By next month, they ___ (build) the new library.
Answer
will have built
The correct answer is will have built — 6. Final sentence: "By next month, they will have built the new library."
Step-by-step solution
- 1. The time reference "by next month" points to a future completion.
- 2. The clause describes an action that will be finished before another future event.
- 3. Choose the future perfect tense: "will have" + past participle.
- 4. The past participle of "build" is "built".
- 5. Combine to form "will have built".
- 6. Final sentence: "By next month, they will have built the new library."
Common mistake: Selecting simple future instead of future perfect
Concept tested: Future Perfect tense
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