Контрольные вопросы

1. Перечислите случаи употребления глагола would и приведите примеры.

Упражнения

1. Переведите. Определите функцию глагола would.

1. Would you mind if I shut the window? 2. I did not know who would be my neighbour. 3. Would you like to have one of these pictures? 4. She was in a hurry and would not hear of staying with us a little longer. 5. He told me he would be glad to help us. 6. Would you lend me your pen for a minute? 7. Why do we have dialects? Wouldn't it be simpler if everyone spoke alike? 8. The man would be sitting there all day long, probably dreaming. 9. It would be better to read this book in the original. 10. He would be sorry if you did not let him know. 11. There was no one who would not be sorry to hear of what had happened. 12. If a complete list were prepared of the dates at which words were created or borrowed, a picture of the slow and unceasing development of our civilization would be unrolled. 13. It would be splendid for an archaeologist to work there, in a town so fantastically rich in antiquities and prehistoric culture. 14. Few people nowadays would deny these well-established facts. 15. It was intended that the actual responsibility of leading the troops to the east would fall on two military commanders. 16. The mother asked her son not to go swimming alone, but he would not listen to her. 17. He would take no money in exchange for his hospitality, and he bade (пригласил) me come to him should I ever be in those places again. 18. For many years it appeared as though the English language would be superseded (вытеснен) by the language of the conquerors. 19. If one were to take the trouble to count up all the words in the dictionaries, one would reach a total running into six figures – the hundreds of thousands. 20. We should be obliged if you would inform us about the date of your arrival.

2. Переведите, употребляя глагол would.

1. Он хотел бы поговорить с вами. 2. Мы часто вместе обедали. 3. Он ни за что не хотел говорить, откуда он это узнал. 4. Не могли бы вы помочь нам? 5. Он скорее умрет, чем встретится с ними. 6. Джон сказал нам, что он придет. 7. Это было бы замечательно. 8. Пол хотел бы узнать, когда вы вернетесь. 9. Мы часто пили чай вместе. 10. Он был бы рад узнать это.

2.2.4 Употребление и перевод глаголов may, might, could

В случае употребления глаголов may и might в качестве вспомогательных глаголов сложной формы сослагательного наклонения они обычно не переводятся.

В уступительных придаточных предложениях:

• However difficult this book may be from the point of view of the language, you are to read it. Как ни трудна эта книга с точки зрения языка, вы должны читать её.

• Don't contradict him, whatever he may say. He противоречьте ему, чтобы он ни сказал.

В придаточных предложениях цели:

• Try to speak clearly, so that you may be understood better. Старайтесь говорить ясно, чтобы вас лучше поняли.

Глаголы might, could в сослагательном наклонении в значении возможности употребляются:

– в простых предложениях:

• This rule might be applied here. Это правило можно было бы применить здесь.

– в определительных придаточных предложениях:

• I can give you some materials that might be helpful in your work. Я могу дать вам некоторые материалы, которые могли бы быть полезны в вашей работе.