OOPT Verb Forms and Tenses 4

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

will have been waiting

Answer

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

Question 2

I wish I _____ harder when I was in school.

Accepted Answer

had studied

Answer

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

Question 3

The package _____ by the time you get home tomorrow.

Accepted Answer

will have arrived

Answer

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

Question 4

He denied _____ the money from the office.

Accepted Answer

taking

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

had told

Answer

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

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