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I. Comment on the use of SHALL, SHOULD, WILL and WOULD in the following
sentences:
1) If I had known that you needed me, I should have come earlier.
2) They will often go and spend the evening with their friends.
3) We shall pay you a visit at the end of this week.
4) Will you prepare the dinner for us tonight?
5) That would be the person that we are supposed to meet.
6) I suggested that she should find another workplace.
7) Candidates shall remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.
8) My car would reach over 150 kilometres an hour.
9) The conference will start tomorrow morning at 9.30.
10) You shall never speak to me like that again.
11) You should see this film, its excellent.
12) I will never lend him a book again.
13) If Frank spent more time studying, he would have better results.
14) If you should have some spare time, please help me with this translation.
15) If you will clear the table, Ill start the washing-up.
16) Shall the student wait in front of your office?
17) Lets go for a walk, shall we?
18) I told them that I should leave for Paris the following day.
19) She would go jogging every morning when she was at college.
20) This door wont open. You must repair it.
II. Rewrite the following sentences using MAY/MIGHT, MUST and CAN/COULD:
1) Perhaps it will snow again tomorrow.
2) I dont believe that Mark spoke to you like that.
3) It is possible that they missed the morning train.
4) Mary is sometimes really irritating!
5) Im sure you are tired after such a long journey.
6) It is impossible that all the members disappeared without leaving any trace.
7) Probably she left her umbrella in my fathers car.
8) I just dont believe that this is our former English teacher.
9) John looks rather ill: he probably caught a cold at the skating-rink yesterday.
10) I just didnt know that we were allowed to use our dictionaries.
IV. Choose between DIDNT NEED TO (+infinitive) and NEEDNT HAVE (+past
participle):
1) He(buy) the dictionary, as Diane offered to lend him hers.
2) I(add) any spices to the sauce. I think somebody had already put some and now it is too
hot.
3) We had wanted to repair the TV, but then we decided to buy a new one and so we
(repair) it.
4) They redecorated their flat, but then they had to move. They(decorate) it.
5) John(wait) for her in front of the cinema, because she never showed up.
6) I(introduce) him to Professor Jones, as they had met some years before at a conference.
7) I(be) there at 8 oclock, which would have given me time to do the shopping.
8) I (be) there at 8 oclock, which gave me time to do the shopping.
V. Translate into English using modal verbs which express (lack of) obligation:
1) Am auzit c e n spital. Trebuie s-l vizitez zilele acestea.
2) - Trebuie s art permisul poliistului?
- Eu n-a trebuit s i-l art sptmna trecut.
3) Trebuia s fi mai precaut. Nu vezi ce repede te-au descoperit?
4) A rcit i, prin urmare, trebuie s se ntoarc acas mai repede.
5) Nu a trebuit s-i traduc scrisoarea, fiindc tie bine englezete.
6) Mai bine te-ai ntoarce sptmna viitoare, altfel riti s pierzi deschiderea.
7) Trebuie s-mi continui treaba. Trebuie s termin eseul pn mine.
8) Presupun c trebuie s-l ajutm, cel puin de dragul vremurilor trecute.
9) Nu trebuie s-i iei paltonul, fiindc nu e frig afar.
10) Nu mai trebuia s-i trimii acea scrisoare, fiindc a aflat deja despre accident.
11) Mi-a explicat foarte clar c aa ceva nu trebuie s se ntmple.
12) Spune-mi, doctore, trebuie s in regim?
VII. Fill in the blanks with a modal verb and with the appropriate form of the verb in
brackets:
I had a briefcase when I left my office, but I no longer have it now. I (1 leave) it in the
taxi.
You (2 not send) for the doctor right after grandmothers faint. She recovered
consciousness
immediately.
After that incident, I understood myself better. I certainly wasnt as stupid as Jane was. She
(3
realize) then what I was going to do, but she simply (4 not promise) not to tell anybody
about that.
Giving him a cold look, John said: You (5 kill) her!
You (6 not read) Forsyte Saga in only two days. It usually takes at least one week to read it.
Heaven knows what Mrs. Brown (7 do) with so many books. I think she will start to sell
them
soon.
There was an engine drivers strike and the trains (8 not leave) the station. The passengers
(9
be) exasperated.
You (10 not speak) to Mary in such a rude manner. She is so sad now.
1) Visitors are prohibited from entering the private area of the castle.
Visitors
2) It was very impolite of Mary not to leave a note when she left.
Mary..
3) I really insist that you should solve this problem by tomorrow.
You
4) If by some remote chance she mentions my name, please put in a good word for me.
If she..
5) It was wrong of you to go on the trip instead of staying here to help us.
You.
6) I had more pizza than I really needed and now Im rather sick.
I..
7) If he refuses to lend me the money, I will talk to his wife.
If he...
8) Its typical of Mark to lose his money at cards!
Mark..
9) Although he was a long way from the hospital, John managed to get there in twenty
minutes.
Although he was a long way from the hospital, John
10) Dont read the whole novel unless you want to.
You