Future-Perfect- competitive exams
50 questions · One Paper
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Question 1 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the guests arrive, we _______ the house.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an action completed before another future point (guests arriving).
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Question 2 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time she retires, she _______ three generations of students.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated cumulative completed career achievement before a future milestone (retirement).
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Question 3 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By 6 p.m., the technicians _______ the network issue.'
Explanation'By 6 p.m.' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed resolution.
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Question 4 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'She _______ her thesis by the time the deadline arrives.'
Explanation'By the time the deadline arrives' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed action.
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Question 5 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By this time next year, the company _______ its market share significantly.'
Explanation'By this time next year' combined with an anticipated completed outcome requires the future perfect.
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Question 6 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By 2050, sea levels _______ significantly due to climate change, according to some projections.'
Explanation'By 2050' (a distant future deadline) combined with an anticipated completed change requires the future perfect.
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Question 7 of 50
Choose the correct interrogative future perfect form: '_______ you have submitted your application by Friday?'
ExplanationThe future perfect question form begins with 'Will' + subject + 'have' + past participle.
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Question 8 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'When you finish reading this letter, I _______ already _______.'
ExplanationThe future perfect ('will have already left') expresses an action anticipated to be completed before another future event (finishing reading the letter).
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Question 9 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the end of this decade, renewable energy _______ a significant share of global power generation.'
Explanation'By the end of this decade' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed achievement.
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Question 10 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By next month, inflation _______ its peak, according to economists.'
Explanation'By next month' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed milestone (reaching peak inflation).
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Question 11 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'I _______ this book by the time the semester ends.'
Explanation'By the time the semester ends' (a future deadline) requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed action.
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Question 12 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time you arrive, I _______ the presentation.'
Explanation'By the time' + a future reference point requires the future perfect for an action completed before that point.
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Question 13 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the results are declared, the candidates _______ their campaign strategies for the next election.'
ExplanationThe future perfect with 'already' emphasizes prior completion before another future reference point.
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Question 14 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time you finish this course, you _______ a solid foundation in English grammar.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated completed learning outcome before another future event (finishing the course).
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Question 15 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the semester ends, students _______ over twenty assignments.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated cumulative completed outcome before another future event (semester ending).
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Question 16 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the ceasefire takes effect, thousands _______ their homes.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated cumulative loss completed before another future event (the ceasefire).
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Question 17 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the debate concludes, both candidates _______ their key policies.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated completed action before another future event (debate concluding).
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Question 18 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the jury returns, the lawyers _______ their closing arguments.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated completed action before another future event (jury returning).
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Question 19 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time this crisis ends, thousands of businesses _______ permanently.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated cumulative completed outcome before a specific future event (the crisis ending).
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Question 20 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By 2040, this region _______ its water resources, unless conservation measures are adopted.'
Explanation'By 2040' (a future milestone) requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed depletion.
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Question 21 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the treaty is signed, both sides _______ significant concessions.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated completed action before another future event (treaty signing).
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Question 22 of 50
Choose the correct sentence with the future perfect passive: 'By the deadline, all applications _______.'
ExplanationThe future perfect passive is formed with 'will have been' + past participle: 'will have been processed'.
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Question 23 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the plane lands, we _______ in the air for over twelve hours.' (Note: consider duration emphasis.)
ExplanationThis advanced question highlights that both future perfect ('will have been [in the air]') and future perfect continuous ('will have been flying') can express duration, depending on whether a state or a continuous action is being described.
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Question 24 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the next fiscal quarter, the firm _______ its losses, provided the market stabilizes.'
Explanation'By the next fiscal quarter' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed recovery.
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Question 25 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the year 2047, Pakistan _______ a century of independence.'
Explanation'By the year 2047' (a specific future milestone) requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed celebration.
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Question 26 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the end of the fiscal year, the ministry _______ its entire budget allocation.'
Explanation'By the end of the fiscal year' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed utilization.
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Question 27 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By next Friday, the committee _______ its final decision.'
Explanation'By next Friday' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed decision.
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Question 28 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'He _______ his novel by the end of this month, according to his publisher.'
Explanation'By the end of this month' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed action.
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Question 29 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By midnight, the voting _______ and results will be announced shortly after.'
Explanation'By midnight' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed action (voting concluding).
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Question 30 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By 2030, scientists _______ a cure for many genetic diseases.'
Explanation'By 2030' (a future deadline) combined with an anticipated completed action requires the future perfect.
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Question 31 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time you read this, I _______ the country.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated completed departure before another future event (the reader reading the message).
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Question 32 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the final report is submitted, the auditors _______ every transaction.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated completed review before another future event (report submission).
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Question 33 of 50
Choose the correct sentence with 'by then' in the future perfect.
Explanation'By then' (referring back to a future point) combined with an anticipated completed action requires the future perfect passive here.
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Question 34 of 50
Choose the correct future perfect form: 'By next year, she _______ her degree.'
Explanation'Will have' + past participle expresses an action that will be completed before a specific future point.
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Question 35 of 50
Choose the correct sentence with 'already' in the future perfect.
Explanation'Already' with the future perfect emphasizes that an action will be completed before a stated future time.
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Question 36 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the new law takes effect, the parliament _______ several amendments.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated cumulative completed legislative action before another future event.
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Question 37 of 50
Distinguish 'will complete' (simple future) from 'will have completed' (future perfect) in emphasis.
ExplanationThis is a key CSS-level distinction between the simple future and the future perfect, emphasizing completion before a deadline.
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Question 38 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the end of the century, this species _______ extinct, unless conservation efforts intensify.'
Explanation'By the end of the century' (a future deadline) requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed change.
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Question 39 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the end of this year, he _______ at the company for a decade.' (Note: consider duration vs. simple completion before choosing.)
ExplanationThis nuanced CSS-level question tests recognition that duration-emphasis favors the future perfect continuous, while the future perfect can still express the same idea with a slightly different emphasis on the completed milestone.
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Question 40 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the final whistle blows, the referee _______ several controversial decisions.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated cumulative completed action before another future event (the final whistle).
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Question 41 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the funding is approved, the research team _______ their proposal three times.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated cumulative completed action before another future event (funding approval).
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Question 42 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By tomorrow morning, the storm _______ the entire coastline.'
Explanation'By tomorrow morning' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed destructive impact.
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Question 43 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the next census, the population _______ considerably.'
Explanation'By the next census' (a future milestone) requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed growth.
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Question 44 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By this time next year, the exchange rate _______ further, analysts predict.'
Explanation'By this time next year' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed change.
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Question 45 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time she turns eighteen, she _______ in over ten countries.'
ExplanationThe future perfect describes an anticipated cumulative experience completed before a specific future age/point.
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Question 46 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By this time tomorrow, the surgeons _______ the operation.'
Explanation'By this time tomorrow' requires the future perfect for the anticipated completed surgical procedure.
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Question 47 of 50
Choose the correct negative future perfect form: 'They _______ the construction by December.'
ExplanationThe negative future perfect is formed with 'won't have' + past participle.
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Question 48 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By 2035, this university _______ over a hundred thousand graduates.'
Explanation'By 2035' (a specific future milestone) requires the future perfect for the anticipated cumulative completed outcome.
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Question 49 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time help arrives, the situation _______ worse.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated change completed before another future event (help arriving).
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Question 50 of 50
Choose the correct sentence: 'By the time the inquiry concludes, investigators _______ hundreds of witnesses.'
ExplanationThe future perfect expresses an anticipated cumulative completed action before another future event (inquiry concluding).
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