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Which tense is used in the sentence: "By next year, we _______ the project."

medium MCQ 2 marks Class 9 · English · English Grammar - Tenses
  1. will complete
  2. will have completed
  3. completed
  4. are completing
Answer
will have completed

The correct answer is will have completed — Thus the correct tense is future perfect.

Step-by-step solution

  1. The time expression "By next year" signals completion in the future.
  2. Future perfect tense is used for actions that will be finished by a future time, formed with "will have + past participle".
  3. "Will have completed" fits this structure.
  4. Thus the correct tense is future perfect.
Common mistake: Choosing the simple future "will complete".

Concept tested: Future perfect tense

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