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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

TOEIC

1font00Mr. Harrington 01i00____02i00 for 2 weeks by the time he eventually finished the report.02font02br
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01font00A) has worked02br
00B) has been working02br
00C) will work 02br
00D) will have been working02font02br
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00I think none of the answers is right. The right answer should be "01font00had worked02font00". Do you think so? Please advise.02br
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10I agree. Or 'had been working'.12br
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10Hi Mister Micawber02br
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00Mr. Harrington 01b00had been working 02b00for 2 weeks by the time he eventually finished the report.02br
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0 with some verbs like "work" and "live" there is no difference. 0-
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0 I think D is correct. 01font00The time depends on the other verbs in the sentence02font00, not on the 01b00will02b00 combination. 02br
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01font00 Will have + past participle02font01b01font00 02font
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0Can you find another good example with this combination of verb tenses, Marius? I admit that that sentence logic here needs a little convoluted thinking, but I cannot see it as reading other than:01font02br
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00Mr. Harrington 01b00will have been working02b00 for 2 weeks by the time he eventually 01u01b00f
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0 Future (perfect) is only one of the utilizations of this construct. We're not dealing with it here, IMO. 02br
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00 My reading of the original sentence is: 02br
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01i00I'm certain/confident/assume that 01font00Mr. Harrington 01b00will have been working02b00 for 2 weeks by the time he event
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0Yes, I see-- thank you. Come to think of it, if I just use the form alone it seems perfectly normal: 01i00She will have received my gift last Tuesda02i00y.0-
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