check long running task status using callable, future, ExecutorService in java

public boolean checkInBackground() {
  ExecutorService pool = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1);
  Callable callable = new Callable() {
   @Override
   public Boolean call() throws Exception {
    check();
    return Boolean.TRUE;
   }
  };
  final Future future = pool.submit(callable);
  pool.shutdown();
  Boolean bool = Boolean.FALSE;
  try {
   bool = future.get(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
  } catch (Exception e) {
   future.cancel(true);
   bool = Boolean.FALSE;
  }
  return bool;
 }
public boolean check() {
//long running task
return false;
}