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REVISION EXERCISES ON MOOD AND MODAL VERBS

71. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the appropriate oblique mood:

1. If I (to be) as young as you are, I (to have) a walking holiday. 2. Perhaps, she (not to look) so bad, if she (not to put on) so much weight. 3. He walked slowly as though it (to ache) to move. 4. It (to be) natural for him to go to sleep, 5. It seemed as if all the bare trees, toe bushes, the cut brush and all the grass and the bare ground (to be varnished) with ice. 6. Daddy, if you (to be dressed) in checked ginghams all your life, you (to understand) how I feel. 7.1 (to like) to go hunting there, but I'm afraid I never (to be able) to bear the cold. 8. He looked like an officer. Any one (to be proud) to be seen off by him. 9. He repaid me the half-crown as though it (to be borrowed) yesterday. 10. The girls (not to think) so much of him if they (to see) him then. 11. The young lady was evidently American and he was evidently English: otherwise I (to guess) from his impressive air that he was her father. 12. If England (to sweep away) her hedges and (to put) in their place fences, the saving of land (to be) enormous. 13. Welch said it coldly as if he (to be asked) to make some concession. 14. "I (to be ashamed) of myself, Clara," returned Miss Murdstone, "if I (cannot) understand the boy or any boy." 15. If I (may) suggest I (to say) that it (to be) better to put off the trip. 16. What (may) have happened or (to happen) if Dora and I never (to know) each other? 17. My companion stumbled, the branch he had been holding snapped and he (to fall) if his hand (not to catch) another branch.

72. Answer the following questions:

1. What would you say if you were asked to take part in a concert tonight? 2. Where would you go if you were on leave? 3. What would you be doing now if it were the 31st of December? 4. Where would you like to work after graduating from the University? 5. What would you say ff you were offered to go to the Moon? 6. What would you do if your friend fell ill all of a sudden? 7. What would you be doing now if you were not having a lesson? 8. What would you do if somebody asked you to call a doctor? 9. What would you recommend to a person who has a violent headache? 10. If your friend had been ill how would you help him to catch up with the group? 11. Where would you go to buy some meat (bread, vegetables)? 12, What would you wear to a New Year party? 13. What would you prefer to have for dessert? 14. What would you like to do if it were oppressively hot? 15. What would you do if you had a high temperature? 16. What seats would you prefer if you wanted to go to the theatre?

73. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the correct form of the oblique moods:

1. Even if the doctor (to be) here he (cannot) help you. 2. If it (to be) summer we (to have) a walking holiday. 3. If only he (to avoid) complications! 4. If only I (can) keep from thinking about my troubles! 5. If you (not to walk) bareheaded you (not to catch) cold. 6. But for you I never (to find) a way out then. 7. If I (can) forget everything! 8. If you (not to be) cold you (not to shiver) from head to foot. 9. If this medicine (not to bring down) the fever we (to have to) send for a doctor, 10. If Anne (to pass) her exams in spring she (to feel) a second-year student. 11. If he (to follow) all the doctor's instructions he (to avoid) pneumonia. 12. If the boy (to know) about the Centigrade thermometer he (not to think) of death. 13. If it (to ache) him to move he (not to walk) himself. 14. If he (to hear) your words he (to get) offended.

74. Translate these sentences into English:

I. Как жаль, что я забыла книгу дома. Я бы прочла вам этот отрывок. 2. Я сожалею, что это случилось. Если бы вы там были, вы могли бы это предотвратить. 3. Хотелось бы мне так же хорошо плавать, как, и вы. 4. «Жаль, что я уехал из Кейптауна», — подумал Лэнни. 5. Мы пожалели, что не пошли вместе со всеми в театр. 6. Как жаль, что нам не сказали, что делать в таких случаях. 7. Хорошо бы кто-нибудь пришел к нам сегодня вечером. 8. Жаль, что было так холодно и мы не смогли подольше погулять. 9. Она вдруг почувствовала себя такой одинокой, что пожалела о том, что пришла туда одна. 10. Жаль, что вы не послушали совета врача. Вам было бы сейчас гораздо лучше. It. Как жаль, что ты не интересуешься искусством. Мы могли бы пойти на выставку вместе. 12. Жаль, что вы не включили радио вовремя. Вы бы с удовольствием послушали эту передачу.

75. Translate the following sentences Sato English. Pay attention to the use of the oblique moods;

1. Как жаль, что вы были так неосторожны. Этого бы не случилось, если бы вы послушали совета ваших друзей, 2. Если бы не луна, сейчас было бы совсем темно. 3. Он выглядел таким усталым, как будто давно не отдыхал. 4. Жаль, что вы не знаете его адреса, а то мы могли бы сходить к нему сегодня. 5. У меня такое чувство, как будто вы никогда и не уезжали. 6. Если бы я была на вашем месте, я бы вела себя более решительно в такой ситуации. 7, Вчера это можно было бы сделать, а сегодня это не имеет никакого смысла. 8. Жаль, что меня не было с вами, когда это случилось. 9. «Хотел бы я, чтобы мой портрет старел, а я всегда был молодым и красивым», — сказал Дориан. 10. Любой на твоем месте сделал бы то же самое. 11. На мой вопрос он ответил, что его товарищ не достал билетов, а мог бы, если бы пришел в кассу на час раньше. 12. Если бы в воздухе не было кислорода, мы бы не могли дышать. 13. Если бы не вы, молодой человек, я бы мог утонуть. Вы спасли мне жизнь. 14. Будь я на вашем месте, я бы опубликовала эти стихи. 15. Я уверена, он будет держаться так, словно он не чувствует никакой боли.

76. Complete the following sentences:

1. If you had taken my advice .... 2. The watch wouldn't be slow if .... 3. Her life might have been saved if .... 4. If your mother saw it... . 5. I'd have brought flowers if... . 6. If you had asked her permission ... . 7. You would have been angry if... . 8. If I had a car... . 9. Why did you behave as if... ? 1.0. When I met him he looked as if ... . 11. Even if I had a toothache.... 12. We should have found the place .... 13. He is speaking very slowly as if .... 14. Put on your white dress and you'll look as though ... . 15. Even if they had got this telegram ... . 16. It would be very good if.... 17. If I were going to travel ... . 18. If the book were not so boring ... . 19. The girl began crying as if....

77. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the correct form of the oblique mood:

1. Tell me, what you (to do) if you (to be) in my place? 2. But for you I (to leave) long ago. 3. She speaks so slowly as if she (to translate) from a foreign language. 4. I wish I never (to meet) him. 5. People were standing around as if they (to expect) something to happen. 6. I wish you (to be) like me for two minutes. 7. If Bob (to go) out before, we (to notice) him. 8. But for the underground the traffic in Moscow (to be) very heavy. 9. She is looking at me as if she (to know) me. 10. That (to interest) me some four years ago. 11. If I (to know) what it all meant I (not to come). 12. It seems to me that what she refused then she (to be) glad to get now. 13. My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you (to be) a dentist. 14. But for her words my life (to take) a different course. 15. At that moment she almost wished she (not to send) for him. 16. She wrote with her own hand the letters which under normal circumstances she (to dictate) to her secretary.

78. Translate these sentences into English. Pay attention to the use of the oblique moods:

I. Почему вы не последовали совету врача? Если бы вы приняла лекарство, которое он прописал, вы бы чувствовали себя сегодня гораздо лучше. 2. Как жаль, что я не спросила доктора, когда принимать пилюли. 3. Если бы не это лекарство, у меня были бы ужасные головные боли, 4. Даже если бы у вас не было температуры, вам было бы лучше полежать сегодня. 5. У него такой вид, как будто он простудился. 6. Я была бы вам очень обязана, если бы вы купили мне в аптеке капли от насморка и что-нибудь от кашля. 7. Как жаль, что спортивный зал расположен не в нашем здании. Нам приходится тратить много времени на дорогу. 8. Если бы вы использовали наглядные пособия на уроке, он был бы значительно интереснее и содержательнее. 9. Он продолжал рассказывать о своей поездке с таким видом, как будто это ему до смерти надоело. 10. Жаль, что я не специалист в этом деле и ничем не могу помочь вам, 11. Даже если бы он волновался перед спектаклем, он бы и виду не подал. Поразительное самообладание! 12. Если бы не суфлер, актеры чувствовали бы себя менее уверенно на премьере. 13. Не хотите перекусить перед дорогой? — Я бы с удовол呈偔ㄯㄮ㈠㘰倠牡楴污䌠湯整瑮਍慄整›慓ⱴㄠ‷慍⁲〲㈱〠㨴㐵㈺″䵇ൔ匊牥敶㩲䄠慰档⽥⸲⸲ㄱ⠠牆敥卂⥄䐠噁㈯倠偈㔯㈮㤮眠瑩⁨畓潨楳⵮慐捴⁨桐獵潩彮慐獳湥敧⽲⸲⸲㔱匠乖ㄯ㘮〮洠摯獟汳㈯㈮ㄮ‱灏湥卓⽌⸰⸹攸洠摯灟牥⽬⸲⸰‴敐汲瘯⸵⸸ഹ䰊獡⵴潍楤楦摥›牆Ⱪ㈠‵敆⁢〲ㄱㄠ㨰ㄱ㈺′䵇ൔ䔊慔㩧∠㔱㘰〲ⴵ攲〴〰㐭搹㠱搸㤴㘲〸ഢ䄊捣灥⵴慒杮獥›祢整൳䌊湯整瑮䰭湥瑧㩨㔠㠷㜳਍潃瑮湥⵴慒杮㩥戠瑹獥㤠㘴㤸ⴳ〱㐰㈷⼹〳ㄳ㐰ര䬊敥⵰汁癩㩥琠浩潥瑵㔽慭㵸㤹਍潃湮捥楴湯›敋灥䄭楬敶਍潃瑮湥⵴祔数›灡汰捩瑡潩⽮獭潷摲਍਍ произошло в ваше отсутствие. Будь вы здесь, вы смогли бы это предотвратить. 18. Если бы у меня было больше времени, я бы регулярно ходила на выставки и в музеи. 19. Я очень сожалею, что вы не успели осмотреть новые районы нашего города,

79. Comment on the meaning of the modal verbs and translate the sentences into Russian;

1. If you want to meet lots of English people, you might like to go to a holiday camp. 2. The only trouble is 1 couldn't take my exams in spring and must have them now. 3. My parents had to go on an expedition, they are geologists, as you know, and I was left to keep house. 4. You are to take a table-spoonful of this mixture three times a day. S. In this hurry-scurry I must have left the sugar-basin in the dresser. 6. He couldn't pay his hotel bill and they wouldn't give him any more credit. 7. The swim shouldn't take you much over an hour and a quarter. 8.1 needn't have hurried; he wasn't ready yet. 9, We are to have a lecture now, 10. May I have a look at the photos? 11. There must be some mistake here. 12. He said you were the prettiest girl present. — He can't have possibly meant it. 13. If you are interested in churches and historic places you should go to Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, St. Paul's and the Tower. 14. I'm told one ought to see the British Museum, 15. I couldn't imagine that in anEnglish paper I should have to look for the chief articles in the middle of the paper. 16. If you don't take care of yourself, you may have a nervous break-down and have to go to hospital. 17. You can't come in. You mustn't have the disease I have. 18. The germs of influenza can only exist in an acid condition. 19.1 hear they are to choose the players tomorrow for the All-Union match.

80. Use the verbs can oi may.