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Question 95

Select all sentences whose tense correctly matches the future time meaning.

  1. The operation runs from ten until noon; at eleven the surgeon will be operating.Correct answer
  2. The ferry docks at nine; at eight it will have crossed the bay halfway through its voyage.
  3. By the end of the year, the cooperative will have built twenty affordable homes.Correct answer
  4. The crew promises to finish the kitchen before opening day; on opening day the crew will be installing it.

Explanation

The surgeon's operation is underway at eleven, and the houses are a completed total by year-end. The ferry sentence uses a completion form even though the voyage is still in progress, while the kitchen sentence uses a progress form despite a finish-by promise.

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