Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.
By the time we return from our trip, the children ______ their exams.

finishCorrect answerYour answerhad finishedCorrect answerYour answerare finishingCorrect answerYour answerwill have finishedCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

"By the time we return" is a point in the future, and the exams will be over before it. That takes the future perfect: "will have finished".

Worth noting

"Had finished" looks back from a point in the past, and "we return" is in the future.

Ten questions from Tenses and agreement, at your own pace.

Ten questions from Tenses and agreement, at your own pace.

Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.By the time we return from our trip, the children ______ their exams.