Grammar review (Modal verbs and their equivalents; Present, Past, Future Continuous Active and Passive)

Ex.10. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the modal verbs must, can, may, need, should.

1) Drivers of express and fast trains must have a rest after 3 hours of work. 2) Youshould not ride a motorbike without a helmet. 3) Youneed nothurry up; youmay take a later suburban train. 4) Whatcan you do while traveling by train? Youcanread a novel or do a crossword puzzle, youcan just stare out of the window or talk to your fellow-traveler, youcan sit back and listen to the clicking of the carriage over the rails. 5) The ticketsshould notbe thrown away as inspectorsmaycheck them during the trip. 6) Passengersshouldnotwalk across the railway lines; there is a footbridge at the end of the platform. 7) If you are traveling by air, youmustn’tcarry anything in your luggage thatcanbe used as a weapon, such as a knife or a pair of scissors. 8) Youneed notgo to the railway station to buy tickets because youcanbook them at the nearest travel agency. 9) The Trans-European expresses are equipped with interurban telephones through which the travelercan contact office or home. 10) In Metro when the passengers get on the escalator, theyshouldstand on the right so that people who hurrycan run by on the left. 11) Hecan’tleave the country until the police return his passport.

Ex.11. Match the beginnings of the sentences with their endings.

1) The cursor on the screencanbe moved a) till it stops raining.

2) You must not cross the street b) what youcando today.

3) You shouldhurry up; c) hecouldn’tstart it.

4) Can you show me d) the speed of 60 km within the city limits.

5) You maytake any of these instruments e) wecanbe late.

6) You neednot copy this text; f) taxes to the government.

7) Something was wrong with the car; g) I’ll give you a Xerox of this page.

8) Never put off till tomorrow h) I’ll phone them.

9) Drivers shouldnot surpass i) the way to the station?

10) You maywait in the office j) because I don’t need them now.

11) Everybody mustpay k) when the red light is on.

12) You neednot write this letter; l) with the help of the mouse.

Ex.12. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the equivalents of the modal verbs. If possible, replace equivalents by the appropriate modal verbs.

1) We are not able towait for them any longer, weare toring them up and find out what has happened. 2) If you buy railway tickets in advance, youhave topay some extra money. 3) Passengerswere not allowed toget off the carriage because the stop of the train lasted only three minutes. 4) Since the tape-recorder is still under guarantee, Iwill not have topay for the repairs. 5) At the large terminal passengersare able tobook hotel, transport, tickets for sporting and cultural events; to telephone or send mail to anywhere in the world; to hold a business meeting; to obtain information of interest; to buy goods they need and so on. 6) The staffis not allowed touse office telephones for private calls. 7) Iwill have topay 50 rubles extra for my luggage because it is overweight. 8) Sixty extra police officerswere tocontrol the traffic outside the stadium. 9) If the weather is cloudy, passengershave tosit at the airport and wait for their plane for hours. 10) On weekdays carsare not allowed toenter the centre of the city. 11) In England the speed of the first carswas not tosurpass four miles per hour. 12) This car is automatic, so you do not have tochange gear all the time. 13) Wewere not able torepair the car ourselves andhad totake it to the auto-service station. 14) Here all the workersare towear protective clothing. 15) Do youhave tochange buses when you are going to work? 16) Wewere toleave for England on Saturday but because of the delay with our visas, wehad tobook tickets for Monday. 17) If you park in no-parking zone, the traffic police can tow away your car. Youwill not be able topick it up until you pay a fine.

Ex.13. TEST. Choose the correct variant.

1) Я смогу встретить тебя на вокзале.

I _____ meet you at the terminal.

a) shall be allowed to b) can c) shall be able to d) have to

2) Поезд должен был прибыть в 17 часов, но задержался из-за ремонта пути.

The train _____ arrive at 5 p.m. but it detained because of track repair work.

a) must b) had to c) was able to d) was to

3) Тебе придётся делать пересадку в Москве, так как до Минска нет прямого поезда.

You _____ change trains in Moscow because there is no direct train to Minsk.

a) will have to b) can c) needn’t d) will be able to

4) До 19 века люди могли свободно переезжать из одной страны в другую без паспорта.

Until the 19^th century people _____ travel freely between most countries without a passport.

a) are allowed to b) were to c) were able to d) should

5) Сейчас всем можно пользоваться новыми телефонами в холле, но за определённую плату.

Now everybody _____ use these new telephones in the hall but for some fee.

a) are to b) need c) are allowed to d) could

6) Поезд не мог уйти со станции, так как линия была занята.

The train _____ depart from the station, as the line was busy.

a) couldn’t b) is not allowed to c) wasn’t to d) were not able to

7) Тебе следует научиться водить машину.

You _____ learn driving a car.

a) needn’t b) are to c) will be allowed to d) should

8) Завтра можешь не приходить.

You _____ come tomorrow.

a) mustn’t b) are not allowed to c) needn’t d) were not able to

9) Им пришлось уехать вчера, так как на сегодняшний поезд билетов не было.

They _____ leave yesterday because there were no tickets available for today’s train.

a) were able to b) had to c) could d) must

10) Ты можешь подвезти меня до ближайшей станции метро?

_____ you give me a lift to the nearest Metro station?

a) should b) need c) can d) could

The results of the test: If your score is 10 correct answers, you are doing just great; 8-9 stand for good knowledge; 6-7 mean you have some problems; if the number of your correct answers is less than 6, go and learn the rules.

Ex.14. Match two sentences to make mini dialogues. Work in pairs. Pay attention to the modal verbs and their equivalents.

Ex.15. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English paying attention to the modal verbs and such expressions as:

It should (must, can) be said that…– Следует (необходимо, можно) сказать, что…

It should (must, can) be mentioned that…– Следует (необходимо, можно) упомянуть, что…

It should (must, can) be noted that…– Следует (необходимо, можно) отметить, что…

It should (must, can) be stressed that…– Следует (необходимо, можно) подчеркнуть, что…

1) Ей разрешили воспользоваться мобильным телефоном. 2) Вам придётся поторопиться, если вы хотите успеть на поезд. 3) Он не смог завести [to start] машину. 4) Когда должен был прибыть поезд? 5) Ему приходится ездить в командировки [to travel on business] каждый месяц. 6) Тебе следует быть более внимательным. 7) Он сможет быстро отремонтировать [to repair] компьютер. 8) Нам пришлось взять такси. 9) Он не смог принять участие в конференции. 10) Роберт должен уехать в Лондон сегодня вечером. 11) Ты сможешь проводить меня? 12) Необходимо сказать, что если ты хочешь говорить по-английски, тебе придется много [hard] работать. 13) Следует отметить, что любой инженер может дать тебе информацию по этому вопросу. 14) Я надеюсь, они смогли купить билет на последний поезд. 15) Ты можешь идти, я закончу работу сам. 16) Мы должны были встретиться на станции в 6 часов вечера. 17) Следует подчеркнуть, что она была вынуждена рассказать все полицейскому инспектору. 18) Следует отметить, что объявления на доске должны быть написаны заглавными буквами [in capital letters]. 19) Вы не должны прекращать работу, пока [till] вы её не закончите. 20) Следует отметить, что людям в больших городах приходится тратить много денег на оплату проезда в общественном транспорте.

Ex.16. TEST. Choose the right variant.

1) Passengers _____ come to the airport an hour before the take-off time.

a) are allowed to b) must c) will not able to d) needn’t

2) We usually go to the south by plane but tomorrow we _____ travel three by train as we didn’t make a reservation for the flight.

a) shall be allowed to b) needn’t c) shall have to d) should

3) You _____ phone me again, I never forget my promise.

a) need not b) must not c) can not d) are not allowed

4) I _____ take a bus because Martin gave me a lift.

a) did not have to b) am not able to c) was allowed to d) was to

5) When the new road is built, I _____ drive to work in under half an hour. Now I _____ spend much more time.

a) are able to b) shall be able to c) shall be allowed to d) could

a) have to b) should c) needn’t d) am allowed to

6) The pilot _____ land the plane on only one engine.

a) needn’t b) was able to c) should d) were allowed to

7) Airline passengers _____ use mobile telephones during the flight.

a) are able to b) are not allowed to c) were to d) needn’t

8) Stay here till she is free. I think you _____ wait long.

a) need not b) will not have to c) are not allowed to d) shouldn’t

9) According to the rules a football player _____ touch the ball with his hands.

a) is able to b) has to c) must not d) will be allowed to

10) Luckily I _____ find a taxi.

a) have to b) could c) was to d) shall not be allowed

11) You _____ shout, I am not deaf.

a) need not b) will not be able to c) are not allowed to d) can

12) The speed in cities _____ exceed 60 km per hour.

a) shouldn’t b) is to c) need not d) will be allowed to

13) It is a non-smoking carriage. You _____ smoke here.

a) must not b) should c) need not d) are allowed to

14) You _____ carry your driving license with you.

a) should b) are not allowed to c) will not be able to d) was to

15) You _____ answer the question if you don’t want to.

a) have to b) need not c) may d) will be able to

*The results of the test: If your score is 15-16 correct answers, you are doing just great; 11-14 stand for good knowledge; 7-10 mean you have some problems; if the number of your correct answers is less than 7, go and learn the rules.

Ex.17. Present Indefinite Active or Present Continuous Active? Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense form.

1) Many foreign tourists [to travel] in our country at present. 2) A person with a good education usually [to get] a better job. 3) The train is late because the workers [to repair] the track. 4) As a rule the workers [to repair] the track in summer. 5) Look! Two aircrafts [to fly] in the dark sky. 6) This fast train always [to arrive] on schedule. 7) This section of track [to need] reconstruction. 7) The problem of ecology [to become] one of the most important problems for mankind now. 8) Englishmen very seldom [to talk] on the Underground. They [to prefer] to read newspapers. 9) My TV set [to work] better now because we have installed the external antenna. 10) I can’t talk to you because I [to hurry]. 11) The phone [to ring]. Can you answer it? 12) The arrow of compass always [to point] to the North. 13) Nowadays the railways in the USA [to transport] only 0.6 per cent of passengers. 14) … all these passengers [to wait] for the suburban train arrival? 15) … you often [to receive] letters from your former group-mates? 16) What … you [to look for]? – I [to look for] my umbrella. Look out of the window, it [to rain] cats and dogs. 17) … he usually [to buy] one way or round trip tickets? 18) What berth … you [to prefer] to travel by? 19) Where is John? – He [to meet] his friends at the airport. 20) What platform …our train [to depart] from? 21) Please, don’t make much noise. The students [to write] a test.

Ex.18. Past Indefinite Active or Past Continuous Active? Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense form.