- •The subjunctive mood Exercise 1. Insert the appropriate form of the Subjunctive Mood. Comment on the form and the use of the Subjunctive Mood. Translate into Russian (conditional sentences).
- •Exercise 2. Translate into English, using the Subjunctive Mood where required (conditional sentences)
- •Exercise 3. Point out mood auxiliaries and modal verbs. Translate into Russian.
- •Exercise 5. Translate into English, using the Subjunctive Mood where required.
Exercise 2. Translate into English, using the Subjunctive Mood where required (conditional sentences)
A) 1. You would feel better, if you didn’t keep late hours. 2. We wouldn’t miss the train, if we took a taxi. 3. We would go to the ring, if it were not so coldly. 4. If it hadn’t been so coldly yesterday, we would have probably gone to the ring. 5. If you didn’t sit in the draught, you wouldn’t catch a cold. 6. You would have felt better, if you had taken medicine yesterday. 7. If I were you, I would spend more time in the fresh air. 8. You would have known the language better, if you had written some English books in summer. 9. If I hadn’t been ill, I would have already graduated from the University. 10. You wouldn’t have broken a vase, if you had been careful. 11. We wouldn’t probably got lost, if it were not so dark at night. 12. I would come no later six, if I weren’t delayed at the university. 13. If it isn’t raining, we will go to the country. 14. You would have already been healthy, if you had seen a doctor in time. 15. If you hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have finished the work yesterday. 16. If we have free time tonight, where will we go? 17. I will stay at home, if it is raining. If it hadn’t been so slippery, I wouldn’t have fallen. 19. If I didn’t take a taxi, I would miss the train.
B) 1. (Based on an episode from David Copperfield by Ch. Dickens.) 1. If Ms. Copperfield doesn’t want to get married, she won’t send David to Mrs. Pegotti. 2. Looking at little Emily, David often thought that if not Mr. Pegotti, she would be an unfortunate homeless child. 3. David said Pegotti: “ I think, your brother is a very kind person. He wouldn’t adopt little Emily, if he weren’t so kind.” 4. Little Emily often said David, if it happened so, that she sometime became a rich lady, she would present to Mr. Pegotti a gold watch, a silver tube and the whole box of money. 5. David didn’t know her mother got married to Mr. Merdstone. If he knew about it, he wouldn’t come home in such good mood. 6. If Mr. Merdstone said David at least one kind word, the boy would be bound to him. 7. Having seen traces of tears on David's face, Mr. Merdstone ordered him to wash immediately. The boy understood at once, if it happened so, that he disobeyd the stepfather, he would beat him cruelly. 8. “How we would be happy now, if my mother didn’t get married to Mr. Merdstone.” – thought David often. 9. David was a capable boy and he would study well, if there were no they at the lessons. 10. David became gloomy and dull child. He wouldn’t get stupefied, if they weren’t books, which he read for hours.
C). 1. Nikolenka Bolkonsky approached Pierre, pale with shining eyes. “ If my father had been live… would he have agreed to you?” 2. She have moaned, reeled and she would have probably fallen, if Bazarov hadn’t supported her. 3. If Grigory Ivanovich expected this meeting, he would turn in another direction. 4. No, I have no pride. If I had pride, I wouldn’t put myself in such situation. 5. If he heard, that his parents said in that evening, if he put himself at the point of view of his family and knew, that Kitty would be unfortunate, if he didn’t get married to her, he would be surprised very much and wouldn’t believe it. 6. “Come to me now”, - said Levin… “I will come to you, if I know, that I will not find Sergey Ivanovicha.” 7. He went immediately, if Lisa wouldn’t be. 8. If princes Maria were able think that minute, he would be more surprised to change to happened with her, that m-lle Bourienne.
