IV. The use of the Subjunctive Mood

in an Object Clause after the verb "wish";

Ex. 22. Study the following chart, translate the sentences into Rus­sian.

I wish (wished)

he (you, etc.) were more attentive. it weren’t raining. I hadn’t missed the chance. she (you, etc.) would takeinterest in such problems. I could go with them too.

Ex. 23. Practise the following according to the model.

M o d e l I (a) She is fussy. I wish she weren't fussy.

(b) He is not healthy. I wish he were healthy.

1. She is very suspicious about people. 2. He is not a man of prin­ciple. 3. It's not up to me to make a decision. 4. There isn't enough room for all of us here. 5. She is not well enough. 6. His suggestion is not sensible. 7. He is lazy. 8. She is wasting time when there is such a rush of work. 9. They are too highbrow for my taste. 10. The kid is so annoying.

 

M o d e l II (a) He has no sense of humour.

I wish he had a sense of humour.

(b) She always piles my table with her things.

I wish she didn't pile my table with her things.

1. She has no sense of proportion. 2. They don't know their duty. 3. He always borrows money. 4. I just can't get rid of this unpleasant feeling. 5. I don't know what they are suspecting him of. 6. He always interrupts people when they are talking. 7. She often misses her Eng­lish lessons.

 

M o d e l III (a) He missed the 8.30.

I wish he hadn't missed the 8.30.

(b) He didn't apologize to her.

I wish he had apologized to her.

1. They put off the meeting till Friday. 2. This idea occurred to me too late. 3. They didn't include me in the team. 4. He has never been frank with me. 5. I wasted a lot of time on this foolish mystery story. 6. She didn't hide her awful taste in literature. 7. I followed his advice. 8. They didn't reserve rooms at the hotel for us as they had promised to.

 

M o d e l IV (a) He will go by the night train.

I wish he wouldn't go by the night train.

(b) She won't apologize.

I wish she would apologize.

(c) You are not following me.

I wish you would follow me.

 

1. He won't give up smoking. 2. He will borrow the from his neighbour. 3. She won't admit that she is wrong. 4. They will repeat the same mistake. 5. He will start arguing again. not listening to me.

 

Ex. 24. Answer the following questions according to the model, mind the form of the auxiliary verb.

M o d e l: Are you an early riser? I wish I were.

1. Is she good-tempered? 2. Can he do it alone? 3. Have you ever travelled by air? 4. Will they put off their visit? 5. Is she fit for the job? 6. Did you sleep well? 7. Has he settled down anywhere? 8. Did they treat her kindly? 9. Will he arrive to-day? 10. Are you a fast read­er? 11. Can you read fifteen pages in half an hour? 12. Is their sugges­tion sensible?

 

Ex. 25. Open the brackets using the correct form of the Subjunctive Mood.

1. I wish you (not to fuss) about such unimportant things. 2. He wished he (to take care) of the difficulties himself. 3. I wish you'"(to mind) your own business. 4. She felt so lost in this strange city that she wished she (to have) someone to keep her company. 5. He wished the child in the next room (not to cry) and he (to get) a little sleep. 6. I wish she never (to write) this letter. 7. She wished she (to teach) him a good lesson. 8. I wish you (to talk) him into giving up the foolish idea. 9. He wished we (to put off) the party till next Saturday. 10. I wish you (to take) yourself in hand. 11. I wish you (to stay) another couple of days. There is so much I'd like to talk to you about.

 

Ex. 26. Paraphrase the following sentences using the Subjunctive Mood in an object clause after the verb "wish";.

I. I am sorry I have given you so much trouble. 2. You had better put off your visit to them. 3. Why are you talking shop all the time? 4. I am sorry I don't know whom he has told about that. 5. Too bad, we have to change trains twice. 6. He is not a man of his word, I am sorry to say. 7. He wanted to have a seat facing the engine. 8. It would be nice if he agreed to deliver a lecture on modern art. 9. You had bet­ter take up a job to your taste. 10. I should not have shown my surprise. 11. She had better treat his words with attention. 12. What a pity I missed such a wonderful chance.

 

Ex. 27. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Хотелось бы, чтобы вы оставили эту тему. 2. Жаль, что всем нам не хватит места в машине. 3. Хотелось бы воспользоваться твоим советом, но это невозможно. 4. Хотелось бы, чтобы кто-нибудь внес ясность в этот вопрос. 5. Жаль, что эту книгу не включили в список литературы на этот семестр. 6. Лучше бы вы сами взялись за дело. 7. Они сожалели, что не полетели в Хабаровск самолетом, они бы сэкономили два дня. 8. Напрасно она дала ему этот совет. 9. Жаль, что ее нет с нами. 10. Ему хотелось, чтобы кто-нибудь другой поза­ботился о билетах. 11. Досадно, что у нее вспыльчивый характер. 12. Хорошо бы нам обосноваться здесь навсегда. 13. Ей хотелось бы говорить по-английски. 14. Жаль, что у нее нет чувства долга. 15. Жаль, что я не могу присоединиться к вам.