How do you say "By then I'll have eaten"

Bookmark and Share
0

Hola,

How do you say "By then I'll have eaten"?

Is it

Para entonces habré comido

I'm trying to learn to use haber in the future tense and wanted to check if this is correct.

Muchas gracias,

Rangi

Asked Oct 14
  • 274
  • 23
  • 829

comments - Comments are for adding quick remarks to a post.

4 Answers

1

Entonces is used as a preposition, not as a pronoun. To play it safe, I would say "Para ese tiempo, habré comido."

But yes, your use of haber is correct. grin

Answered Oct 14
  • 1.3k
  • 8
  • 2.9k

comments - Comments are for adding quick remarks to a post.

Entonces and then are both adverbs in this example and "para entonces" translates to "by then", as far as I know. Para and by are both prepositions. - lorenzo9 Oct 14
Thanks. I always mess up the names of different grammar constructs. - Stobber Oct 14
0

What is the tense "I will have eaten by" or "it will have arrived by" ... and how does it look in español with any regular verb?

Answered Oct 14
  • 698
  • 26
  • 11k
Edited Oct 14
  • 698
  • 26
  • 11k

comments - Comments are for adding quick remarks to a post.

0

You use the future tense of "haber" to say "I will have".

He comido -> I have eaten

Habré comido -> I will have eaten

Answered Oct 14
  • 274
  • 23
  • 829

comments - Comments are for adding quick remarks to a post.

future perfect - qfreed Oct 14
0

I think you use the conditional, Cuándo llegas habría comido ya = When you arrive I will have eaten. Ammending above to: Cuando llegarás habré comido ya. In two minds though not sure that the first example is incorrect.

Answered Oct 14
  • 1.9k
  • 20
  • 53k
Edited Oct 16
  • 1.9k
  • 20
  • 53k

comments - Comments are for adding quick remarks to a post.

Wouldn't this be "When you arrive, I would have eaten"? - Rangi Oct 15
Yes, would have or wil have, what's the difference? - kenwilliams Oct 15

Answer this Question


How do I format my post?

Already a member?

Forgot your password?
Remember me

Not yet a member?

Username
Password
Email Address
Gender
Birthday   
Send me the free word of the day email
By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.