| 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.
| That’s a beautiful picture. Yes. (It / paint / my mother) – Yes. It was painted by my mother. | |
| Have they caught the thieves yet? - Yes. (two men / arrest / yesterday) | |
| _______________________________________________________________ | |
| Did you build the garage yourself? - No. (the garage / built / before we moved in) | |
| ________________________________________________________________ | |
| Why is Paul afraid of dogs? - (he / bite / a dog / when he was a little boy) | |
| ________________________________________________________________ | |
| Sarah is very ill. - (she / take / to hospital last night) | |
| ________________________________________________________________ | |
| This room is a disgrace. - (it / not clean / for weeks) | |
| ________________________________________________________________ | |
| Are you going to drive to work today? - I can’t (the car / not fix /yet) | |
| ________________________________________________________________ | |
| Has Tom got a job? - No. (he/make redundant / last month) | |
| ________________________________________________________________ |
