Exercise 4. Comment on the word order in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian

1. Had Irene been present, the family  circle would  have been  complete.

2. Had he had time to think about it he would have been certain that he was not told all. 3. It would have been incredible, indeed, had they not been victims themselves. 4. She used to wonder what on earth they would ever do were she to go away or be ill. 5. Jeunne, had she had time to collect her thoughts, would have tried to make some excuse but Louie swept past before Jeunne could say a word. 6. Were it not for the ugly wound upon my hand, all that had passed during those dreadful hours might have been an evil dream. 7. Had I died this morning, they would still be about their business, untouched and uncaring. 8. Hadn’t the doctor told her that it was quite possible she might never have another fit. 9. Had I known who you really were, I should not have invited you to my house last night. 10. You would never have thought had you seen her quarter of an hour later, that so short a while before she had passed through such a weeping. 11. Had he gone to his aunt he would have been sure to meet Lord Hoodbody there. 12. But she also sensed that had he been ill he would have got word to her.

Exercise 5. Open the brackets, using the three types of the Subjunctive Mood in each sentence

Example: If you (to be) free, I (to come) to see you.

If you are free, I shall come to see you.

If you were free, I should come to see you.

If you had been free. I should have come to see you.

If I (to see) her, I (to be) glad.
If I see her, I shall be glad.

If I saw her, I should be glad.

If I had seen her, I should have been glad.

1. If you (to be) busy, I (to leave) you alone. 2. If my friend (to come) to see me, I (to be) very glad. 3. If mother (tо buy) а cake, we (tо have) а very nice tea party. 4. If he (to send) an е-mail, we (not tо worry). 5. If you (not to work) systematically, you (tо fail) the exam. 6. If I (tо live) in Moscow, I (tо visit) the Tretyakov Art Gallery every year. 7. If I (tо get) а ticket, I (tо go) to the Philharmonic. 8. If I (to live) near а wood, I (tо gather) а lot of mushrooms. 9. If my father (tо return) early, we (to watch) TV together. 10. If she (to know) English, she (to try) to enter the university.

Exercise 6. Write each of the following sentences twice using the Subjunctive Mood referring to:

a) the Present or Past Tense;

b) the Past Tense

1. If I am not too busy, I shall go to the concert. 2. They will all be surprised if I make such а mistake. 3. If he doesn't соmе on time, shall we have to wait for him? 4. If поone comes to help, we shall be obliged to do the work ourselves. 5. If you put on your  glasses, you  will  bе  better.

 6. What shall we do if they are late? 7. Will you be very angry if we don't come? 8. Will he be very displeased if I don't ring him up?

Exercise 7*. Translate into English

1. а) Если у него сейчас занятия, нам придется долго ждать. b) Если бы у него сейчас были занятия, нам пришлось бы долго ждать. 2. а) Если я ее увижу в ближайшее время, я, конечно, расскажу ей об этом. b) Если бы я ее увидел в ближайшее время, я бы, конечно, рассказал ей об этом. 3. а) Если он не был в это время болен, он посещал тренировки. b) Если бы он не был в это время болен, он бы посещал тренировки. 4. а) Если она смогла выбрать время, она просмотрела ваши замечания. b) Если бы она смогла выбрать время, она бы просмотрела ваши замечания. 5. а) Если вы там бывали, вы знаете, как выглядят эти места. b) Если бы вы там побывали, вы бы знали, как выглядят эти места.

Exercise 8 *. Replace the infinitives by the correct form of the subjunctive mood

1. But for the toothache I (to enjoy) the concert. 2. But for him we still (to sit) here waiting for the car. 3. But for my smile he (to believe) me.4. The children (to sleep) in the open air but for the rain. 5. Nobody (to recognize) him but for the scar on his left cheek. 6. But for his severe look the child (not to begin) crying. 7. But for the accent with which he speaks nobody (to say) he is not Russian. 8. One (may take) him for a Russian but for the accent with which he speaks. 9. But for the late hour I (to stay) here longer. 10. But for the darkness they (not to lose) their way. 11. But for the fog we (to continue) our way. 12. But for the heavy bag she (to go) there also on foot. 13. I (to read) the book sooner but for the small print. 14. But for his assistance it (to be) impossible to do the work in time. 15. But for the hot climate he (to go) there together with us. 16. But for Fieta Lanny (to see) by Gert in his own house, and something terrible (may happen). 17. Lanny probably (to learn) never that he was the son of old Gert Villier but for Mako and Isaac.