Question

Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Future Indefinite, the Future Perfect, the Present Indefinite or the Present Perfect Tense. 1. By 8 o'clock they (have) dinner. 2. By the end of the week he (finish) the translation. 3. Before you (come) I (do) all the work. 4. She (look) through the article by 12 o'clock. 5. They (receive) our letter by Monday. 6. By the time we (get) to the forest the rain (stop). 7. I think he (answer) the letter by this time. 8. We (begin) to work after we (read) all the instructions. 9. We (not do) anything until he (take) necessary steps. 10. The committee (prepare) the plan by tomorrow. 11. I suppose when my letter (reach) you I already (return) from your voyage. 12. He (pass) an exam after he (learn) all the material. 13. I am afraid they (not discuss) all the questions by the time they (come). 14. We (not be able) to start the experiment before we (obtain) the necessary data. 15. The secretary already (look) through all the papers before the boss (come). 16. My train (leave) by the time you (come) to the station.

Answer 1

1) will have had

2) will have finished

3) come, will do

4) will have looked

5) will have received

6) get, will have stopped

7) will have answered

8) will begin, have read

9) will not do, takes

10) will have prepared

11) reaches, will have returned

12) will pass, has learned

13) will not have discussed, come

14) will not be able, obtain

15) will have looked, comes

16) will have left, come

Answer 2

1. By 8 o'clock they will have dinner. 2. By the end of the week he will have finished the translation. 3. Before you come, I will have done all the work. 4. She will have looked through the article by 12 o'clock. 5. They will receive our letter by Monday. 6. By the time we get to the forest, the rain will have stopped. 7. I think he will have answered the letter by this time. 8. We will begin to work after we have read all the instructions. 9. We will not do anything until he has taken necessary steps. 10. The committee will have prepared the plan by tomorrow. 11. I suppose when my letter reaches you, I will have already returned from your voyage. 12. He will pass an exam after he has learned all the material. 13. I am afraid they will not have discussed all the questions by the time they come. 14. We will not be able to start the experiment before we have obtained the necessary data. 15. The secretary has already looked through all the papers before the boss comes. 16. My train will have left by the time you come to the station.