time clauses in future

[atabitaraf]

Considering the point that in time clauses future tenses are not used, is the following sentence in a correct grammar?

I will have fixed the car at the time my folks are here. (or will be here?)

I really couldn't figure out wheather it's a time clause or not.

 

[SlickVic9000]

(not a teacher)

I can't really comment on the time clause part of your question, but I can tell you that your sentence will be good to go once you replace "at" with "by".

 

[atabitaraf]

'by the time' starts a time clause (that's for sure) but I doubt it whether 'at the time' does or not.
If not,
1. I will have fixed the car at the time my folks will be here.
and
2. I will have fixed the car by the time my folks are here.
are correct.

 

[SlickVic9000]

(not a teacher)

Whenever we say "at the time", it's almost always in reference to a past event. It just doesn't work in this sentence.