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!
The phrase "by the time" plus the result clause shows completion before that point, so the answer is "will have completed".
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!
The exact future time and "the middle of her briefing" show an action in progress, so the answer is "will be presenting".
3By the end of this week, the mediators ............... for six consecutive months without a signed settlement.
Wrong!
A duration continuing up to a future point requires "will have been negotiating".
4Look at the way the retaining wall is bulging after the storm; it ............... unless the engineers shore it up immediately.
Wrong!
Visible present evidence supports the prediction "is going to collapse".
5The amended procurement order states that all bidders ............... their final compliance certificates no later than noon on Friday.
Wrong!
A formal rule or instruction is expressed with "are to submit".
6When your train pulls in at platform six, a senior analyst ............... beside the information desk with your accreditation pass.
Wrong!
The sentence describes someone in place at a future moment, so the answer is "will be waiting".
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!
The phrase "by then" and the completed closing time show that the departure will already be complete, so the answer is "will have left".
8Take your seats and silence your phones, because the live broadcast ............... in less than a minute.
Wrong!
The phrase "in less than a minute" signals immediate futurity, so the answer is "is about to begin".
9By next July, the pilot desalination plant ............... continuously for three years since it was commissioned, so the maintenance review cannot be postponed.
Wrong!
A duration continuing from a past starting point up to a future date requires "will have been running".
10At the press conference scheduled for 18 March, the inquiry's final report ............... , according to the timetable published by the commission.
Wrong!
A formal scheduled event is expressed with "is to be released".
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!
The time window describes an ongoing process, so the answer is "will be undergoing".
12By the time the museum reopens in September, the conservation team ............... the damaged frescoes for eighteen months since the emergency funding was approved.
Wrong!
A process continuing up to a future point from a stated starting point requires "will have been restoring".
Done.
Score: 0/12
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.
