Please help me complete my sentence. Thanks.
QUESTION:
What should be used [HAVE SEEN] or [SEE] in the sentence below?
SENTENCE:
We will be done with our project by the beginning of next week. You will [HAVE SEEN or SEE?] some tangible results by then.
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Answers · 11
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I would say: you'll see
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"have seen" because of "by then" but "see" is also possible.
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HAVE is the best choice.
will+ (infinitif without "to")
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You can use either, with no difference in meaning.
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It depends on the situation. You use [SEE] if they will see the results AFTER the project is done. Using [HAVE SEEN] means that they will see results BEFORE.
NOTE: With the use of "by then" in the sentence, it should be [HAVE SEEN] ("You will have seen some tangible results by then.") — but if they really will see the results AFTER the project is done the sentence should be, "You will [SEE] some tangible results [THEN]."; drop the "by" at the end of the sentence.
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