EXERCITII IN ENGLEZA - TIMPURILE VERBALE

CHEIA EXERCITIILOR

LECTIA I

TIMPURILE MODULUI INDICATIV

Exercitii cu Present Simple si Continuous

Exercitiul l:

    1. I don't love. Do I love? 2. She doesn't talk. Does she talk? 3. I don't understand. Do I understand? 4. You don't play. Do you play? 5. I don't always believe. Do I always believe? 6. He doesn't remember. Does he remember? 7. They don't live. Do they live? 8. He doesn't have. Does he have? 9. I don't trust. Do I trust? 10. I don't have. Do I have?

    Exercitiul 2:

    l. It isn't raining. Is it raining? 2. I am not having. Am I having? 3. He isn't telling. Is he telling? 4. You aren't typing. Are you typing? 5. They aren't swimming. Are they swimming? 6. My friend isn't wearing. Is my friend wearing? 7. My mother isn't resting. Is my mother resting? 8. We aren't studying. Are we studying? 9. Ann isn't knitting. Is Ann knitting? 10. The child isn't learning. Is the child learning?

    Exercitiul 3:

    l. I am not going, it is raining. 2. do you do? 3. drinks, is drinking. 4. it often rains. 5. 1 don't like. 6. speaks, don't understand. 7. Do you like? 8. Do you dream? I dream 9. 1 am cooking. 10. Do you usually get, go, am taking. 11. he is having. 12. Are you writing, am, write. 13. are you hurrying? I don't want. 14. always borrow/is always borrowing, remembers. 15. Do you go? 16. Do you smoke? 17. are you waiting? I am waiting. 18. I always have. 19. are you thinking? I am thinking. 20. Do you know?

    Exercitiul 4:

    l. It snows in winter. 2. On Sundays, he doesn't get up early. 3. I do not study in the evening. 4. What are you doing? Are you reading or watching TV? 5. The secretary is just typing a report. 6. She goes shopping on Saturdays. 7. Now I am doing my homework in English. 8. I don't like coffee. 9. What book are you reading? 10. At what time does John get up in the morning? 11. What do you do on your free days? 12. Whom are you ringing up? 13. He doesn't go to school by underground, he walks. 14. Why are you opening the window? I5. I often read English books. 16. She is packing her luggage. 17. How often do you write to your parents? 18. When I go to the seaside, I like to swim a lot. 19. The customer is just choosing a pair of shoes. 20. What are you speaking about?

Exercitii cu Past Tense Simple si Continuous

    Exercitiul 1:

    1. I slept. 2. He met. 3. You spoke. 4. You drank. 5. You asked. 6. I played. 7. I owned. 8. 1 liked. 9. That sounded. 10. I always made.

    Exercitiul 2:

    1. He didn't think. Did he think? 2. They didn't drink. Did they drink? 3. I didn't hate. Did I hate? 4. He didn't change. Did he change? 5. I didn't sell. Did I sell? 6. We didn't work. Did we work? 7. He didn't come. Did he come? 8. I didn't enjoy. Did I enjoy? 9. He didn't translate. Did he translate? 10. He didn't forbid. Did he forbid?

    Exercitiul 3:

    1. you came in, I was talking. 2. 1 first met, he was working. 3. he was-learning, he had. 4. I was writing, someone rang up. 5. were you going, I met. 6. were you doing? 7. I entered, the teacher was writing. 8. I arrived, she was having. 9. I was watching. 10. he realized, he wasn't wearing.

    Exercitiul 4:

    1. Last night, the sun didn't set at 8 o'clock. 2. Did you sleep well last night? 3. Yesterday, I didn't go to the swimming pool. 4. I got up late yesterday morning. 5. Last Sunday, my friends played chess. 6. This time yesterday it was raining. 7. What were you doing last Tuesday, at 7 o'clock in the morning? I was preparing to go to the faculty. 8. While I was looking for my passport, I found this old photo. 9. The boys were playing cards when they heard their father entering the house. They hid the cards away and took out their school books. 10. When did you return from the mountains? 11. When did you buy this TV set? 12. Yesterday I lost my gloves. 13. A strong wind was blowing when I left the house. 14. Where did you spend your holiday last summer? 15. Yesterday I got up early, I had breakfast and then I left for school. 16. Two days ago I fell and I broke my leg. 17. Last week I was ill and 1 didn't go to school. 18. He sat for his first exam last week. 19. Who won the match the day before yesterday? 20. While it was raining, I was driving to Sinaia.

Exercitii cu Present Perfect Simple si Continuous

    Exercitiul 1:

    l. Have you been? I have been. 2. Have you watered? 3. He has just left. 4. I have lent. 5. the engine - drivers have gone. 6. I have just had. 7. I have already seen. 8. He hasn't come. 9. I haven't been. 10. I have bought. 11 . Have you visited? 12. Have you ever eaten? 13. I haven't written. 14. 1t hasn't rained. I5. Have you ever driven? 16. He has always relied. 17. Have you read? 18. Have you paid? 19. He hasn't gone. 20. Have you lived? I have lived.

    Exercitiul 2:

    l. He has been fishing, he has caught. 2. We have known. 3. The radio has been playing. 4. I have' been shopping. 5. have you been wearing? 6. I have been cooking, have you cooked? 7. have you been, I have been watering. 8. He has been sleeping. 9. I have been asking. 10. she has been trying.

    Exercitiul 3:

    I. I have lost; haven't you seen? did you use? 2. Have you ever tried? I tried, I didn't succeed. 3. Have you seen? she left. 4. Have you been; I got. 5. I have been wearing, I was. 6. She has changed, I saw. 7. I have been doing, I got up. 8. The child has been playing, I returned. 9. It has been raining, we left. 10. He has been, began.

    Exercitiul 4:

    1. Who has taught you to speak English so well? 2. Where have you spent your holiday this year? 3. I have often thought of taking a driving licence. 4. How long have you been learning English? 5. The weather has got warmer lately. 6. He has been a Minister for two years. 7. I have been translating a text for two hours and I haven't finished it yet. 8. He has written only two letters since he went abroad. 9. A child has broken the window. We must replace it. 10. It has been snowing for two hours. 11. We have walked 10 km so far. 12. We have been walking since 3 o clock. 13. Since I bought a car, I have seldom walked to my office. 14. What did you look at? It was an accident. 15. Who did you vote for at the last elections? I didn't go to vote. I stayed at home and I haven't regretted it for a moment! 16. Have you seen today's newspaper? 17. Has John left? Yes, he left an hour ago. 18. Have you already had breakfast? Yes, I had it at 8 o'clock. 19. Have you been to this town before? Yes, I spent a month here, two years ago. 20. They have been working on this house for a year and they haven't finished it yet.

Exercitii cu Past Perfect Simple si Continuous

    Exercitiul 1:

    1. they had finished. 2. she had already been. 3. I had met. 4. had not told. 5. he had caught. 6. I had returned. 7. he had thought. 8. had spread. 9. she had not passed. 10. had eaten.

    Exercitiul 2:

    1. it had been raining. 2. they had been waiting. 3. had been cooking. 4. she had been studying. 5. she had been writing. 6. she had been cleaning and dusting. 7. had been swimming. 8. had been having. 9. had been climbing. 10. it had been raining.

    Exercitiul 3:

    1. had been speaking, I entered. 2. had listened, he went. 3. he told, he had been. 4. we asked, he had visited. 5. he had learned/he had been learning, he went. 6. She had just gone out, I called. 7. it had been raining. 8. had left, she told, they had been. 9. we had been walking, we realized, we had lost. 10. I found out, he had got married, I rang him up, congratulated.

    Exercitiul 4:

    1. I was sorry I had hurt him. 2. He thanked me for what I had done for him. 3. As soon as he had finished writing the paper, he handed it to the teacher. 4. He hadn't done anything before he asked for my advice. 5. As soon as the guests had left, I went to bed. 6. When I arrived at the bus stop, I realized I had left my bag at home. 7. The secretary told me the manager had been speaking on the phone for half an hour. 8. They told me they had been living in France since 1980. 9. I didn't phone you because I thought you had gone abroad. 10. They travelled to many countries after they had got married.

Exercitii cu timpurile "Future'

    Exercitiul 1:

    1. I shall/will know. 2. You will be. 3. Will you recognize? 4. I shall/will remember. 5. You will like. 6. He will be. 7. I shall/will succeed. 8. Wil1 you remember? 9. I shall/will pass. 10. You will not/won't find.

    Exercitiut 2:

    1. I shall/will be swimming. 2. it will probably be raining. 3. She will be watching. 4. Will you be needing? 5. will be crying. 6. wilt be rising. 7. He will be studying. 8. will/shall will be climbing. 9. I shall/will be having. 10. I shall/will be working.

    Exercitiul 3:

    1. We shall/will have taken. 2. I shall/will have finished. 3. they will have been married. 4. will have risen. 5. will have spent. 6. I shall/will have been cooking. 7. I shall/will have read 8. I shall/will have been working. 9. You will have seen. 10. I shall/will have paid off.

    Exercitiul 4:

    1. By this time next year, I shall/will have saved five million lei. 2. What will you be doing tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock? I shall/will be visiting the international fair. 3. I have bought a typewriter and I shall learn to type. 4. By the end of the month I shall/will have seen this film 5 times. 5. The train will have left before we arrive at the station. 6. By 10 o'clock she will have finished cleaning the house. 7. On Friday, between twelve and one o'clock, they will be having their last English class. 8. Because of the strike of the bus - drivers, many people will be going to work on foot tomorrow. 9. He will be studying in the library on Monday from one to five o'clock. 10. Look what I have bought at an auction! It's a very beautiful object. Where will you put it?

LECTIA II

Exercitii cu concordanta timpurilor

Exercitiul 1:

    1. they were talking. 2. you were. 3. you were. 4. I played/I was playing. 5. did not remember. 6. you spoke. 7. was shining. 8. I usually read. 9. You had to type. 10. he wanted.

    Exercitiul 2:

    1. he had left. 2. I had done. 3. I had heard. 4. had already begun. 5. we had been digging. 6. he had stolen. 7. he had just left. 8. I had lost. 9. he had been travelling. 10. I had read, I had not enjoyed.

    Exercitiul 3:

    1. they would remain. 2. he would finish. 3. you would soon have. 4. I would remain. 5. would end. 6. he would drive. 7. he would win. 8. prices would go up. 9. he would pass, he would give. 10. would be cancelled.

    Exercitiul 4:

    1. I have received. 2. arrive. 3. you finish. 4. he has repaired. 5. I have. 6. you see, she looks. 7. you see, she has changed. 8. begin. 9. he tells. 10. she has learnt. 11. he has arrived. 12. we reach. 13. is born. 14. I finish. 15. you have just told. 16. she notices you have broken. 17. you see. 18. you have read. 19. they have been. 20. you have drunk.

    Exercitiul 5:

    1. melts. 2. is. 3. is. 4. they have done. 5. you do. 6. I read, you are reading. 7. will soon move. 8. I will earn/will be earning. 9. I have been reading. 10. is.

    Exercitiul 6:

    1. I finish. 2. he had never seen. 3. do not eat. 4. they had known. 5. it would not be raining when I arrived. 6. we went, they had been listening. 7. I would spend, I had not decided. 8. I want. 9. I was. 10. you had been wearing. 11. had failed, he trusted, he had not expected. 12. I was, I had not eaten. 13. he had to write, he would not remember. 14. I have suffered. 15. he would change. 16. he had eaten. 17. there are. 18. I work/I worked, would not go. 19. we will drink. 20. he hoped, he would have.

    Exercitiul 7:

    l. I didn't remember that we had met a year before. 2. I didn't stay at home to wait for you because I didn't know when you would come. 3. The secretary told me the manager was busy. 4. I knew you were in Bucharest. 5. He was very upset because he had lost his dictionary and he was not sure he would find a new one in the bookshops. 6. I promised him I would write to him when I arrived in London. 7. The thief did not realize that the police had been following him for a week. 8. I will tell you the truth after I have found it myself. 9. Father will give me a present after I have passed the exam. 10. The car I will buy will be imported from Germany. 11. He asked me how many letters there are in the Chinese alphabet and I couldn't answer him. 12. The policeman will ask me what I have seen during the accident.

Exercitii cu fraze conditionale

    Exercitiul 1:

l. I will greet 2. you will be. 3. she will be. 4. I will lend. 5. will you promise? 6. you will not pass. 7. it goes on. 8. you take. 9. I will buy. 10. you will not find.

    Exercitiul 2:

    1. I knew. 2. I moved. 3. Would you buy? 4. he would not make. 5. you were. 6. I gave up. 7. I would buy. 8. he would take. 9. I wouldn't do. 10. would you go?

    Exercitiul 3:

    l. you would have read. 2. I had worked. 3. you wouldn't have got. 4. I had known. 5. he had tried. 6. you had invited. 7. I would not have made. 8. he had realized. 9. I had not told. 10. I would have answered.

    Exercitiul 4:

    l. It would have been. 2. I were. 3. I will answer. 4. he would have told. 5. you had driven. 6. he will get. 7. he leaves. 8. I saw. 9. I would have answered. 10. you will be.

    Exercitiul 5:

    1. If it rains, the streets will be wet. 2. If it rained, the streets would be wet. 3. If it had rained, the streets would have been wet. 4. You will catch the train if you take a taxi. 5. You would catch the train if you took a taxi. 6. You would have caught the train if you had taken a taxi. 7. Will you be angry if I take your pencil? 8. Would you be angry if I took your pencil? 9. Would you have been angry if I had taken your pencil? 10. What will you do if you meet John? 11. What would you do if you meet John? 12. What would you have done if you had met John?
 
    Exercitiul 6:

    l. You will see him if you wait. 2. If a beggar asked you for money, would you give him some? 3. What would have happened if you had driven at a high speed? 4. We won't go for a walk if the rain doesn't stop/unless the rain stops. 5. I would like the play more if it were shorter. 6. If dinner is not ready in time, I will eat at a restaurant. 7. If you hadn't shut the window I would have been cold. 8. I would knit another sweater if I had more wool. 9. Mamaia would be an ideal place for a holiday if there weren't so many people there. 10. I will be disappointed if I don't find out the truth.

LECTIA IV

Exercitii cu vorbirea directa si indirecta

Exercitiul 1:

    1. He said the weather had been fine the day before. 2. He said he had seen that film a week before. 3. He said she would go shopping right then. 4. He said he had spent his holiday at the seaside the year before. 5. He said he thought it was going to rain the next day. 6. He said he didn't remember where he had bought that dictionary. 7. He said he was very busy on that day. 8. He said John had left for Sinaia two days before. 9. He said he had gone to England two years before. 10. He said he was going to have a nap that afternoon. 11. He said if he had enough money he would buy a car the next year. 12. He said if he had been at home he would have answered the phone.

    Exercitiul 2:

    1. He told/asked/ordered me not to drive so fast. 2. He told me to open the door. 3. He told me to read that text. 4. He told me to write him a letter when I got to England. 5. He told me not to cross the street on a red light. 6. He told me to be careful with his books. 7. He told me not to smoke so much. 8. He told me to take that pill. 9. He told me not to interrupt him when he was speaking. 10. He told me to ring him up when I arrived home.

    Exercitiul 3:

    1. He asked me if I would help him. 2. He asked me if I could come to tea that afternoon. 3. He asked me if the train had left. 4. He asked me if I knew what that word meant/means. 5. He asked me if my mother had been at home. 6. He asked me if I had bought that book the day before. 7. He asked me if I drank coffee every day. 8. He asked me if 1 had been at the library the day before. 9. He asked me if I had lived in London for a long time. 10 He asked me if I could speak English. 11. He asked me if I would like a cake. 12. He asked me if I could lend him a book.

    Exercitiul 4:

    1. He asked me how long I had been learning .English. 2. He asked me what I was going to do the next day. 3. He asked me how long it took me to reach my office. 4. He asked me when I would be back. 5. He asked me where I would spend my weekend. 6. He asked me who that man was. 7. He asked me why it was so dark in that room. 8. He asked me when the rain had stopped. 9. He asked me which of those cakes I preferred. 10. He asked me how I had travelled.

LECTIA V

Exercitii cu diateza pasiva

Exercitiul 1:

    1. The work will be finished today (by them). 2. Your bag has been found (by him). 3. My friend will be invited to a party (by me). 4. The missing child has been found (by someone). 5. My TV set will be repaired by a specialist. 6. Something must be done for him by his coworkers. 7. Football is played all over the world. 8. I was frightened by the noise. 9. A new house is being built round the corner (by them). 10. A new supermarket was being built in that district last month, when I passed by.

    Exercitiul 2:

    1. The patient was prescribed some pills (by the doctor). Some pills were prescribed to the patient (by the doctor). 2. I have been given a nice present (by them). A nice present has been given to me (by them). 3. We will be shown the way by the policeman. The way will be shown to us by the policeman. 4. English is taught to them (by me). They are taught English (by me). 5. John has been lent two of my books (by me). Two of my books have been lent to John (by me). 6. The Romanian film director was awarded the Great Prize (by the jury). The Great Prize was awarded to the Romanian film director (by the jury). 7. The tourists were shown the museum (by the guide). The museum was shown to the tourists (by the guide). 8. I will be given a reward (by them). A reward will be given to me (by them). 9. I'm not always told the truth by my friend. The truth is not always told to me by my friend. 10. I was asked a difficult question by the teacher. A difficult question was asked of me by the teacher.

    Exercitiul 3:

    1. The children weren't looked after properly (by them). 2. The doctor was called for (by us).: 3. His odd behaviour couldn't be accounted for (by us). 4. The house was broken into (by burglars). 5. Don't speak until you are spoken to (by someone). 6. His bed hasn't been slept in (by him). 7. John was laughed at (by us). 8. His proposal was objected to (by us). 9. Fire was set to the shed (by them).

    Exercitiul 4:

    1. Has the TV set been repaired? 2. Will the letter be written in ink? 3. Haven't you been told to be here at 6 o'clock? 4. Were you frightened by the tornado? 5. Will the details be told to him? Will he be told the details? 6. Has the dog been fed? 7. Was he shocked by the sight of the accident? 8. Were you told about the meeting? 9. Do you think your request will be turned down? 10. Would your work have been finished sooner if you hadn't been interrupted by your colleagues?

    Exercitiul 5:

    1. People will soon forget this book. 2. People mustn't take away these books. 3. People speak English all over the world. 4. All the visitors of the museum admire this painting. 5. They have built this house out of stone and cement. 6. They held a reception in his honour. 7. The teacher will tell the pupils where to sit. 8. My friend recommended me a very good doctor. 9. The rescue party finally discovered the climber. 10. He hates people making fun of him.

    Exercitiul 6:

    l. Foreign languages are spoken in this hotel. 2. We were asked to show our passports. 3. We were told very interesting things at the conference. very interesting things were told to us at the conference. 4. The event was commented on by all the newspapers. 5. The letter will be mailed as soon as possible. 6. Nothing has been heard about him since he left for Constanta. 7. This piece of information must be treated confidentially. 8. The meanings of the new words must be looked up in the dictionary. 9. When he arrived home he realized his wallet had been stolen. 10. The professor's lecture was listened to by all the students. 11. We will be given detailed instructions about the paper. Detailed instructions will be given to us about the paper. 12. Many new blocks are being built in our district. 13. The museum was closed for repairs. 14. This stamp hasn't been well stuck on the envelope. 15. America was discovered at the end of the 15^th century.

LECTIA VI

Exercitii cu verbe modale

Exercitiul 1:

    1. He could swim. He will be able to swim. 2. I had to go. I will have to go. 3. You were allowed/permitted to leave. You will be allowed/permitted to leave. 4. She could lend. She will be able to lend. 5. The child was allowed/permitted to have. The child will be allowed/permitted to have. 6. You were not allowed/permitted to smoke. You will not be allowed/permitted to smoke. 7. I couldn't translate. I won t be able to translate. 8. Could you help? Will you be able to help? 9. You didn't have to do. You won't have to do. 10. Was I not allowed/permitted to walk? Shall I be not allowed/permitted to walk? 11. He was not allowed/permitted to come. He won't be allowed/permitted to come. 12. I had to learn. I will have to learn. 13. You were not allowed/permitted to speak. You won't be allowed/permitted to speak. 14. I had to look up. I will have to look up. 15. She could play. She will be able to play. 16. Could Jane type? Will Jane be able to type? 17. Could he speak? Will he be able to speak? 18. Everybody was allowed/permitted to borrow. Everybody will be allowed/permitted to borrow. 19. Did you have to be? Will you have to be? 20. He could read and write. She will be able to read and write.

    Exercitiul 2:

    1. John must have been. 2. It can t have been. 3 It might have rained. 4. He must have been delayed. 5. You might have written. 6. You should have visited. 7. He ought to have told. 8. You might have changed. 9. He may have been. 10. It can't have been. 11. He should have gone. 12. You can't have been. 13. You might have paid. 14. You needn't have done. 15. You can't have seen. 16. He needn't have bought. 17. He must have been. 18. It must have been. 19. You shouldn't have gone. 20. John could have been.

    Exercitiul 3:

    1. can. 2. can. 3. can. 4. can't. 5. can't. 6. can.

    Exercitiul 4:

    l. He must think. 2. He must be older. 3. You must have left your umbrella. 4: She must be a very good doctor. 5. It must have taken a long time. 6. He must have come home. 7. This must be the best. 8. You must have known the lesson. 9. He must have been late. 10. You must have forgotten.
 
    Exercitiul 5:

    1. She may/might be very late. 2. It may/might be a good one. 3. It may/might rain. 4. I may/might come home. 5. She may/might have been angry. 6. A good knowledge of English may/might help you. 7. He may/might have been right. 8. He may/might have done. 9. She may/might have returned. 10. She may/might have been out.

    Exercitiul 6:

    1. It can't be his fault. 2. It can't have been his fault. 3. He can't have passed. 4. She can't have got. 5. The weather can't change. 6. He can't be at the office. 7. She can't have learned English. 8. She can't have married. 9. This can't be a true story. 10. You can't miss the train.

    Exercitiul 7:

    1. needn't. 2. needn't. 3. mustn't. 4. needn't. 5. mustn't. 6. mustn't. 7. needn't. S. mustn't. 9. mustn't. 10. needn't.

    Exercitiul 8:

    l. should. 2. would. 3. would. 4. should. 5. would. 6. would. 7. would. 8. should. 9. should. 10. would.

    Exercitiul 9:

    1. will. 2. will. 3. will. 4. shall. 5. shall. 6. shall. 7. will. 8. will. 9. will. 10. shall.

    Exercitiul 10:

    1. didn't need to answer. 2. needn't have answered. 3. didn't need to buy. 4. needn't have lent. 5. didn't need to wait. 6. didn't need to see. 7. needn't have got up. 8. needn't have waited. 9. needn't have written. 10. needn't have bought.

    Exercitiul 11:

    1. can't have rained. 2. must have left. 3. can't have left. 4. can't have seen. 5. can't have done. 6. can't have swum. 7. must have been. 8. needn't have lent. 9. must have been. 10. must have taken.

    Exercitiul 12:

    1. Sensuri posibile: "Do you think he will try to enter the faculty?', "Do you think he will marry that girl?' etc.

    Exercitiul 13:

    1. All the students can and must write this paper. 2. You will have to help me more today. 3. 1 am sure I will be able to find time to help you. 4. The teacher told me I might skip the next class. 5. I could play the piano when I was a child. 6. I can't knit. 7. You may ring me up more often when you know I am ill. 8. All the children ought to/should do some housework. 9. I ought to/should have read the bibliography for the seminar. 10. Everybody shall be present at the meeting. 11. I will have to leave soon. 12. You needn't carry your luggage in the station yourself; a porter could help you. 13. I must change my shoes when I enter the house because they are full of mud. 14. Need we walk up to the chalet? 15. No, we may/might take the bus or the ski-lift. 16. I didn't need to ring up Jane in order to speak to her, because she was to come to my place in half hour's time. 17. You needn't have made coffee for me. I have already drunk two, today. 18. I didn't need to say "thank you' when I found  out the exact time by dialing number 958, as I knew the information was recorded on tape. 19. The teacher can't/couldn't have been satisfied with this answer. 20. You can't/couldn't have been at home last night, I rang you up and nobody answered. 21. I must have been still at the faculty. 22. I asked to speak to the manager but he wouldn't come to the phone. 23. You ought to/should have insisted. 24. Why did you speak so loud? Somebody might have heard you. 25. I promise you, you shall have the book tomorrow. 26. You can't have found the door open. I had locked it myself 27. Where shall we go now? 28. Tomorrow I will have to mail the letter. 29. Will you, please, wait for a few minutes? 30. You may not speak during the exam.

LECTIA VII

Exercitii cu modul subjonctiv

    Exercitiul 1:

    1. I wish my friend weren't ill. 2. I wish I lived in Bucharest. 3. I wish I were a student. 4. I wish I could go to the concert. 5. I wish I could pay the piano. 6. I wish you didn't live so far away. 7. I wish I didn't have only one child. 8. 1 wish I had children. 9. I wish books weren't so expensive. 10. I wish it didn't rain so often.

    Exercitiul 2:

    l. I wish you hadn't had an accident. 2. I wished you hadn't been out when I called. 3. I wished the weather hadn't been bad when I was on holiday. 4. I wished you had been able to come to me yesterday. 5. I wish you hadn't been delayed at the office. 6. I wish I hadn't been late for the party. 7. I wish you had won the competition. 8. I wish I had money to buy that painting. 9. I wished you hadn't got a fine. 10. I wish I had won the Great Prize.

    Exercitiul 3:

    1. I wish you would come on holiday with me. 2. I wish he would accept my proposal. 3. I wish I would spend my holiday in England. 4. I wish he wouldn't be away for such a long time. S. I wish they would sign the contract. 6. I wish he wouldn't stay in hospital so long. 7. I wish you would take a driving licence. 8. I wish I wouldn't get fat when giving up smoking. 9. I wish I would able to read Goethe in the original. 10. I wish I would have a phone in my new flat.

    Exercitiul 4:

    1. you owned. 2. I were. 3. you didn't waste. 4. you closed. S. you started. 6. we went. 7. I stayed, watched. 8. I were. 9. I had entered. 10. my telephone worked. 11. hadn't caught a cold. 12. he would have. 13. you were. 14. he told. 15. his daughter didn't get married. 16. he took, stopped. 17. I hadn't forgotten. 18. his book would become. 19. I would become. 20. I got.

    Exercitiul 5:

    l. I wish/If only I hadn't made so many mistakes in the test-paper! 2. I wish you stopped that noise right away! 3. I wish you stopped complaining because I have my own troubles, too. 4. I wish/If only you were tidier! 5. I wish/If only it didn't rain! If it didn't rain, we could go to the beach. 6. Do you wish you had been invited to John's party? 7. I wish/If only I were young again! 8. I would rather you got up earlier. 9. I would rather I got up/I would rather get up earlier. 10. I would rather you went to the theatre. 11. I would rather I went/I would rather go to the theatre. 12. It's time you paid me back the money I lent you. 13. It's high time you started reading the books required for the exam in Romanian literature. 14. It's 10 o'clock! Don't you think it's high time you got up and started working? 15. She looks as if she were a model. 16. You speak as if you were angry with me. 17. She behaves to him as if he were his husband. 18. He spoke to me as if nothing had happened between us. 19. Jane wishes I would spend my weekend with her. 20. I know you wish you would spend your holiday in a camp, but I would rather you went to your grandparents in the countryside.

    Exercitiul 6:

    1. It is impossible that he (should) return so early. 2. It is impossible that he should have returned so early. 3. It is important that you (should) know English well. 4. It is necessary that you (should) be informed about what is happening in the country. 5. It was strange that she shouldn't have read this book. 6. It is annoying that you should have forgotten to bring me back the book. 7. It is likely that my son should have passed the exam. 8. It is very important that this contract (should) be signed very soon. 9. Do you mean it is likely that we (should) spend our holiday in Brasov? 10. It is necessary that I (should) be present at the meeting?

    Exercitiul 7:

    1. Mother decided that we (should) stay at home. 2. The teacher suggests that we (should) read this book. 3. The manager requested that everybody (should) be present at 8 o'clock. 4. My friend insisted that I (should) go to the concert with him. 5. The manager proposed that 1 (should) work in another department. 6. He suggested that we (should) buy this house. 7. I insist that you (should) accept this job. 8. I suggested that we (should) elect him president.

    Exercitiul 8:

    1. He entered the house noiselessly so that I might not hear him. 2. Move aside so that I may/might see the screen. 3. Speak louder so that I may/might hear you. 4. Whatever you may/might tell me, I can't believe you. 5. No matter how hard you may/might try, you can't win such a competition. 6. Whenever you may/might return, I will be at home waiting for you. 7. Whoever may/might have told you this about me, you shouldn't have believed it. 8. I made a loan so that I might buy the house. 9. It is possible that she might be away. 10. Whatever the reason may/might be, you shouldn't lie to me.

    Exercitiul 9:

    1. it might not get. 2. it should get. 3. they (should) divorce. 4. should have told. 5. you may/might be. 6. we (should) leave. 7. hadn't broken down. 8. he were. 9. he were. 10. you retired. 11. she should have left. 12. might prosper. 13. you should have. 14. you may/might understand. 15. we should take. 16. (should) have. 17. may attend. 18. I had been. 19. I would find. 20. I had.

LECTIA VIII

Exercitii cu constructiile verbale

Exercitiul 1:

    1. I expected you to come earlier. 2. He wanted me to help him. 3. She made me understand what had happened. 4. I think him to be a good husband. 5. I heard her scold/scolding her child. 6. John admitted the fault to be his. 7. I rely on you to lend me some money. 8. I watched them playing football. 9. I saw him speaking to his friend. 10. Mother would like me to become a doctor. 11. I understand her to be a very good teacher. 12. 1 knew him to be a very busy man. 13. I saw some children playing in the park. 14. I supposed him to be able to drive a car. 15. He made me miss the train.

    Exercitiul 2:

    1. This problem is too difficult for me to solve. 2. This is a good book for you to read. 3. This fact is important for you to bear in mind. 4. This is a valuable piece of advice for you to take. 5. The time has come for us to have a heart to heart talk. 6. The people were impatient for the match to begin. 7. I have closed the window for you not to catch a cold. 8. This is the main thing for us to do. 9. I ordered a taxi for her not to miss the train. 10. This is a strange thing for her to have said.

    Exercitiul 3:

    1. It is necessary for him to be present. 2. It is recommendable for you to read this book. 3. It's time for us to meet again. 4. It's time for you to start learning foreign languages. 5. It is possible for the plane to be delayed. 6. It is impossible for him to have said that. 7. It is possible for me to buy a car. 8. It is advisable for you to resign. 9. It is important for you to come to the office at once. 10. It is necessary for you to study the matter seriously.

    Exercitiul 4:

    1. He is expected to arrive at 2 o'clock. 2. He was heard to repeat it several times. 3. She seemed to be satisfied with me. 4. He was expected to resign. 5. She (was) proved to be a liar. 6. She was said to be ill. 7. He was believed to be a brilliant surgeon. 8. She was thought to be unable to win the contest. 9. They are sure to have had an argument. 10. She happened to make three spelling mistakes in her letter.

    Exercitiul 5:

    1. The plane was seen landing. 2. The baby was heard crying. 3. The boy was found breaking the window. 4. She could be heard typing. 5. She was seen lying on the beach. 6. She was seen fainting. 7. The peasants were seen working in the field. 8. The child was heard breaking the vase. 9. She was found digging in the garden. 10. The hunters were heard shooting.

    Exercitiul 6:

    1. Daca vremea va permite, vom urca pana la varful muntelui. 2. Intrucat ploaia incetase, am plecat la cumparaturi. 3. Concertul fiind terminat, publicul a parasit sala. 4. Dupa ce avionul a decolat am incetat sa fumez. 5. Decizia fiind luata in favoarea mea, am plecat acasa linistit. 6. Intrucat raul crescuse in timpul noptii, ne era teama sa nu avem inundatii. 7. Toata lumea fiind acasa, ne-am asezat la cina. 8. Intrucat noroiul imi stricase pantofii, a trebuit sa-i schimb. 9. Scrisoarea fiind scrisa, am mers sa o pun la posta. 10. Intrucat soarele rasarise, ne-am grabit spre plaja.

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