Question

Louis told me that the library had been closed this coming Friday, so I won't be able to meet you there.

Which underlined verb or verb phrase corrects the error in this sentence?

has been closing
will be closed
would have been closed
was closed

Answer 1

"will be closed"

Explanation:

"Louis told me that the library will be closed this coming Friday." is correct because "this coming Friday" indicates that you need to use a future tense. "Has been closing" is present, "was closed" is past, "would have been closed" is also past.

Answer 2

"will be closed"

Step-by-step explanation:

"Louis told me that the library will be closed this coming Friday." is correct because "this coming Friday" indicates that you need to use a future tense. "Has been closing" is present, "was closed" is past, "would have been closed" is also past.