1. Ill look after my little nephew at the weekend. My sister asked me to.
a) have to b) am to
2. Im having an interview tomorrow I be at the office at 4 p.m.
a) have to b) am to
3. We agreed that the next discussion be held in October.
a) had to b) was to
4. Its raining cats and dogs. You,,, wait until it stops.
a) will have to b) are to
5. If we remain friends, let us not lie to each other.
a) have to b) are to
6. What I do now? Im really at a loss
a) have to b) am to
7. My car broke down. Ill go to work by bus until it is mended.
a) have to b) am to
8. What become of him? He is such a naughty child!
a) has to b) is to
REVISION:
1. Fill in the blanks with must, have to or be to to suit the motives expressed in the following sentences:
1. It is eight oclock. The children go to bed, Mr. Hudson said to the nurse.
2. She go to bed at eight oclock to be up in time for the first train.
3. At this boarding school the children go to bed at eight oclock.
4. Ive told my husband he (not) smoke in the drawing-room. And I (not) tell my husband such things; hes a born gentleman.
5. He stay the night with us. I wont let him drive to the country in this rain.
6. He stay the night with us because he has missed the last bus.
7. He stay the night with us and tomorrow he sets off on his tour to Europe.
8. We begin a early as possible or we shant finish it today.
9. I start on my new job on Monday.
10. You take the dog away. I wont have it here any longer.
11. They take the dog along with them because there is no one who could look after there is no one who could look after it.
12. She learn to do things for herself. I refuse to help her in the future.
13. What a pity you go. I know its time for you to cutch your train.
14. I be off. I want to go to bed.
15. My bike is under repair and I walk here this morning.
16. My bike was under repair and I collect it that afternoon.
17. My bike is under repair and I have collected it yesterday.
18. He told me that I (not) repeat what I had heard.
19. He told me that I (not) use words which I dont know.
20. He told me that I learn by heart some twenty lines every day to know English well.
NEED
| Meaning | Forms of the modal verb | Ways of rendering in Russian | Forms of the Infinitive | Kinds of sentences | Some other ways of expressing the same meaning | Sentence patterns |
| 1Necessity. | need | Indefinite Infinitive | interrogative affirmative (not typical) | necessary | Need I answer this question? | |
| 2. Absence of necessity. | neednt | 1. , 2. , , | 1. Indefinite Infinitive 2. Perfect Infinitive (expresses an action which was performed though it was not necessary) | negative | There is no need to do it. Its not necessary to do it. There is no necessity to do it. | The teacher neednt explain such simple things. The pupils know them. We neednt have brought our grammar books today. We are having a class in phonetics instead. |
Notes: 1. When rendering the Russian use neednt have done to show that the action wasperformed though it was not necessary. Use didnt have to do to indicate that the action was not performed as there was no obligation. e.g. He neednt have bought the book (but he did). It is available at the library. It is available at the library. I didnt have to buy the textbook (and I didnt) as I had it at home.
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2. In negative sentences the negation is not always associated with the verb need, it may be found else where in the sentence. e .g. I dont think we need continue our talk. They need hardly discuss the problem again.
1. Explain the meaning of need in the following sentences and translate them into Russian:
1. Why dont you go and look at the snake? her mother suggested, You neednt go up close.
2. Its not easy to hold responsibility. I neednt tell you that.
3. Angela opened the door and walked in. Her daughter was still up. You neednt have stayed up, waiting for me, said Angela.
4. If you dont like cocktail, you neednt drink it.
5. Do your remember what you did when you were twenty-five? You need not have reminded me of it.
6. Need we insist upon the date?
7. You neednt worry.
8. Need you bring your girl-friend with you?
9. She said that if he didnt like to come to her parties he neednt come at all.
10. I was rather afraid that he might act as through we were intimate friends, which would have been embarrassing. But I need not have worried.
11. Does he need to study more at home?
2. Translate the following sentences into English using need:
1. , , , .
2. , , , , .
3. .
4. ?
5. . .
6. ?
7. .
8. , . . .
9. . , - . .
10. . . .
11. , .
12. , .
13. .
14. .
