Verb Forms and Tenses Flashcards

She _____ for three hours by the time the movie ends.

Answer: will have been waiting

Future perfect continuous is used for an ongoing action that will be completed by a future point in time.

I wish I _____ harder when I was in school.

Answer: had studied

'Wish' about past regrets uses the past perfect (had + past participle).

The package _____ by the time you get home tomorrow.

Answer: will have arrived

Future perfect 'will have arrived' shows the action will be completed before a future reference point.

He denied _____ the money from the office.

Answer: taking

'Deny' is followed by a gerund (-ing form), not an infinitive.

If only they _____ us sooner, we could have helped.

Answer: had told

'If only' expressing regret about a past situation requires the past perfect.

The children were told _____ in the hallway.

Answer: not to run

Negative infinitives are formed with 'not to + base verb'.

By next June, she _____ at the company for ten years.

Answer: will have worked

Future perfect 'will have worked' is used for actions completed by a specific future time.