Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
The breakfast will have been finished by nine.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct active form of the sentence "The breakfast will have been finished by nine" is:
They will have finished the breakfast by nine.
Here's the breakdown:
- Original sentence (Passive voice): The breakfast will have been finished by nine.
- Active voice: We need to move the object ("breakfast") to become the subject and adjust the verb tense accordingly.
- Future Perfect tense (Passive): "will have been" + past participle ("finished")
- Future Perfect tense (Active): "They" (subject) + "will have" + past participle ("finished") + object ("the breakfast")
Therefore, the active form maintains the future perfect tense indicating the action of finishing the breakfast will be completed before a specific time in the future (nine).