Check Yourself (The Oblique Moods)

Make sure you can answer the following questions:

1. What does the category of Mood express?

2. What is the function of the Oblique Moods?

3. What Moods are called Oblique?

4. What are the forms of the Infinitive?

5. Can we say that each notional verb has the six forms of the Infinitive? Why?

6. What do the Subjunctive I and the Suppositional Mood express?

7. What is the difference between the Subjunctive I and the Suppositional Mood?

8. How is the Subjunctive I formed?

9. How is the Conditional Mood formed?

10. What kinds can the Suppositional Mood be of?

11. How is the Present Suppositional formed?

12. Where does the Present Suppositional refer an action to?

13. How is the Past Suppositional formed?

14. Where does the Past Suppositional refer an action to?

15. How many cases are the Subjunctive I and the Suppositional Moods used in?

16. What are the cases?

17. How is the Conditional Mood formed?

18. What is the difference between the auxiliary verbs should and would in their use?

19. What tense form of the Indicative Mood does the Conditional Mood coincide with?

20. What is the difference between the use purpose of the Conditional Mood and the Future-in-the-Past?

21. What kinds of sentences is the Conditional Mood used in?

22. How is the Present Conditional formed?

23. What tense form of the Indicative Mood does the Present Conditional coincide with?

24. Where does the Present Conditional refer an action to?

25. How is the Past Conditional formed?

26. What tense form of the Indicative Mood does the Past Conditional coincide with?

27. Where does the Past Conditional refer an action to?

28. What is the difference between the Common Aspect and the Continuous Aspect of the Conditional Mood?

29. How many forms does the Subjunctive II have?

30. What tense form of the Indicative Mood does the Present Subjunctive II coincide with?

31. What is the difference between the use purpose of the Present Subjunctive II and Past Indefinite of the Indicative Mood?

32. Where does the Present Subjunctive II refer an action to?

33. What tense form of the Indicative Mood does the Past Subjunctive II coincide with?

34. What is the difference between the use purpose of the Past Subjunctive II and Past Perfect of the Indicative Mood?

35. Where does the Past Subjunctive II refer an action to?

36. What kinds of sentences is the Subjunctive II used in?

37. What tense forms of the Conditional Mood and the Subjunctive II are used if all the actions in each clause of the sentence refer to present?

38. What tense forms of the Conditional Mood and the Subjunctive II are used if all the actions in each clause of the sentence refer to past?

39. What tense forms of the Conditional Mood and the Subjunctive II are used if the action of the subordinate clause refers to the past, and the action of the main clause refers to the present?

40. What tense forms of the Conditional Mood and the Subjunctive II are used if the action of the main clause refers to the past and the subordinate clause represents the common characteristics of the definite person?

41. What tense forms of the Conditional Mood and the Subjunctive II are used if all the actions in each clause of the sentence refer to present?

42. What are the peculiarities of the Subjunctive II use in object subordinate clauses of complex sentences with the verb to wish?

43. When is the Present Subjunctive II used in object subordinate clauses of complex sentences with the verb to wish?

44. When is the Past Subjunctive II used in object subordinate clauses of complex sentences with the verb to wish?

45. What are the peculiarities of the Subjunctive II use in object subordinate clauses of complex sentences connected with main clause by means of the conjunctions as if and as though?

46. What is the difference between the Common Aspect and the Continuous Aspect of the Subjunctive II?

Exercises (Oblique Moods)

Exercise 1. Comment on the mood of the verb in the following sentences:

1. He thought they wouldn’t tell her anything. 2. If Bill had not told her about it, she would have never learnt. 3. I shall call on you if I find some spare time. 4. Go to the blackboard and recite the poem you have learnt. 5. At that moment I didn’t understand what was going on around. 6. If I remembered all these words, I could translate this text without a dictionary. 7. The article wasn’t difficult and I could easily translate it. 8. She can imagine it so clearly as if it had really happened. 9. It was very important that they be there in time. 10. She promised me that she would come to my place the next week. 11. He would behave differently if he realized what really has happened. 12. I told her I didn’t remember about that. 13. He demanded that we should start at once. 14. Don’t look at me as if you didn’t know what had happened. 15. They would invite you but you live so far from their place.

Exercise 2. Paraphrase the following sentences using the oblique moods:

1. He didn’t send them a telegramme, so they didn’t know anything about this event. 2. She doesn’t get to her office by bus as she lives not so far from it. 3. Bill failed his exam in English Grammar as he didn’t work hard enough. 4. We can’t go to the seaside with you because our academic year is not over yet. 5. It is too hot today so they will stay in. 6. Jane felt bad yesterday, so she didn’t go to the University to have classes. 7. As I was busy last night, I didn’t watch my favoutite film on TV. 8. They are very tired today, so they will not go for a walk. 9. They couldn’t get tickets, so they didn’t go to the cinema with us. 10. He went to his office by taxi, so he got there in time. 11. I didn’t notice you near the house, that’s why I didn’t give you a lift. 12. It is so early now, so the shop is not open yet. 13. She doesn’t know me, so she will not ask me to help. 14. He doesn’t know our village well enough, that’s why he won’t show you the way to the river. 15. As I didn’t know German well enough, I couldn’t read the book in the original. 16. They don’t send me to the conference, so I shan’t make a report there. 17. As the light was switched off, I didn’t notice the book on the chair. 18. Mary didn’t see them, that is why they told her nothing about the conference. 19. He didn’t buy batteries for his recorder, so we won’t listen to the music in the forest. 20. Mary didn’t have enough money with her, so she could not buy a new summer skirt. 21. I have a sore throat, so I won’t take part in the concert. 22. Ann doesn’t have spectacles with her, that’s why she cannot read the article outside. 23. The children couldn’t lift the lid of the box, that’s why they didn’t see what was inside. 24. Mr. Brown didn’t check our tests, so we shall not learn our marks for them. 25. He doesn’t remember her address, so she will not receive his invitation.

Exercise 3. Name the oblique moods used in the following sentences and translate the sentences into Russian:

1. If you had done everything I advised you, you wouldn’t have such problems now. 2. If I were younger, I would join you but I can’t. 3. If she had read the book I told her about, she would be ready to have such conversation. 4. If I were you, I wouldn’t believe any word she says. 5. If you had got up earlier yesterday, you would be in time for the plane. 6. The picture is very beautiful. She wouldn’t buy such one, even if she had enough money. 7. We would have never found the place he lived, if Nell hadn’t helped us. 8. You would hardly recognize Bill if you met him. 9. You wouldn’t have become a teacher if you didn’t love children. 10. He would be able to speak French better if he studied harder. 11. If I had known about your trouble, I would willingly have helped you willingly. 12. They would have done it long ago if they could. 13. We would go to the seaside if it were summer now. 14. If Alice knew English better, she could translate the words of the song. 15. They wouldn’t have fallen seriously ill if they had followed everything the doctor advised.