Fill in the blank with the correct tense:
By the time the headmaster arrives, the students ______ for an hour.

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A Will wait
B Will be waiting
C Will have been waiting
D Will have waited

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Answer: C. Will have been waiting

The sentence requires the Future Perfect Continuous tense, as it describes an action that will continue up until a specific future point ("by the time...").

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