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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumFuture perfect for a deadline

Standard English Conventions practice question

By next summer the builders ____ the new wing.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. will have finishedCorrect
  2. B. finished
  3. C. have finished
  4. D. had finished

Answer: A. will have finished

Completion before a future point takes the future perfect.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. finished
Past tense for a future deadline.
C. have finished
Present perfect for a future deadline.
D. had finished
Past perfect for a future deadline.

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