Verb forms following “lest / that” clauses.

lest smb (should) do

fears should have done

Smb feared

will fear that smb may/might do

may/might have done

can/could do

can/could have done

does/will do/did/

had done smth

Other useful phrases:

to be afraid бояться, опасаться

to be fearful -//-

to be/feel frightened испугаться

to dread очень бояться, страшиться, опасаться

to be terrified быть страшно напуганным, страшно

испугаться

to be horrified -//-

to be in terror быть в ужасе

to be in horror -//-

to worry беспокоиться, тревожиться

to be troubled -//-

to be/feel uneasy -//-

to be nervous -//-

Exercise 157. Translate into Russian.

(А) 1. He feared lest people should think him impractical. 2. She was afraid lest she should disturb them. 3. He felt a little uneasy lest she should begin to cry. 4. We feared lest the weather should change. 5. She felt uneasy lest they should become a nuisance. 6. I felt uneasy lest she should make a scene. 7. I fear­ed lest she should have lost the way in the darkness of the autumn fields. 8. He feared lest his father should have been rude to her. 9. He trembled holding his breath lest Rocco should detect his pres­ence behind the wall. 10. And I became nervous and fearful lest some turn in a careless conversation should bring that expression back to his ears.

(В) 1. I was afraid that I might lose your love. 2. She feared that he might read her mind. 3. I feared he might have learned much more than she had told him. 4. You see, we all fear that all this may return. 5. He fears that he may be suffering from a certain disease. 6. He fears that he may have lost his key. 7. Abel was beginning to dread that he might spend the rest of his life without seeing his daughter again. 8. William began to fear that Abel might have been let off the hook. 9. To tell the truth, I had begun to fear that I might never see my master again. 10. He feared it could grow even colder than it was. 11. They felt uneasy that you could have forgotten the password. 12. I'm afraid he can escape this very way. 13. He worries that the goat can have got lost in the thicket.

Exercise 158. Put in the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. She feared lest the child ... blind. (remain)

2. I felt a bit uneasy lest he ... hurt. (be)

3. I am afraid it ... late. (be)

4. I fear that they ... too soon. (come)

5. I'm afraid you ... all about our agreement. (forget)

6. He feared lest they ... too closely into the question. (inquire)

7. She feared that I ... him. (marry)

8. She felt uneasy lest he ... late. (be)

9. I still feel uneasy lest sir John ... angry. (get)

10. He was terrified that the rumour ... about the town. (spread)

11. I'm so nervous that the boys ... to the beach alone. (go)

12. Don was frightened to death that the natives ... him while he was in the village. (see)

13. He was like a man who is afraid to look behind him, lest he ... something there which ought not to be there. (see)

14. He had chosen to enlist in New York because he feared someone ... him in Chicago. (recognize)

Exercise 159. Complete the sentences of the right column with the ones of the left

Example: I fear ... She is late.

I fear (that) she may be late.

He worried ... She will forget her promise.

He worried lest she should forget her promise.

1. I feared ... It will soon grow dark.

2. He was afraid ... I saw him leave the house.

3. He felt uneasy ... Everybody sees that he's wrong.

4. He worried ... He will be late.

5. She is nervous ... Her dog is lost.

6. They were in terror… They have made a fatal mistake.

7. I am troubled ... My friends won't be at home.

8. We felt frightened ... We have lost the way.

9. She was in terror ... He can misunderstand.

10. I actually dreaded ... The children will catch measles.

Exercise 160. Complete the following sentences with the object clauses expressing fear.

1. All the time she fears lest …

2. His emphatic tone irritated the boy and I feared that ...

3. The man turned red. She feared lest ...

4. Soon it began raining and I was afraid that ...

5. It appears they fear that ...

6. He hesitated and for a moment or two I felt uneasy lest ...

7. She was too excited and the doctor feared lest ...

8. I've always felt lonely, I've always felt uneasy that ...

9. Nobody in the neighborhood seemed to know the dead man and Jones was afraid that ...

10. The sky in overcast again. I'm afraid ...

11. What do you really know about the man? Aren't you afraid ... ?

12. Everybody fears lest the weather…

Exercise 161. Translate into English.

1. Боюсь, что-то случилось с ними в дороге. 2. Боюсь, как бы ты не опоздал к врачу. 3. Он боялся, что к вечеру пойдет дождь. 4. Боюсь, как бы мне не простудиться. 5. Ты не боишься, что они могут забыть о своем обещании? 6. Боюсь, что ты не вполне понял, что я имел в виду. 7. Боюсь, дождь будет лить всю ночь напролет. 8. Он боялся, что библиотеку могут закрыть раньше времени. 9. Я боялась, что сестра опоздала на поезд. 10. Я боялась, что лето будет холодным. 11. Мы очень беспокоились, что в воскресенье похолодает. 12. Боюсь, она совершенно забыла о моем звонке. 13. Они боялись, как бы им не испортить все дело. 14. Он беспокоился, как бы не показаться старомодным. 15. Я боялась, что ты будешь возражать против моего предложения. 16. Он боялся, как бы друзья не обиделись на него за эти слова. 17. Она боялась, как бы не сказать лишнего. 18. Все были в ужасе, что ребенок на самом деле убежал из дома. 19. Он хорошо знал предмет и не боялся, что ему зададут сложные вопросы. 20. Садовник опасался, что ранние морозы могут повредить молодым яблоням.