Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence: The thief will have run away before the police .

Question

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:

The thief will have run away before the police .

1. A. comes (Correct answer)
2. B. had come
3. C. came
4. D. none

Correct Answer

Option A — comes

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is comes.

Key Points

• With future perfect tense in the main clause, the subordinate clause introduced by before uses simple present.
• The police comes is correct here.