Modals
What words is missing?
You _____ have watered the plants – the soil is still wet.
needn’t
I'm going to have my car until Friday serviced.
Correct the mistake.
I'm going to have my car serviced by Friday.
I never eat _____ big breakfast on _____ weekdays, but _____ winter usually makes me hungrier.
Fill in the gaps with articles where needed.
a / – / –
She _____ (work) for three different companies since she _____ (graduate) from university in 2015.
She has worked (or has been working) for three different companies since she graduated from university in 2015.
This task is _____ more difficult than the previous one, but that one was _____ the easiest in the test.
a) far / by far
b) much / far
c) by far / much
a) far / by far
I’m sure they didn’t see us. We were hiding.
→ They _____
They can’t have seen us.
They offered her a promotion, but she turned it down.
→ She _____
She was offered a promotion, but she turned it down.
A promotion was offered to her, but she turned it down.
I'll see you on the next Monday — it's the first Monday of the February.
Correct the mistake.
I'll see you next Monday — it's the first Monday of February.
"I didn't steal the money," he said.
Transform the sentence into reposted speech.
He denied stealing the money / denied having stolen the money.
As she earned more money, she spent less time with her family.
Transform the sentence not changing the meaning of it. Start with "The more..."
The more money she earned, the less time she spent with her family.
She didn't know she was to of submitted her application by Friday, so she missed the deadline.
Correct the mistake.
She didn't know she was to have submitted her application by Friday, so she missed the deadline.
("was to have done" = a past arrangement that didn't happen)
Это уже второй раз, когда жалобе не уделяется внимание.
This is the second time that complaint hasn't been paid attention to.
put in the correct order.
a sleeping / small / plastic / bag / black
a small black plastic sleeping bag
By the time we _____ to the station, the train _____ for twenty minutes already.
a) got / had left
b) had got / left
c) got / had been leaving
a) got / had left
This laptop costs twice more than my old one, but it isn't nearly as faster.
Correct the mistake.
This laptop costs twice as much as my old one, but it isn't nearly as fast.
Ему, должно быть, очень трудно, но он вполне мог бы попросить нас о помощи.
He must be having a really hard time, but he could easily have asked us for help. (must be finding it very difficult / could well have asked us)
Когда у него украли машину, ему пришлось сделать новые ключи для дома, потому что они были в машине.
When his car was stolen, he had to have new house keys made, because they were in the car.
Мы поужинали в тот холодный январский вечер в прекрасном маленьком итальянском ресторанчике.
We had dinner on that cold January evening at a lovely little Italian restaurant.
Он пообещал, что закончит отчёт к тому времени, как мы вернёмся из командировки.
He promised to have finished the report by the time we return from the business trip.
Мой старый ноутбук весил вдвое меньше, чем новый, но работал в два раза медленнее.
My old laptop weighed half as much as the new one, but it was half as fast (or ran half as fast).
Open brackets + explain the difference in meaning.
You _____ (should / report) the theft immediately, but you didn’t.
You _____ (should / report) the theft immediately – it’s the only way to get your money back.
should have reported – criticism about a past failure to act.
should report – strong advice for now / in general.
A new contract was offered me by the company, but I didn't have signed it yet because I want to get it looked over by a lawyer first.
Correct the mistake.
A new contract was offered to me by the company, but I haven't signed it yet because I want to get it looked over by a lawyer first.
We had such the wonderful lunch on last Tuesday — it was spring, so we sat outside, and I wore my new cotton blue summer dress.
Correct the mistake.
We had such a wonderful lunch last Tuesday — it was spring (or the spring of 2023), so we sat outside, and I wore my new blue cotton summer dress.
When I arrived at the party, everyone already drank for two hours, so my friend told me that he wishes he didn't come earlier.
Correct the mistake.
When I arrived at the party, everyone had already been drinking for two hours, so my friend told me that he wished he hadn't come earlier.
If we _____ (hire) employees this year, we _____ (need) to provide _____ (намного больше) training sessions than last year, because the new system is completely different.
If we hire employees this year, we will need to provide many more training sessions than last year, because the new system is completely different.