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18. Translate into English. Give two variants where possible:

1. Можна, я вас тут почекаю? 2. Йому не можна іти з нами кататися на ковзанах. 3. Ти міг би подумати перед тим як відповідати. 4. Ти б зробила мені яєчню, Нен. 5. А тепер діти можете іти гуляти на вулицю. 6. Можна мені взяти вашу газетку на хвилинку? 7. На жаль, тут не можна чекати. 8. Ти б, принаймні, подзвонила, що не прийдеш. 9. У диктанті багато помилок. Ви могли б бути більш уважними. 10. Можна мені вийти.

19. Transform the following sentences into ironic requests or suggestions ac­cording to Pattern 13. Change them into expressions of reproach according to Pattern 14.

Model: You never listen when I speak to you.

1. request or suggestion: You might listen when I speak to you.

2. reproach: You might have listened when I spoke to you.

1. You do not wear your new suit to the office. 2. You always forget to sew the buttons on, Alice. 3. You don't pay enough attention to the child. 4. Do come and help me choose a present for her. 5. You do not try enough. 6. Get up a little earlier and help me to clean up after the party. 7. You never let me know when you are coming. 8. Give me a detailed account of what happened. 9. You never tell me your plans. 10. You always leave your room in disorder.

III. The suppositional meaning: doubt.

Pattern 15

Doubt

smb

may

may not

do / have done smth

might

do smth

Note 9. The form might expresses greater doubt. It is practically never used when speaking about the past.

E.g. 1. Let's leave the key under the mat. She may come when we're out. 2. Someone may have seen her leaving the building. 3. Let's wait just a little longer. She might come after all.

20. Use 'may’ plus the infinitive instead of the parenthetical expressions in the following sentences. Use the Indefinite infinitive when the sentence refers to the present or future, the Perfect infinitive, if it refers to the past.

Model: 1. Maybe, he is at home now.

He may be at home now.

2. Perhaps, the rain will stop later in the day.

The rain may stop later in the day.

3. Maybe, he was too angry to measure his words.

He may have been too angry to measure his words.

4. Perhaps, he was ill.

He may have been ill.

1. Maybe, you will meet him at some party. 2. Maybe, he will know you when he sees you. 3. Perhaps, it is less difficult than you think. 4. Maybe, the door was not locked. 5. Maybe, she has forgotten her promise. 6. Maybe, she is only trying to help. 7. Maybe, she was out when you phoned. 8. Perhaps, you have left your gloves in the taxi. 9. Maybe, the stain will come out in the wash. 10. Perhaps, he does not know about it.

21. Translate into English:

1. Ти могла залишити сумку в кафе. 2. Вона може знати його адресу. 3. Він може не буди в дома. 4. Ви можете спізнитись на потяг. 5. Книга можливо вже розпродана. 6. Там все ж може бути таксі. Там іноді бувають. 7. А раптом вона не знає його телефон. 8. Ви могли помилитись. 9. Більш дивовижні речі можуть трапитись. 10. Ти можеш зустріти його там.

Note 10. When we express doubt about an action in the present we mostly use the Continuous infinitive after the verb may (with the exception of such verbs as: to love, to hate, to know, to understand).

E.g. 1. She may be wearing her hair long now. 2. They may be living in the country.

This is probably done to avoid confusion with the pattern of doubt about a future action. Compare:

They may be living in the country, (now)

They may live at the country, (at some future time)