Семинарское занятие 15

1. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present Subjunctive of the verbs shown in brackets.

For example:

They insisted that she _____ at once. (to come)

They insisted that she come at once.

1. He suggested that I _________ ready by eight o'clock. (to be)

2. We request that she _________ the window. (to open)

3. They demanded that he _________ the room. (to leave)

4. I will ask that she _____________ me. (to accompany)

5. They recommended that he _________ to Bermuda. (to fly)

6. The request that we ______ ready to leave at six is a nuisance. (to be)

7. The recommendation that she ______ a holiday was carried out. (to take)

8. It is necessary that you _________ able to come with us. (to be)

9. They asked that we _________ standing. (to remain)

10. The requirement that he _________ work will be hard to meet. (to find)

11. It is important that he _________ everything he can. (to learn)

12. The demand that she __________ the report has been carried out. (to complete)

2. Complete each of the following sentences with the Past Perfect Subjunctive of the verb shown in brackets.

For example:

They wished they ___ not ____. (to come)

They wished they had not come. 

1. I wish I ______ not ____________ the answers. (to lose)

2. They wished they ______ not _____________ the appointment. (to forget)

3. He will wish he __________________ us the book. (to show)

4. Will they wish we __________________ them some food? (to give)

5. We wish it _______________ yesterday. (to snow)

6. She wished she ______ not _________ the window. (to open)

7. I wished I _______________ the news. (to hear)

8. You wish you _______________ what to do. (to know)

3. Complete each of the following sentences with the Simple Past Subjunctive of the verb shown in brackets.

For example:

He wished he ____ able to do it. (to be)

He wished he were able to do it.

1. I wish it _________ possible to finish the work tonight. (to be)

2. Will he wish he ______ ready? (to be)

3. She wished she _________ how to sing. (to know)

4. We wish they ____________ to come with us. (to want)

5. You wished you ___________ better. (to feel)

6. They will wish it _________ warmer. (to be)

7. Does he wish he ____________ younger? (to be)

8. I wish I _________ the subject more interesting. (to find)

4. Complete the following sentences, using the indicated verbs in the Simple conjugation with would.

For example:

They wished the sun ___________. (to shine)

They wished the sun would shine.

1. They wished she __________________ the arrangements. (to make)

2. He will wish you __________________ him. (to help)

3. She wishes the mail _______________. (to come)

4. We wished they _________________. (to hurry)

5. You will wish the door _________________. (to open)

6. They wish we _________________ for them. (to wait)

7. I wish you _________________ to me. (to write)

8. Will she wish you _______________ her? (to join)

5. Paying attention to the underlined adverbs indicating time, complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the verb shown in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Subjunctive, the Simple Past Subjunctive, or the Simple conjugation with would, depending on whether the time of the action referred to in the subordinate clause is earlier than, the same as, or later than, the time of making the wish.

For example:

We wished they _________ us earlier. (to call)

We wished they had called us earlier.

She wishes she ____ in Rome now.

She wishes she were in Rome now.

I wish you __________ with us tomorrow. (to come)

I wish you would come with us tomorrow.

1. I wish he ___________ here now. (to be)

2. I wish that you _____________ here yesterday. (to be)

3. We wish you ________________ tomorrow. (to come)

4. You will wish you ______________ earlier. (to leave)

5. They wished he _________________ with them the next day. (to come)

6. We wish you ________________ yesterday. (to arrive)

7. I wish that he ______________ us next year. (to visit)

8. She wishes that she ___________ at home now. (to be)

9. You wish that he ______________ you last week. (to help)

10. He will always wish he ____________ rich. (to be)

11. The boy wished that he ____________ the competition the next day. (to win)

12. She will wish she _____________ the arrangements earlier. (to make)

13. I wish the weather ____________ warmer now. (to be)

14. We always wished we ____________ fluent in other languages. (to be)

15. They wish he ________________ them next week. (to telephone)

6. The following statements contain false or improbable conditions. Paying attention to the underlined adverbs indicating time, complete the following sentences, using the indicated verbs in the appropriate conjugations with would. use the Simple conjugation for actions pertaining to the present or the future, and use the Perfect conjugation for actions pertaining to the past.

For example:

If you came with us now, you _________ everything. (to see)

If you came with us now, you would see everything.

_____ he __________ us yesterday if we had slept in? (to wake)

Would he have woken us yesterday if we had slept in?

1. If he were here now he _______ not ___________ to help us. (to hesitate)

2. I ___________________ the book last week if I had known you wanted it. (to finish)

3. ______ you ______________ to him last night if you had seen him? (to speak)

4. If they were old enough, they __________________ the contest next week. (to enter)

5. ______ she not ____________ a vacation now if she had more time? (to take)

6. If he had sent a message, we ______________________ it two days ago. (to receive)

7. I ____________________ it if you came with me now. (to appreciate)

8. ______ she not ________ grateful if we offered to help her tomorrow? (to be)

9. ______ he _____________ yesterday if he had entered the race? (to win)

10. _______ they not __________________ more books last month if they had noticed the stock was low? (to order)

11. _______ she not ___________ us now if she knew where we lived? (to visit)

12. _______ you _________________ cucumbers yesterday if they had been on sale? (to buy)

7. The following statements contain false or improbable conditions. Paying attention to the underlined adverbs indicating time, complete the subordinate clauses with the correct forms of the verbs shown in brackets. Use the Simple Past Subjunctive for actions pertaining to the present or the future, and use the Past Perfect Subjunctive for actions pertaining to the past.

For example:

If she ____ here now, she would be admiring the rose bushes. (to be)

If she were here now, she would be admiring the rose bushes.

___ he ______ here last week, we would have met him. (to stay)

Had he stayed here last week, we would have met him.

1. If he _________ here now, we would ask his opinion. (to be)

2. We would have forgotten our tickets last night, if she ____not ________ us. (to remind)

3. _____ I ________ earlier, I would have arrived on time yesterday. (to leave)

4. Would you visit Spain next summer, if you _________ enough money? (to have)

5. If it _________________ yesterday, we would not need to water the lawn. (to rain)

6. If he _________ you last Wednesday, he would have asked your advice. (to see)

7. If they __________ to leave now, they would need special permission. (to want)

8. _____ they _________ of the concert yesterday, they would have arranged to go. (to know)

9. Would you not have stayed longer last week, if you ___________ able to? (to be)

10. If they ____________ the letter tomorrow, they would receive an answer in two weeks. (to write)

11. If he _____________ the book now, he would enjoy it. (to read)

12. If we _____________ more attention yesterday, we would know what time to be there. (to pay)