1. Open the brackets using the verb in the necessary form, translate the sentences into Russian:

1. I wish I (to know) Spanish. 2. I wish I (to be) at the party yesterday. 3. I wish we (to meet) again next summer. 4. I wish I (not to drink) so much coffee in the evening: I couldn’t sleep half the night. 5. I love sunny weather. I wish it (to be) warm and fine all the year round. 6. I wish you (to send) a word as soon as you arrive. 7. He speaks English as if he (to be) an Englishman. 8. She looks as if she (to be) ill for several months. 9. She dances as if she (to be) a professional dancer. 10. He speaks to me as though he (to know) me for ages. 11. They suggested that the museum (to be reconstructed) this year. 12. The doctor insisted that I (to stay) in bed for some more days. 13. It is important that we (to know) all the details of his plan. 14. It is necessary that you (to follow) my advice. 15. It is recommended that the goods (to be delivered) in time. 16. He speaks slowly so that we (to take) notes after him. 17. Put on your warm coat lest you (to catch cold). 18. They spoke in low voices so that we (not to hear) what they were talking about.

2. Read and translate these sentences:

1. She suggests that we should take Ann to the skating rink. 2. He suggested that we should put off our work till Monday. 3. I insisted that you should see a doctor. 4. We suggest that we should start the experiment next week. 5. He insisted that I should spend summer in the mountains. 6. It is important that you should carry out experiments at this laboratory. 7. It is necessary that the students of our group should take part in the students’ scientific work. 8. It is recommended that we should discuss all the details of the contract. 9. I wish I were free now. 10. She wishes she were a film star. 11. He looked at her as if he had never seen her before. 12. Her parents always speak with her as if she were a small girl. 13. She repeated her address twice so that I could remember it.

3. Complete the sentences:

1. I wish … 2. Her parents wish …. 3. He wished …. 4. He speaks about this film as if…. 5. She looked at him as though…. 6. The boy behaved as if …. 7. The father demanded that …. 8. The manager suggested that …. 9. I insist that …. 10. The doctor recommended that …. 11. It is important that…. 12. It is necessary that… 13.It is suggested that…. 14. I left the house earlier so that…. 15. We hurried to the station lest …. 16. She learnt the grammar rule in order that….

4. Paraphrase the following sentences using the verb “wish”:

1. It’s a pity you are not with us these days. 2. It’s a pity my friend didn’t enter the University. 3. He was sorry that he hadn’t had enough time to finish his test paper. 4. It’s a pity we shan’t be able to reach home before tea-time. 5. I am sorry I’ve told you this news. 6. What a pity you don’t know enough physics. 7. Unfortunately they won’t return before Christmas. 8. The student was sorry he had not studied the material better and had shown such poor knowledge at the examination. 9. It’s a pity that you did not send for a doctor in time.