Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Translate the sentences
If I had known it was your birthday, I …………………………………. (buy) you a present. перевод:___________________________________________________________________ | |
If I were you, I …………………… (write) a letter of complaint to the company. __________ | |
If I hadn’t got stuck in traffic, I ………………………….. (not/miss) the train. __________ | |
If you didn’t have to work on Saturdays, we ……………….. (visit) your parents more often. __________ | |
If I were an architect, I ……………………. (design)my own house. __________ | |
If you had studied harder, you ………………… (not/fail) your exams. __________ | |
If you had told him the truth, he …………………………………… (forgive) you. __________ | |
If we had a garden, we ………………….. (grow)our own vegetables. __________ |
Exercise 3. Put the verbs in the brackets using the gerund or infinitive
I’ll never forget sailing (sail) down the Danube on that warm spring night last year. | |
Please don’t forget __________ (pay) the bill. | |
John said he remembers ____________ ( buy) the newspaper , but now he can’t find it. | |
It was good of you ____________ (help) me fix my bicycle. | |
The man suggested _____________ (call) the police in, to investigate. | |
I can’t get used to ____________ (live) in such a hot country. | |
He admitted ____________ (rob) the bank. | |
You had better _____________ (hurry), or you’ll be late for your work. | |
They refused _____________ (give) me my money back. | |
She is too short ______________ (become) a fashion model | |
My parents let me ________________ (stay) up late at weekends. | |
Our teacher makes us _______________ (do) homework every evening. | |
The kitchen windows need ______________ (clean) | |
He advised her ____________ (speak) to her boss. | |
There’s no point in _______________ (call) again. There’s no one at home. |
Exercise 4. Fill in the gaps with the correct modal verb:
Must, mustn’t, can, can’t, needn’t or have to
A: | Do I need to buy a ticket in advance? | |
B: | No, you ………..……… buy one here, if you like. | |
A: | I haven’t eaten anything all day. | |
B: | Really? You ……………………. be starving. | |
A: | Are you working late again tonight? | |
B: | Yes we …………………… finish the project by the weekend. | |
A: | Would you like me to cook dinner tonight? | |
B: | Oh you ……………… do that. I’ll make something when I get back. | |
A: | Have you seen this note I got from Alex? I …………… read any of it. | |
B: | Oh, I know. His handwriting is awful, isn’t it? | |
A: | So, we’ll meet at the station at six o’clock. | |
B: | OK, fine. You …………..forget to call Adam to let him know what time we’re arriving. | |
A: | It’s a shame we didn’t book that holiday, isn’t it? | |
B: | Yes but there’s nothing we ……………… do about it now, I’m afraid. | |
A: | You look happy. What did the doctor say? | |
B: | Oh, he said my knee is much better and I …………… go back and see him again | |
A: | Do you think that’s Paul’s sister? | |
B: | No, it …………be. He said she would be in Rome this week. | |
A: | Is Jane home yet? | |
B: | No, she ……………..still be at work. She said she would be late today. |
Exercise 5. Rewrite the sentences in the Passive.
Someone is repairing the garden gate. -The garden gate is being repaired. | |
Sam took these photographs. | |
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Their nanny takes them to the park every day. | |
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John opened the door. | |
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I don’t like people pointing at me. | |
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Michael has made preparations. | |
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Is Tim cleaning the house? | |
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The boss is going to give us a pay rise. | |
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The police are questioning the suspects. | |
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A lot of children use computers nowadays. | |
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People make pancakes from flour, eggs and milk. | |
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Had Helen closed the window before she left the house? | |
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Jill hasn’t done the homework yet. | |
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We cook all the meals. | |
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Did they show the fire in the news? | |
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Had Stuart washed the car before he went to the cinema? | |
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Peter gave Jane a letter. | |
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Grandmother takes care of the children. | |
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Exercise 6. Make up the passive sentences using the words in brackets. Translate them into Russian.