report will have been submitted."
Use this tense when the doer of the action is unknown, unimportant, or deliberately omitted — and when you need to emphasise that the action will be finished by a particular future deadline.
| Element | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Affirmative | Subject + will + have + been + V3 | The bridge will have been built. |
| Negative | Subject + will + not + have + been + V3 | The form will not have been signed. |
| Question | Will + subject + have + been + V3? | Will the work have been completed? |
The single most common error at B2–C1 level is omitting been — writing "will have built" instead of "will have been built." Watch for this trap throughout the quiz. If you want to sharpen your broader tense knowledge first, try the mixed tenses grammar quiz on this site before you begin.
Future Perfect Passive Quiz: Test Your B2–C1 Grammar
20 questions · B1 to C2 difficulty · Tap Show Answer to reveal the explanation.
Q1. By next week, the repairs ___________ by the contractor.
A. will be finished
B. will have been finished
C. will have finished
D. will has been finished
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Correct Answer: B. will have been finished
The future perfect passive requires will + have + been + past participle to show an action completed before a future point. Option C is active voice. Option A is simple future passive — it does not express completion before the deadline. Option D uses "has" after "will," which is grammatically impossible.
Q2. Which auxiliary sequence is correct for the future perfect passive?
A. will + be + been
B. will + have + been
C. have + been + being
D. will + have + being
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Correct Answer: B. will + have + been
The fixed auxiliary chain is will + have + been, followed by the past participle. "Being" (options C and D) belongs to continuous forms, not perfect passive. "Will + be + been" is a common confusion with the simple future passive.
Q3. The documents ___________ to the manager by Friday morning.
A. are being submitted
B. will be submitted
C. will have been submitted
D. will have submitted
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Correct Answer: C. will have been submitted
"By Friday morning" signals a deadline — the action must be complete before that point. This triggers the future perfect. The passive is required because the documents (not a person) are the subject. Option B (simple future passive) suggests the submission happens at or around Friday, not necessarily before it.
Q4. "I will have seen the film." → Passive: "The film ___________."
A. will be seen
B. will have seen
C. will have been seen
D. will have being seen
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Correct Answer: C. will have been seen
The object "the film" becomes the subject in the passive. The tense must remain future perfect, giving will + have + been + seen. Note the irregular participle "seen" — a frequent source of error. Option A drops the perfect aspect; option D incorrectly uses "being."
Q5. By the time he retires, a new system ___________.
A. will be implemented
B. is implemented
C. will have been implemented
D. will have implemented
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Correct Answer: C. will have been implemented
"By the time" is the classic trigger for the future perfect — it marks a future event before which something will be complete. The passive is needed because the system is the receiver of the action. Option A (simple future passive) does not convey completion before the reference point.
Q6. Active: "By next week, the contractor will have finished the repairs." → Passive: "By next week, the repairs ___________."
A. will be finished
B. will have finished
C. will has been finished
D. will have been finished
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Correct Answer: D. will have been finished
The object "the repairs" moves to subject position. The future perfect active (will have finished) becomes the future perfect passive (will have been finished). Option C uses "has" — impossible after "will." Option B keeps the active voice.
Q7. By the time she ___________, the house ___________.
A. will get home / will have been cleaned
B. gets home / will have been cleaned
C. gets home / will be cleaned
D. gets home / will cleaned
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Correct Answer: B. gets home / will have been cleaned
This is a critical rule: after time conjunctions like by the time, when, and before, we use the present simple — never a future form — in the time clause. The main clause takes the future perfect passive to show completion before the reference event.
Q8. It's 10 PM. The last flight ___________ by now.
A. will be boarded
B. had been boarded
C. will have been boarded
D. will board
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Correct Answer: C. will have been boarded
The future perfect passive is not only for future deadlines — it also expresses logical assumptions about actions likely completed by the present moment. "By now" is the key trigger here. Option B (past perfect) treats this as a reported or narrative past event, which changes the meaning.
Q9. Active: "They will have given the award to the scientist." → Passive: "The scientist ___________."
A. will have been gave the award
B. will have given the award
C. will be given the award
D. will have been given the award
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Correct Answer: D. will have been given the award
When a sentence has two objects (indirect: the scientist; direct: the award), the indirect object typically becomes the subject in a passive transformation. The direct object "the award" remains in place. Option A uses "gave" — the past simple, not the past participle. Option B is active voice.
Q10. Within two years, the new environmental laws ___________.
A. will be passed
B. are passed
C. will have passed
D. will have been passed
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Correct Answer: D. will have been passed
"Within two years" defines a period ending at a future point, triggering the perfect aspect. The laws are the receiver of the action (parliament passes laws), so the passive is required. Option C, will have passed, is active and changes the meaning: laws do not pass other laws.
Q11. The bridge ___________ by the construction crew by next summer.
A. will have built
B. will have been builded
C. will have being built
D. will have been built
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Correct Answer: D. will have been built
"Build" is an irregular verb — its past participle is built, not "builded." Option B shows a very common regularisation error. The sentence contains both a "by [agent]" phrase and a "by [time]" phrase — this is a classic C1 test pattern that checks whether learners can handle both simultaneously.
Q12. The results ___________ by tomorrow, but it is unlikely.
A. will have been released
B. might have been released
C. might be released
D. might have released
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Correct Answer: B. might have been released
This is an important C1 insight: will is not the only modal that works in this structure. Modals such as might, could, and should can replace will to express varying degrees of certainty, while keeping the perfect passive structure intact. The phrase "but it is unlikely" confirms that a weaker modal is needed here.
Q13. The project is going to ___________ by the end of the month.
A. be finished
B. have finished
C. have been finished
D. being finished
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Correct Answer: C. have been finished
The construction be going to + have been + V3 is the "going to" equivalent of the future perfect passive. It is less common than will but grammatically correct and encountered in formal writing. Option A gives the simple future passive with going to; option D is grammatically impossible after going to.
Q14. The data ___________ by the analysts by Monday.
A. will have been analyze
B. will have been analyzes
C. will has been analyzed
D. will have been analyzed
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Correct Answer: D. will have been analyzed
The past participle of "analyze" is "analyzed." Option A uses the base form; option B adds a third-person "s" to the participle — both are impossible after been. Option C uses "has" after "will," which is a fundamental structural error. This question also tests the uncountable noun "data" — note it takes a singular form in academic English.
Q15. Which question is grammatically correct?
A. Will have the work been completed?
B. Will the work have been completed?
C. Will been the work have completed?
D. Have the work will been completed?
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Correct Answer: B. Will the work have been completed?
To form a question, only will moves to the front of the sentence — not "have" or "been." The word order is: Will + subject + have + been + past participle? All other options break this rule by misplacing "have" or "been."
Q16. In very formal British English, which sentence is correct with first-person formal usage?
A. We shall be informed by then.
B. We shall have informed by then.
C. We shall have been informed by then.
D. We shall has been informed by then.
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Correct Answer: C. We shall have been informed by then.
In traditional formal British English, shall is used with first-person subjects (I, we) instead of will. The structure is identical: shall + have + been + past participle. This usage is largely confined to legal documents, formal letters, and literary contexts. Option A is simple future passive; option B is active and incomplete.
Q17. The task will ___________ by noon.
A. have already been finished
B. will have been already finished
C. already have finished
D. have being finished already
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Correct Answer: A. have already been finished
The adverb already sits between have and been in this structure: will + have + already + been + V3. Option B repeats "will," making it a double modal. Option C is active and omits "been." Adverb placement within the perfect passive is a consistently tested C1 point.
Q18. Which sentence correctly identifies a FUTURE PERFECT PASSIVE structure?
A. He will have washed the car.
B. The car will be washed tomorrow.
C. The car will have being washed.
D. The car will have been washed.
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Correct Answer: D. The car will have been washed.
Option A is future perfect active. Option B is simple future passive — the completion aspect is absent. Option C replaces "been" with "being," producing a continuous hybrid that does not exist as a standard form. Only D shows the receiver as subject with the full will + have + been + V3 chain.
Q19. By midnight, the guests ___________. (arrive)
A. will have been arrived
B. will be arrived
C. will have arrived
D. will being arrived
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Correct Answer: C. will have arrived
This is the intransitive trap. "Arrive" is an intransitive verb — it takes no object. Intransitive verbs cannot be used in the passive voice in standard English because there is no object to become the subject. The correct form is future perfect active: will have arrived. Options A and B incorrectly force a passive construction onto a verb that cannot take one.
Q20. "I can't meet you tomorrow because I ___________ my house painted." What is the most natural and grammatically correct form?
A. will have been painted
B. will have my house painted
C. will be having my house painted
D. will have painted my house
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Correct Answer: C. will be having my house painted
This is the causative overlap trap. This sentence describes an arrangement in progress tomorrow — making it future continuous causative (have + object + past participle), not the future perfect passive. Option A, will have been painted, implies the speaker is being painted — an absurd reading. Option B (simple causative) is possible but less natural for an ongoing arrangement. Option D is active and changes the meaning entirely. This distinction separates C1 from C2 learners.
How Did You Score?
Add up your correct answers and find your level below.
🎓 18–20: Expert level — near-native command of advanced passive structures. You are operating at C2.
🎓 14–17: Strong C1 foundation — you understand the core system but review modal variations, adverb placement, and causative distinctions.
🎓 10–13: Solid B2 level — your basic structure is correct, but complex sentence types and intransitive traps need attention.
🎓 0–9: Revisit the core rules — focus on the auxiliary chain, "by the time" clauses, and the difference between active and passive perfect forms.
Three Rules Advanced Learners Still Get Wrong
1. Never drop "been." The most widespread error at B2 level is writing will have built when the passive requires will have been built. Think of "been" as the passive marker — without it, you simply have the future perfect active. Every time you form this tense, mentally check: subject → will → have → been → past participle. No shortcuts.
2. Use present simple — not future — in time clauses. After by the time, before, and when, English requires the present simple in the subordinate clause. "By the time she arrives" — never "by the time she will arrive." This rule applies regardless of whether your main clause contains a future perfect passive. If you want to practise this pattern across all tenses, the conditional sentences rules and examples guide covers parallel time-clause logic in depth.
3. Check whether the verb can be passive at all. Only transitive verbs — those that take a direct object — can be converted to the passive voice. Intransitive verbs like arrive, happen, occur, and appear have no object to promote to subject position, so passive forms are impossible in standard English. When you see one of these verbs in a future perfect context, the active form is the only correct choice. You can reinforce this understanding through our direct and indirect speech grammar guide, which covers verb form patterns in complex sentence structures.
Keep Practising: More Quizzes for You
Mixed Tenses Grammar Quiz Conditional Sentences Quiz Direct and Indirect SpeechMastering the future perfect passive takes more than memorising a formula — it means recognising the contexts that demand it, avoiding intransitive verb traps, and handling modal variations with confidence. Whether you are preparing for an advanced tenses test, a Cambridge exam, or simply aiming for C1 accuracy in your writing, regular practice with B2–C1 grammar structures is the fastest path to genuine fluency. Find more targeted quizzes and grammar guides at learnenglish.com.np.