Fundamentals Of English Grammar

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  1. Sometime in the next twenty-five
    years, a spaceship with a human
    crew (land)
    on Mars. I (think)
    they &nd)
    evidence of some kind of life forms


Someday, however, I (believe)
that humans (make) contact with other intelligent beings in the
universe.

EXERCISE 32. Review: verb forms. (Chapters 1 + 3)
Directions: Complete the sentences with a form of the verb in parentheses.
(1) Three hundred and fifty years ago, people (make) wde their own
clothes. They (haw, not) machines for making clothes.
There (be, not) any clothing factories. People (wear)
homemade clothes that were sewn by hand.
(2) Today, very few people (make) their own clothes. Clothing
(come) ready-made from factories. People (buy)
almost all their clothes from stores.
(3) The modern clothing industry (be) international. As a
result, people from different countries often (wear) similar clothes.
For example, people in many different countries throughout the world (wear)
jeans and T-shirts.
(4) However, some regional differences in clothing still (exist)
For instance, people of the Arabian deserts (wear) loose, flowing
robes to protect themselves from the heat of the sun. In parts of northern Europe, fur hats
(be) common in the winter.
(5) In the future, there (be, probably) fewer and
fewer differences in clothing. People throughout the world (wear)
clothes from the same factories. (we all, dress) alike
in the future? TV shows and movies about the future often (show)
everybody in a uniform of some kind. What (you, chink)?


Future Tlme 79
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