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| Future | 1. You had better (you’d better) consult an expert. (= You should consult an expert.) Вам бы лучше посоветоваться со специалистом. | |
| Present / Future | 2. I’d rather (would rather) go to the country than stay in town. (= I would prefer to go to the country rather than stay in town.) Я бы предпочла поехать за город, а не оставаться в городе. | One subject |
| Past | 3. I’d rather have gone to the country but I was too busy. (= I would have preferred to go to the country but I was too busy.) Я бы предпочла поехать за город, но я была слишком занята. | |
| Present / Future | 4. I ’d rather you kept silentwhen I talk to the boss. Я бы предпочел, чтобы ты молчал, когда я говорю (буду говорить) с начальником. | Two different subjects |
| Past | 5. I ’d rather you had kept silentwhen I was talking to the boss. Я бы предпочел, чтобы ты молчал, когда я говорил с начальником. |
53. Give advice as in the model:
Model: – Your parents are worried about you. (to phone)
– Your parents are worried about you. You’d better phone them.
1. You have to be up early tomorrow. (to go to bed) 2. You look tired. (to rest for an hour) 3. They have been engaged for so long. (to set a wedding date) 4. We need the information urgently. (to send an e-mail) 5. Susan is sleeping. (not / to wake up) 6. Spanish is becoming more and more widespread in the USA. (to learn) 7. The weather is changing for the worse. (to put on) 8. Norman doesn’t know the rules of cricket. (to explain)
54. Answer as in the model:
Model: St-1 – Shall we walk to the city centre?
St-2 – I’d rather drive.
1. Would you like to sit down? 2. Would you like to have lunch now? 3. Would you like to go to the mountains in summer? 4. Shall we play a game of tennis? 5. Shall we invite Diane? 6. Shall we set out at dawn? 7. Would you like to have a cup of tea? 8. Will you read the abridged version of the novel?
