Breakdown of ¿Habréis hecho la revisión antes de la entrega definitiva?
hacer
to do, to make
haber
to have (auxiliary)
antes de
before (+ noun / infinitive)
definitivo
definitive
la entrega
the delivery
la revisión
the revision
Questions & Answers about ¿Habréis hecho la revisión antes de la entrega definitiva?
Why do we use the future perfect (habréis hecho) here instead of the normal future tense (haréis)?
We use the future perfect to emphasize that an action will be completely finished before a specific deadline in the future. Here, the revision must be completed before the deadline of la entrega definitiva (the final delivery). It is formed with the future tense of haber (habréis for the vosotros form) plus a past participle (hecho).
Why is the past participle hecho and not a regular form like hacido?
The verb hacer (to do or to make) has an extremely common irregular past participle: hecho. Since all perfect tenses share the same past participles, you use this exact same form whether it is the present perfect (habéis hecho) or the future perfect (habréis hecho).
Why do we need the word de in antes de la entrega definitiva?
When you use antes (before) or después (after) right in front of a noun or pronoun to say exactly what the deadline is, you must connect them with the preposition de. If you were just asking Will you have done the revision before? without explicitly mentioning the delivery, you would drop the de and just use antes.
Does definitiva mean definite in this sentence?
It is a bit of a false friend. While it is related to definitive, in Spanish business or school contexts involving drafts, versions, or projects, definitivo or definitiva usually translates to final. Therefore, la entrega definitiva means the final delivery or final hand-in.
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