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Auxiliary verbs
may
1D PEG 127-33, 2
88, 340
Insert the correct form of maylmight except in 10 and 36, where a
be allowed form is necessary,
It... rain, you'd better take a coat.
He said that it... rain,
We... as well stay here till the weather improves,
L borrow your umbrella?
You... tell me! (think I have a right to know.)
Candidates . .. not bring textbooks into the examination room.
People convicted of an affence . .. (have a right fo) appeal.
Ifhe knew our address 2e . .. come and see ws.
Teome in? =
Please do.
When he was a child he... (they let him) do exactly as he liked
1 think I left my glasses in your office. You . . . ask your secretary to
look for them for me. (request)
He... . be my brother (J admit that he is) but I don't trust him.
1... never see you again,
He... be on the next train, We... as well wait
If we got there early we... get a good seat.
The police . . . (have a right to) ask a driver to take a breath test.
‘You ought to buy now; prices... go up.
Til wait a week so that he ... have time to think it over.
He isn’t going to eat it; |... as well give it to the dog.
You . ..at least read the letter. (J think you should.)
You ..- have written, (am annosedidisappointed that you didn't.)
We'd better be early; there .-- be a crowd.
Nobody knows how people first came to these islands. They
have sailed from South America on rafts.
You . .. (have permission to) use my office.
He said that we . .. use his office whenever we liked
don't think I'l succeeé but I. . . as well try.
You ought to go to his lectures, you ... learn something.
If we can give him a blood transfusion we . .. be able to save his
lite
‘Two parallel white linesin the middle of the road mean that you
not overtake.
If bought a lottery ticket 1... win £1,000.
If you said that, he... be very offended.
L wonder why they didn't go. ~
‘The weather . .. have been too bad.
Warning: No part of this book... be reproduced without the
publisher's permission.
He has refused, but he
change his mind if you asked him again,
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Auxiliary verbs
I see your passport, please?
He... (negative) drive since his accident. (They haven't let him
drive.)
must and have to
i@ PEG 144-5
Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting must or the
present, future, or past form of have to.
She . . . leave home at eight every morning at present,
Notice in a picture gallery: Cameras, sticks and umbrellas
at the desk.
He sees very badly; he. . . wear glasses all the time.
1. . . do all the typing at my office
You... read this book. It’s really excellent.
be left
The children . .. play in the streets tll their mothers get home from
work,
She felt ill and . .. leave early.
Mr Pitt... cook his own meals. His wile is away.
Thadn’t enough money and I
[never remember his address; always
Employer: You . . . come to work in time.
If you go to a dentist with a private practice you .
Tot of money.
Father to small son: You. . . do what Mummy says.
My neighbour's child ... practise the piano for three hours a day.
Doctor: I can't come now.
Caller: You . .. come; he's terribly ill
English children . .. stay at school tll the age of 16.
In my district there is no gas laid on. People . .. use electricity for
everything.
Notice above petrol pump: All engines . . . be switched off,
Mother to daughter: You . .. come in earlier at night.
The shops here don't deliver. We... . carry everything home
ourselves,
‘The buses were all full; .. get a taxi
Notice beside escalators: Dogs and push chairs ... be carried
“Au pair’ girls usually . . . do quite a lot of housework.
Tell her that she .. . be here by six. I insist on it
‘When a tyre is punctured the driver . .. change the wheel,
Park notice: All dogs . . . be kept on leads.
She . .. learn how to drive when her local railway station is closed
Railway notice: Passengers . . . cross the line by the footbridge.
1 got lost and . . . ask a policeman the way.
Farmers . .. get up early.
pay by cheque.
look it up.
pay him quite a
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