Future perfect tense (khâham bud)

When talking about virtual reality gaming, you might need to brag about the levels you will have beaten or the gear you will have unlocked by a certain time. To state actions that will be completed before a specific point in the future, Farsi uses the Future Perfect tense.

Forming the Future Perfect Tense

The Future Perfect (زمان آینده کامل) is built using two parts:

  1. The past participle of your main verb (the past stem + ه, such as ساخته or باخته).
  2. The conjugated future tense of بودن (to be).

Here is the future conjugation of بودن:

PronounFuture of بودن
منخواهم بود
توخواهی بود
اوخواهد بود
ماخواهیم بود
شماخواهید بود
آنهاخواهند بود

Notice how the past participle stays the same; only the auxiliary verb (بودن) changes to match the subject.

Compound Sentences

If a sentence has multiple clauses, conjugate the auxiliary verb for each respective subject.

Time Markers

The Future Perfect is often paired with time markers like تا (by / until) or وقتی (when) to establish the specific deadline in the future.