Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1By the time the external auditors arrive on Monday morning, the finance team ............... the reconciliation of all overseas accounts, so no figures will still be outstanding.
Wrong!
"Will have completed" shows that the reconciliation will be finished before the auditors arrive.
2At 11:30 tomorrow, Mira ............... the revised risk model to the investment committee, because that is the time scheduled for the middle of her briefing.
Wrong!
"Will be presenting" shows an action in progress at the exact future time of 11:30 tomorrow.
3By the end of this week, the mediators ............... for six consecutive months without a signed settlement.
Wrong!
"Will have been negotiating" shows an activity continuing up to a future point for a stated duration.
4Look at the way the retaining wall is bulging after the storm; it ............... unless the engineers shore it up immediately.
Wrong!
"Is going to collapse" uses present evidence to predict a likely future event.
5The amended procurement order states that all bidders ............... their final compliance certificates no later than noon on Friday.
Wrong!
"Are to submit" expresses a formal requirement in the amended procurement order.
6When your train pulls in at platform six, a senior analyst ............... beside the information desk with your accreditation pass.
Wrong!
"Will be waiting" describes someone already in position at a specific future moment.
7Please do not call the embassy after 5:30 p.m. local time, because the office closes at 5:00 and by then the consular staff ............... for the day.
Wrong!
"Will have left" shows that the staff's departure will be complete by 5:30 p.m.
8Take your seats and silence your phones, because the live broadcast ............... in less than a minute.
Wrong!
"Is about to begin" shows that the broadcast will start almost immediately.
9By next July, the pilot desalination plant ............... continuously for three years since it was commissioned, so the maintenance review cannot be postponed.
Wrong!
"Will have been running" shows continuous operation up to a future date for three years.
10At the press conference scheduled for 18 March, the inquiry's final report ............... according to the timetable published by the commission.
Wrong!
"Is to be released" expresses a formal scheduled event from the commission's timetable.
11Between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sunday, the payment platform ............... essential maintenance, and no transactions will be processed during that window.
Wrong!
"Will be undergoing" describes a process in progress during the stated time window.
12By the time the museum reopens in September, the conservation team ............... the damaged frescoes for eighteen months since the emergency funding was approved.
Wrong!
"Will have been restoring" shows an activity continuing up to a future point for eighteen months.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- By the time the external auditors arrive on Monday morning, the finance team will have completed the reconciliation of all overseas accounts, so no figures will still be outstanding.
- At 11:30 tomorrow, Mira will be presenting the revised risk model to the investment committee, because that is the time scheduled for the middle of her briefing.
- By the end of this week, the mediators will have been negotiating for six consecutive months without a signed settlement.
- Look at the way the retaining wall is bulging after the storm; it is going to collapse unless the engineers shore it up immediately.
- The amended procurement order states that all bidders are to submit their final compliance certificates no later than noon on Friday.
- When your train pulls in at platform six, a senior analyst will be waiting beside the information desk with your accreditation pass.
- Please do not call the embassy after 5:30 p.m. local time, because the office closes at 5:00 and by then the consular staff will have left for the day.
- Take your seats and silence your phones, because the live broadcast is about to begin in less than a minute.
- By next July, the pilot desalination plant will have been running continuously for three years since it was commissioned, so the maintenance review cannot be postponed.
- At the press conference scheduled for 18 March, the inquiry’s final report is to be released according to the timetable published by the commission.
- Between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sunday, the payment platform will be undergoing essential maintenance, and no transactions will be processed during that window.
- By the time the museum reopens in September, the conservation team will have been restoring the damaged frescoes for eighteen months since the emergency funding was approved.