were vs has/have been

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HI, lease me to know what's the answer here and why? thanksbefore the concert starts, the tickets _____ collected

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Before the concert starts, the tickets are / will be collected.

Anonymous · Answer

thank you so much. I had a grammar exam as part of my job application, but I was told that my answer to that specific question was wrong <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' alt='Emotion: sad'/> According to them the correct answer is 'have been'....

Mister Micawber · Answer

AnonymousAccording to them the correct answer is 'have been'....

That's OK, too. The problem is that as the sentence stands, there is no single answer. For example, here are yet more good answers:

Before the concert starts, the tickets should be / must be / will have been collected.

However, if you were given only 3 choices, were, has been, and have been, then only 'have been' is possible.

Maribel Posadas · Answer

It was fill in the blank part. I wasn't given any choices ^^

Mister Micawber · Answer

Maribel PosadasI wasn't given any choices

Too bad!

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