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- •Jane's Diary
- •92 The Verb: Finite Fbrn,
- •138 The Verb: Modal Vp„.
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- •Verbals
- •14. Translate the following into English using infinitives or ing-forrns as direct object:
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- •27. Supply the required articles, paying special attention to uncount-ftble concrete nouns (names of materials):
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- •Verb: Finite Forms 323
- •Is coming
- •Is leaving
- •10. My clothes are not in the room. They have taken them away.
- •I've been noticing a difference in you.
- •Is looking, have been meeting
- •Is talking, has been driving
- •Is, was, have heard, has turned, is, is, is, writes, does ... Write, know, set, do ... Think, haven't thought
- •Is, see, is, have made, went, got, boiled, was, carried, set, placed,
- •Is ... Looking
- •I dressed and went out into the garden. The sun was rising. There was no wind but the leaves were still falling in the garden. Over the night the birches had turned yellow up to their tops.
- •10. Was towing, had swum, was accompanying
- •9. (Had) hunted, found 10. Had shut, felt
- •Is doing
- •Was having
- •7. Likes
- •Is not getting
- •I thought he was tired and asked him what he had been doing.
- •I saw that the moment for which he had been waiting had come.
- •I have never before felt so well as now.
- •I have never been spoken to like that before.
- •It's dark in the room, and I can't find my things.
- •1. Have been expected
- •I must work very hard this week.
- •It must have been
- •I knew that Pat was to come to the club.
- •I was somewhat surprised to find so many people in the hall in which I was to speak.
- •I don't have to be there before three.
- •It was announced on the radio that the President was to speak that night.
- •10. Had, didn't have
- •I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that.
- •It's surprising that they should have included him into the team.
- •I oughtn't to (shouldn't) have told them that.
- •10. You oughtn't to have been so rude to her. She is weeping now. Ex. 48.
- •I didn't have to do any shopping as my husband was dining out that day.
- •I'm to see him on Tuesday night.
- •I didn't understand why he should be (was) so angry.
- •It's admirable that she herself undertook (should have undertaken) the task.
- •I inform you of these things so that we can understand each other.
- •10. She gave me the key so that I could (might) open the door.
- •It looked as though the talks would (might) continue for some more
- •If you were to ask me I couldn't tell you.
- •If it hadn't been for his grandad the boy would have been very unhappy at home.
- •9. Could ... Have produced, would be
- •It was decided that the children should go to the Zoo right after breakfast.
- •9. To have been snowing Ex. 7.
- •I never knew the fellow, but everyone seems to have liked him.
- •I sat there for a while just looking at the people.
- •I lay on my bed thinking about this all afternoon.
- •I had difficulty recollecting the man's name.
- •I wanted to find out something about him.
- •I was not sufficiently interested to continue the argument.
- •9. Being connects!
- •I didn't succeed in making Ann talk.
- •9. To be staying 10. To reply
- •In his talk with my father the visitor was heard to mention some| accident.
- •I thought that matches were not left lying about the garden for nothing.
- •I was ill at the time, and Mrs Barnaby was left to look after me.
- •I know him to have visited them several times this year.
- •I was too excited to eat.
- •I've got something to show you.
- •I couldn't resist the temptation to tease Tom.
- •I had the satisfaction of seeing that Betty was getting more and more ill at ease.
- •I hate the idea of your being all alone there.
- •I had to wait two hours in the hospital to have a tooth filled.
- •I won't have you talk to me like that.
- •I saw him sitting at the window with one hand lying half clenched on the table.
- •It was the house of a local doctor who was an active me club.
- •15. None 16* no one
It's dark in the room, and I can't find my things.
She can't (couldn't) have made a mistake.
Can (could) they have been waiting for us?
You can't (couldn't) have been sent to me. I have nothing to do with this.
Could I have a cup of tea?
He said we could go.
I can return on the bus.
I could return on the bus.
Maurice stared at the letter. "Now where could it have come from?"
Evans was so illiterate that he could not have written a word of the report.
"She didn't understand you," cried Philip. "She understood me well enough." "She could not have understood you," he repeated doggedly.
It was a very long walk back to the hotel, he could never have done it without a map.
She had a square face that could never have looked young.
"What are you looking at, Willy?" "Nothing, dear." "You can't be looking at nothing."
She raised her voice and called, "Can you hear me?"
No one could have impressed me more than you did.
At that moment I could have killed him.
He cannot (couldn't) have been more than thirty at the time we first met him.
I could swim when I was five. Daddy taught me.
They're very nice to me. They could not be more polite and obliging.
It's getting dark. What time can it be now?
You are brave to work with these people. I couldn't do it.
He took the menu and said: "Well now, I suppose you're hungry. Let's see what we can have."
How are the puppies? Can I have a look at them?
Ex.
10.
Sentence 1
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— 2 variant 1
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Ex. 11.
might ... ask
might ... fade
might have been
might ... be, might have done
might not find
might ... have
might notice
might have chosen
Ex. 12.
1. Have been expected
be lurking
write
4. have been detained
have told
be dying
break
be
have been reading
have wanted
have understood
be listening
Ex. 13.
You weren't all that busy. You might have helped us.
Ask him if we may look round the laboratory.
He might do it for you. It is not at all difficult for him.
He might have broken the window.
She may be late.
They may be working at the same problem.
It may rain towards evening.
They may not have been in the town last night.
I thought if his watch was there, the money might be there too.
I agree it may have been a mistake to let Peter go abroad. I thought it might bring him back to his work.
I may not have mentioned it in my letters, but I did quite a lot of work up there.
Not seeing either her father or the boy, Meggie thought they might be rearranging some of the books on the shelves.
You may have heard his name.
It occurred to me that he was secretly proud of his son, though he may not have known it.
He's got a big family. I can easily imagine that he may (might) be looking for a better job.
I had the impression that the storm might break out any minute.
She wasn't a Swede, but she might have been taken for one.
18. He might (may) be in the hotel waiting for me. 19.1 might have missed the last bus.
20. They may have thought that we won't come in this rain.
Ex.
15.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
could, can may
could, could
could might might could may
9. could 10. could
could, might
can
might
may
could
could
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\1. could, might |
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could |
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18. can, can |
30. |
might |
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19. might |
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can |
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20. could |
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might |
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21. may |
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may (might) |
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22. may |
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can |
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23. can |
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may |
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24. can |
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can |
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25. can |
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could |
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26. may, may |
38. |
can |
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27. could |
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can |
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28. might |
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Ex. 16. |
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1. It may rain. |
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Can they be waiting for us? |
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2. It may not rain. |
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Who can they be waiting for? |
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3. It can't rain. |
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They can't possibly be waiting |
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4. Can it rain? |
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for us. |
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5. He may have seen them. |
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I may (might) as well be off. |
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6. He may not have seen them. |
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I may (might) just as well stay |
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7. He can't have seen them. |
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at home. |
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8. He can't possibly have seen |
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I might have lost the keys. |
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them. |
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It might have been worse. |
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9. Can he have seen them? |
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The weather couldn't be worse. |
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10. Where can he have seen them? |
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I couldn't but stay with them. |
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11. They may be waiting for us. |
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I couldn't help agreeing with |
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12. They may not be waiting for |
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them. |
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us. |
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I couldn't care less. |
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13. They can't be waiting for us. |
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Ex. 19. |
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1. have been |
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be |
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2. be doing |
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have cost |
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3. have taken |
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have influenced |
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4. be |
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have been reading |
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5. have heard |
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be getting |
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6. do |
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have been bought |
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7. be wondering |
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be lying |
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Ex. 20.