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.
  _______________________________________________________________
Their nanny takes them to the park every day.
  _______________________________________________________________
John opened the door.
  _______________________________________________________________
I don’t like people pointing at me.
  _______________________________________________________________
Michael has made preparations.
  _______________________________________________________________
Is Tim cleaning the house?
  _______________________________________________________________
The boss is going to give us a pay rise.
  _______________________________________________________________
The police are questioning the suspects.
  _______________________________________________________________
A lot of children use computers nowadays.
  _______________________________________________________________
People make pancakes from flour, eggs and milk.
  _______________________________________________________________
Had Helen closed the window before she left the house?
  _______________________________________________________________
Jill hasn’t done the homework yet.
  _______________________________________________________________
We cook all the meals.
  _______________________________________________________________
Did they show the fire in the news?
  _______________________________________________________________
Had Stuart washed the car before he went to the cinema?
  _______________________________________________________________
Peter gave Jane a letter.
  _______________________________________________________________
Grandmother takes care of the children.
  _______________________________________________________________
 

Exercise 6. Make up the passive sentences using the words in brackets. Translate them into Russian.

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