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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

will have been



Hi guys

Such a sentence: And if someone kills you, then just die. At least your life will have been worth living.

Could you explain to me why the author used "will have been worth living" I'd like to know it. I know it's the future perfect, but it's always a bit confusing to me.

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It will be the case (in the future) that you will be able to say (in the future), "My life has been worth living". CJ

— CalifJim

  • It will be the case (in the future) that you will be able to say (in the future), "My life has been worth living".
  • CJ
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It will be the case (in the future) that you will be able to say (in the future), "My life has been worth living".
CJ
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OK, so it says that at least in the future you will know that your life has been worth living, right?

edit: or "was worth living"

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Yes, that's the idea.
will have (been)indicates a time in the future at which you will look back and notice something that has been going on all the way up to that future moment in time. What has been going on will seem like the past once you reach that future moment in time. Sometimes people call this tense "The Past of the Future".
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