Example 1:
Can you play chess?
Yes, I can.
Could you play chess at the age of 7?
No, I couldnt.
Example 2:
Can you play football?
No, I cant.
Why cant you play football? Its so popular with boys.
I dont like this game. I can play volleyball.
(to play rugby, to play tennis, to swim, to dive, to cook, to draw, to paint, to dance, to bake apple pies, to fix a radio, to repair shoes, a watch, a radio, a TV set)
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Example 1:
Could Nick fix the doorbell yesterday?
No, he couldt. He came too late.
Ann to go to the museum ill (sick); Peter to repair their clock to be busy; Jane to get a gold medal to have good marks; Your friend to give good advice to be out of the city.
Example 2:
Was your brother able to do his homework himself?
No, he wasnt. It was too difficult for him.
Your friend to make a big birthday party expensive; Jane to take a taxi so as not to be late too expensive; Your mother to water the flowers in the garden cold; Your sister to meet us after the concert dark; Your brother to take my case heavy; Your parents to go to the summerhouse rain.
13. . might .
Example:
What are you going to do after classes?
I might go to the library.
1. What are you going to do tonight? 2. What are you going to cook for youi birthday party? 3. Where are you going to spend your holiday? 4. How are you going to get to your relatives? 5. What are you going to do after school?
14. , . .
Example:
Ann, I am really worried about your figure.
Really? Should I stop eating fatty meat?
You must stop eating fatty meat.
1. heart; stop working at night. 2. headache; start walking in the open air. 3. teeth; stop eating sweets, visit the dentist. 4. stomachache; stop eating unwashed fruit.
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Example:
You shouldnt eat much sugar.
Why?
If you eat much sugar youll get diabetes.
1. to eat many sweets (much candy) to get a toothache. 2. to eat much fatty food to be fat. 3. to cry at the child to be nervous. 4. to use a lot of cosmetics to have many wrinkles. 5. to go to bed late to be tired in the morning. 6. to work slowly and carelessly to lose the job.
8.17. The NonFinite Forms of the Verb
INFINITIVE
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1. drive a car in a big city is very difficult. 2. We asked him to come to the party. 3.I am glad to see you. 4. The best way to see a city is to go to a tourist office and go on a guided tour. 5. It was a great idea to send us over to Britain to learn English. 6. David hopes to go to Oxford next October at the beginning of the new term. 7. Last week we went to Oxford to take the entrance examination at one of the colleges. 8. He wants to be asked at the lesson. 9. She asked him to speak slowly. 10. I want to be informed of her visit.
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1. I like... play the guitar. 2. My brother can... speak French. 3. We had... put on our overcoats because it was cold. 4. They wanted... cross the river. 5. It is high time for you... go to bed. 6. May I... use your telephone? 7. They heard the girl... cry out with joy. 8. I would rather... stay at home today. 9. He did not want... play in the yard any more. 10. Would you like... go to England? 11. You look tired. You had better... go home.
2. I wanted... speak to Nick, but could not... find his telephone number. 13. It is time... get up. 14. Let me... help you with your homework. 15. I was planning... do a lot of things yesterday. 16. Id like... speak to you. 17. I think I shall be able... solve this problem. 18. What makes you... think you are right? 19. I shall do all I can... help you. 20. I like... dance. 21. Id like... dance. 22. She made me... repeat my words several times. 23. I saw him... enter the room. 24. She did not let her mother... go away. 25. Do you like... listen to good music? 26. Would you like... listen to good music? 27. That funny scene made me... laugh.
