- •Olga a. Berezina, Yelena m. Shpilyuk
- •IV. The Present Progressive Passive …………………………………...132
- •6 Foreword предисловие
- •Авторы the article Usage of Articles
- •Bay of Bengal
- •Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- •17 The adjective and the pronoun
- •Some, Any, No
- •Not versus No
- •Much, Many, Few, Little
- •Other, The Other, Another
- •25 Different Meanings and Usage of: All, Each, Either, Neither, Every, Both
- •31 The adjective and the adverb
- •Degrees of Comparison
- •Present Simple
- •II. The Past Simple Tense
- •III The Future Simple Tense
- •The "Going To" Form
- •II. The Past Progressive Tense
- •III. The Future Progressive Tense
- •I. The Present Perfect Tense
- •II. The Past Perfect Tense
- •III. The Future Perfect Tense
- •I. The Ptesent Perfect Progressive Tense
- •II. The Past Perfect Progressive Tense
- •III. The Future Perfect Progressive Tense
- •I. The Past Simple Passive
- •II Present Simple Passive
- •III. The Future Simple Passive
- •IV. The Present Progressive Passive
- •V. The Past Progressive Passive
- •VI. The Present Perfect Passive
- •VII. The Past Perfect Passive
- •VIII. The Future Perfect Passive
- •139 The Imperative Mood
- •Modal Verbs can, could
- •May, might
- •Exercise 5
- •149 Must, to be to, to have to
- •Should, ought to
- •Recapitulation of the modal verbs
- •Conditional Sentences
- •II type
- •III type
- •If it were not for ...
- •If it hadn’t been for ... But for ...
- •189 The modal verbs "could" and "might" in conditional sentences
- •Recapitulation of conditional sentences
- •The Complex Object
- •Indirect Speech
- •Modal verbs in indirect speech
- •227 Passive voice in indirect speech
- •Conditional sentences in indirect speech
- •231 Recapitulation of indirect speech
- •Troublesome Verbs
- •244 The Participle
- •246 Appendix 1 tense forms (the active voice)
- •248 Appendix 1 tense forms (the active voice)
- •250 Appendix 3 conditional sentences
139 The Imperative Mood
Exercise 1
Supply the appropriate form for the following imperative sentences.
1. ... the salt and pepper, please.
2. ... up! It's time to get up.
3. ... that pot! It's hot! You'll burn yourself.
4. ... pages 35 through 70 for tomorrow's class.
5; ... it easy! there's no need to be angry.
6. ... the window.
7. ... ! I can hear you. You don't have to yell.
8. ... this soup. It's delicious.
9. ... ! I am drowning!
... the light on. It's getting dark here.
... a newspaper on the way home.
... anyone my secret. Do you promise?
... for me, please. I'll be ready in just a few minutes.
14. ... out! A ear is coming!
... this passage aloud. It's so funny, I'd like everyone to listen to it.
... on your raincoat. It might be cool outside.
... your words! Think first, do not be rude.
... the steps. They are very steep.
Exercise 2
Translate into English.
1. He ходите здесь! Это может быть опасно.
2. Давайте сделаем подарок для Мэри — у нее ведь день рождения.
3. Подождите минуту, я позову мистера Грина к телефону.
4. Смотри! Кажется, это то, что нам нужно!
Передайте, пожалуйста, белый соус.
Не читайте лежа, это вредно для глаз.
Не будите его. Он не спал уже два дня.
Давайте пойдем на каток вместе.
Медсестра, сделайте перевязку этому пациенту.
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10. Возьмите зонт. Во второй половине дня обещали дождь.
Заканчивайте свои дела и поедем домой. Я подвезу Вас.
Давайте зайдём в это кафе. Здесь можно неплохо перекусить.
Не говорите никому, что видели меня. Я хочу сделать сюрприз своим родным.
Не делайте ничего, что бы могло помешать ходу дела. Держите меня в курсе.
Мистер Бэн просил Вас зайти к нему в 5 часов.
Она попросила меня отправить телеграмму её родителям.
Джон сказал, чтобы мы его не ждали.
18. Попросите его быть впредь более осторожным.
Modal Verbs can, could
Exercise 1
Translate into Russian and comment on the use of the modal verb CAN.
I am sorry you won't let me look at the picture once again. But that can't be helped.
These words were unexpected for me, so what could I do or say?
I could not possibly let him tell Mother what he really thought of her.
'Well, as soon as you are dry, you shall be varnished and framed and sent home. Then you can do what you like with yourself.’ (0. Wilde)
My head was still dizzy, my sight was dim, and my limbs were feeble; I could not soon recover myself.
You can't have forgotten that you assured me most solemnly that nothing in the world would induce you to send it to any exhibition.
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7. 1 wish I could believe you were lying: I wish it more now than ever; since even you cannot explain this mystery to me.
8. I cannot explain it to you but I have a subtle premonition of something terrible that is in store for us all.
9. Can it be that Jonathan had betrayed her feelings, her devotions, her affection towards the best in his nature?
10. There can have taken place a miracle for how, otherwise, they would be able to get through it all? How can they have forgotten the hostility separating them for decades?
Agnes left a couple of minutes ago and if you had come earlier you could have caught her.
You could have said at least that you did not agree with them. They don't know him as intimately as you do: you are his brother.
Can she have misplaced the jewels? By all means it is a good idea to warn the police about their loss.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with CAN/COULD followed by the appropriate form of the infinitive in brackets.
... this letter (to write) by Rodger a week ago? When I saw him last he did not even mention it to me.
Going to a picnic was a great pleasure for everybody; for the ladies ... (to talk) over all their household problems, the gentlemen ... (to discuss) politics without their family interfering and the children and dogs ... do whatever they liked.
How ... you (to trust) this man who has already caused so much trouble to your family by just his presence here?
Your answering machine has spoilt the last recording. I ... (not to recognise) the voice though it seemed fairly familiar.
... she already (to study) at the University? I remember her at the age of five; she was the most amusing child I have ever seen.
I've known him for already fifteen years and I am perfectly certain that he ... (not to mean) that. You ... (to misunderstand) him or vice versa.
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Here you are at last! You ... (to come) earlier: you were informed that I was ill.
There is little wonder that he has been imprisoned. I have always suspected that he ... even (to murder) someone, to say nothing about pilfering.
Why did not you ask me to help with your business? I ... (to do) something to save your money.
... it be true that no one knew about the mine there? The whole board ... (not to miss) the informational note that had come from our partner there.
You ... (not to leave) possibly without seeing your sister inspite of all misunderstanding reigning between you two.
... you still (to write) that essay on nature? Now I understand why all your written works contain so many facts and details and why their style is immaculate.
Unfortunately I ... (to attend) the conference but I hope Magnus will inform me about it, although he ... (to do) it on his arrival, a week ago, if he really planned to.
Exercise 3
Translate into English using CAN/COULD to express incredulity, doubt, astonishment and supposition.
1. He может быть, чтобы они уже знали об этом вчера. Я только вчера вечером все решил.
Неужели Алиса всё-таки решила работать учителем? Она так нетерпелива и капризна.
Не может быть, чтобы вы там были вчера: я там тоже была и не видела вас там.
Неужели газеты ещё не знают о том, что случилось в Парламенте сегодня утром?
Неужели всё это напрасно и я уже никогда не смогу выступать на соревнованиях и выигрывать?
Не может быть, чтобы его уволили, не объяснив, почему его работой недовольны.
Неужели он действительно сделает всё так, как обещал тебе? Это так на него не похоже.
Неужели он не сумеет отстоять своё мнение на заседании совета директоров?
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9. Как они могли оставить её в таком неловком положении? Неужели никто так и не пришел ей на помощь?
10. Не может быть, чтобы вы были не в состоянии выполнить волю своего отца в отношении вашего младшего брата.
11. Они вполне могли забыть о том, что им надо быть дома в девять: дети так увлечены игрой!
Ты мог бы и присмотреть за бабушкой в моё отсутствие: ты же знаешь как она стара и слаба и что она не может обходиться без помощи.
Как же ты могла наговорить столько грубостей! Не может быть, чтобы ты действительно имела в виду то, что сказала.
Не может быть, чтобы это было бриллиантовое кольцо. Слишком уж низка цена на него.
Он вполне мог уйти на рыбалку рано утром и не предупредить вас. В этом случае он вернется к обеду.