Select the most appropriate option that corrects the underlined error in the given sentence. By 2028, the company has operated in this market for fifteen years.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
“By 2028” gives a future reference point, while “for fifteen years” describes a period that will be completed by that point. The future perfect form “will have operated” expresses this correctly. Traps: Will operate does not show a completed fifteen-year period by 2028. Has been operating is tied to the present, not a future deadline. Had operated is past perfect and needs a past reference point.