Ex. 55. Read the sentences, giving the contracted forms of the predicate verbs. Translate into Russian and analyze the moods.

1. Ifany one had told me of it yesterday, I should not have believed him. 2. If I had been in her place, I should have done the same. 3. Do you think your pretty wife would have married you if she had known that? 4. You mean that you would not have done so if you had known that you were being watched? 5. I am sorry that you have been ill; I should not have bothered you with my affairs if I had known. 6. Everyone would have known if they had quarreled. 7. If he had asked me the same question that day, I would have given him the same answer. 8. If he had had the luck to be born ten years later, he would have avoided all this horror. 9. “You see,” he said to me, “even if I had been able to get back to England on leave I would not have gone. 10. At the time we talked I was unaware that it had happened. Even if I had known, it would not have seemed to me important enough to mention it. 11. Anyway, even if we had been able to pay for the extra nurse, the matron would not have kept her. 12. I could not have held out much longer if you hadn't come. 13. He could have found the place easily if it had not been so dark. 14. If she had married someone else, she might have been happier. 15. If he had drunk less and thought more, I might have saved him.

Ex. 56. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the right form of the verb. (All the sentences contain unreal conditions and refer to the past.)

MODEL

If I (to know) about it, I (to help) you.

If I had known about it, I should have helped you.

1. If it (not to be raining) steadily for a fortnight, we (to cross) this river easily. 2. If you (not to interfere), they (to forget) all about it in an hour. 3. If you (to trust) me, I (can lead) you safely through. 4. The dinner (not to be spoiled) if you (to turn up) when you promised you would. 5. She (to know) how to act if she (to be given) all the particulars. 6. He (not to take) this case even if he (to be asked). 7. The accident (not to happen) if the other driver (not to be speeding). 8. She (to go) there even though she (to have) to walk all the way to the station. 9. None (to mind) if he (to stay) away. 10. Someone (may notice) if she (not to be) there to meet us. 11. The dog (to bark) his head off if it (to be) someone it did not know. 12. There (to be) no tracks on this concrete path even if it (not to be raining). 13. The children (to raise) the roof if we (to try) to leave them behind. 14. He (to be delighted) even if you (not to bring) him all these toys. 15. He (not to be) satisfied even though you (to consult) him before acting. 16. The crops (to be) much better if there (to be) no early morning frosts that spring.

Ex. 57. Fill in the blanks.

1. If anyone... me yesterday that he was a traitor, I... in his face. (to tell, to laugh) 2.... you... surprised if you... me there? (not to be, to meet) 3. If they... him the bag, he... it as his own. (to show, to recognize) 4. If I... it then I... it. (to see, not to forget) 5. He was not very far. If you just... around, you... him. (to turn, to see) 6. As we led the way upstairs he stumbled and... down again if I... him round the waist. (to fall, to grab) 7. If she... half as much as she said she did, she... for Dr. Haydock long ago. (to suffer, to send) 8. If he... a young attractive gentleman, I... too shy to offer help. (to be, to be) 9. It was not a big hall it... probably a hundred if it... full. (to hold, to be) 10. If he... out through the study door, she... him. (to come, to notice) 11. He went on living abroad. If he... back to his native country he... some rather unpleasant questions. (to come, to be asked)

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