Mодальні дієслова will, would

Дієслово will виражає бажання, волю, рішучість, прохання:

I will gladly help you.

Я радо вам допоможу.

Will you come in, please?

Заходьте, будь ласка.

Дієслово would у заперечному реченні виражає небажання виконати дію в минулому:

He wouldn't do it.

Він не хотів робити цього.

У питальному реченні would виражає ввічливе прохання:

Would you give me your book?

Дайте мені, будь ласка, вашу книгу.

Grammar exercises

1. Complete the sentences. Use must + these verbs:

Be eat go learn meet wash win

1. I’m very hungry. I must eat something.

2. Marilyn is a very interesting person. You _______ her.

3. My hands are dirty. I __________ them.

4. You ________ to drive. It will be very useful.

5. I ________ to the post office. I need some stamps.

6. The game tomorrow is very important to us. We _____.

7. You can’t always have things immediately. You ______ patient.

2. Write I must or I had to.

1. I had to walk home last night. There were no buses.

2. It’s late. ____________ go now.

3. I don’t usually work on Saturdays, but last Saturday ________ work.

4. ________ get up early tomorrow. I’ve got a lot to do.

5. I went to London by train last week. The train was full and ___________ stand all the way.

6. I was nearly late for my appointment this morning. ___________ run to get there on time.

7. I forgot to phone David yesterday. ________ phone him later today.

3. Complete the sentences. Use mustn’t or don’t need to + one of these verbs:

Forget go hurry lose phone wait

1. I don’t need to go home yet. I can stay a little longer.

2. We have a lot of time. We ________________.

3. Keep these papers in a safe place. You _________ them.

4. I’m not ready yet, but you _____________ for me. You can go now and I’ll come later.

5. We __________ to turn off the lights before we leave.

6. I must contact David, but I __________ him. I can send him an email.

4. Write don’t need to / had to / must / must / mustn’t.

MUM: Come on, Alice. You _______ hurry up.

ALICE: I’m ready. I _______ phone Jamie, and he talked and talked. That’s why I’m a bit late.

MUM: Let’s go. The train leaves in 20 minutes.

ALICE: Just a minute. Where’s my umbrella?

MUM: You _________ take that. It’s a beautiful day.

ALICE: OK. So where’s my sun hat? I ___________ forget that.

MUM: Alice, we ________ leave NOW.

5. Write must / mustn’t / had to / don’t need to.

1. You don’t need to go. You can stay here if you want.

2. It’s a fantastic film. You must see it.

3. The restaurant won’t be busy tonight. We __________ reserve a table.

4. I was very busy last week. I ____________ work every evening.

5. I want to know what happened. You _________ tell me.

6. You ____________ tell Sue what happened. I don’t want her to know.

7. I ___________ hurry or I’ll be late.

8. “Why were you so late?” “I ___________ wait half an hour for a bus”.

9. We ___________ decide now. We can decide later.

10. It’s Liza’s birthday next week. I __________ forget to buy her a present.

6. Complete the sentences. Use have to or has to + these verbs: