| Element |
USE: POLITENESS |
| SuperCat |
FUTURE |
| SubCat |
future perfect simple |
| Lexical Range |
N/A |
| Level |
C1 |
| Cando |
Can use the future perfect simple with 'will' as a politeness strategy, often in formal contexts. |
| Corrected Learner Example |
[from a formal letter] I hope I will have reassured you. (France; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1993; French; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example |
I hope I will have reassured you. (France; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1993; French; Pass)
|
| Comments |
This is very low frequency in the learner data. |
