All about modal verbs

Ex. 1. Define the meanings of the modal verbs. Trans­late the sentences into Russian.

1. He idled away the mornings at billiards, which ought to have been devoted to business.

2. "I rather agree with you," I said. "But there's another point. How am I to get hold of that scoundrel who drove her to death as surely as if he'd killed her?"

3. What is to be said here is of utmost secre­cy, and must remain so until the proper moment, even among our closest colleagues.

4. It may be said that the screen can never give exactly the sympathetic thrill you feel when you see living per­sons in flesh and blood before you. It might very well have been said that strings and wood could never make up for the intimate quality of the human voice. The event has proved they could. )

5. Well, I expect it's all for the best. You ought to be pleased.

6. If all you can do is laugh at me, maybe we should say good-bye for good.

7. "This is Mr Poirot, Mother," said Flora. "He is to find out who killed uncle.”

8. It was absurd that the schoolmis­tress should so occupy his thoughts or that he should be concerned by what she might think of him.

10. I'm afraid to go out with men now. All they want from you is that you shall listen and not be shocked, so they can go away feel­ing there's nothing the matter with them. Well, I tell you, I won't do it any more!

11.I cannot walk. I am crip­pled and twisted. Mercifully I can still feed myself, but otherwise I have to be attended like a baby.

13. You shall find me a nice husband and I will look after his stomach very carefully.

Ex. 2 Define the meanings of the modal verbs. Trans­late the sentences into Russian.

1. I should be grateful if you would keep your hands off my business in future.
2. They didn’t have to worry about money.
3. 1 must have misunderstood her.
4. Upon my word! I can't make head or tail of it
5. Mike was to learn later that the manager and the cashier... were not on very good terms.
6. "No, he doesn't know," she said. — "Don't you think you ought to tell her"
7. A week to wait. She couldn't just sit in the room and wait seven days.
8. This must be discussed seriously.
9. Glen knows he shouldn't have left you with his sister.
10. I am very sor­ry, Miss Webb, I am afraid you must have missed hav­ing your tea.
11. "Well,... and how is Edward» today?" — "Good Heavens, how should I know?"
12. You don't have to explain anything.
13. I have enjoyed this evening, Mrs Maclain, I hope I may call on you again.
14. Hush! You mustn't say such things and even think of them.
15. What do you want me to do? Shall I speak to him?
16. Am I to take it that you are absolutely seri­ous?
17. I'm afraid you will have to look sharp.
18. "I think we ought to be starting for home," said Nan, after some little time.
19. "Pullyour­self together," I said. "You must be imagining this."
20. 1 needn't have worried, need I?
21. She had so low an opinion of her husband that she could not understand why on earth they should make him such an offer.
22. You should have known from experience that to argue with Poirot is quite use­less.
23. You thought she should not have mentioned it to anyone?

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