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Seloc@n Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
a question on verb tenses
QUESTION
One day humans ..................on Mars if US President Bush's recently announced plans ...............to fruition.
a- could be walking - come
b-would walk - had come
c- can be walking - will come
d- would have wlked -come
e- will be walking - might come
According to you , which is the best for the blanks in the sentence above? please explain
One day humans ..................on Mars if US President Bush's recently announced plans ...............to fruition.
a- could be walking - come
b-would walk - had come
c- can be walking - will come
d- would have wlked -come
e- will be walking - might come
According to you , which is the best for the blanks in the sentence above? please explain
Top answer
a- could = it's possible under certain circumstances. It depends on Bush's plans coming to fruition.
- a- could = it's possible under certain circumstances.
- It depends on Bush's plans coming to fruition.
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could = it's possible under certain circumstances. It depends on Bush's plans coming to fruition.
could = it's possible under certain circumstances. It depends on Bush's plans coming to fruition.
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The best choice is letter e because it indicates that this will happen in the future. The others have a past or present tense for at least one of the blanks.
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E isn't good
"might" is too tentative to establish the certainty required by "will"
"might" is too tentative to establish the certainty required by "will"
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