WAEC - English Language (2024 - No. 41)
From the words or group of words lettered A-D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.
He said that they ______ painting the house by then.
will have finished
would have finished
will finish
would finish
Explicació
"would have finished" is used to indicate a future action completed before a specific time. This sequence of tense is commonly used in reported speech. "will have finished" is not used in reported speech.