14 Revision exercise.
a Why you (not bring) a ladder? It’ll make things easier.
(a suggestion, or a word of advice)
b ‘Why he (not wear) his monocle? He always (wear) it!’
‘I (not know). He may have lost it.’
c Why you (not come) to see us yesterday?
d Sheila (find) a hedgehog in the shed last week.
e ‘You (suffer) hay fever every spring?’
‘I (be) afraid so. I (be) allergic to pollen.’
f I (think) fairy-tales (be) most interesting, because they
(make) you dream.
g He (go) along the street when a terrorist (approach) him
and (shoot) him.
h ‘I (wonder) if you could lend me a thousand pounds.’
‘Why you (not ask) your parents?’
‘Well, they (not want) to lend me any money because,
according to them, I (squander) it.’
i The plane (fly) at an altitude of 27,000 feet when the UFO
(come) into sight.
j You (belch) all the time! It (get) on my nerves!
k When I (see) how badly he (treat) her last night, I (feel)
pity for her.
l He (be) caught in a downpour when he (walk) along the street.
m When the gale (arise), we (be) at sea. Everybody (be) drowned,
but I (manage) to save my life. I (see) a timber floating next
to me, and I (succeed) in grasping it. Since then, my life
has changed completely, for the memories of that night have
been torturing me day after day.
n The full moon (rise) slower than usual, and I could also
perceive a strange scent. At first, I (not pay) too much
attention to it, and simply (follow) a track that I had
come across. But when I (hear) the howl of a wolf, I
(remember) something that a very peculiar man had told me
the previous night: ‘The werewolf, beware of the werewolf!’
o Last night I (dream) that very tiny men (creep) along my body,
and that I (be) tied to the bed. Then, I (look) at my husband,
and he (crawl) with worms.
p Luckily, when I (awake), I (realise) that everything had
been simply a dream.
q ‘They (hang) him yesterday. They (accuse) him of robbing
a bank, but I’m afraid that he (be) innocent.’
‘How you (know) he (be) innocent?’
‘Well, I (rob) the bank myself!’
r She (hang) some sheets out yesterday, and somebody (steal)
them.
s She (hit) him with a shoe, and he (run) away from her
as fast as he could.
t She (not forgive) him, and he (feel) very sorry about that.
In the end, they (have) to split up. Now, she has married
again, and he (live) with his parents.
u I’m sorry to tell you that I (forget) to phone her last night.
v When she (have) her daughter, all her wishes (come) true.
She (have) a very deep maternal instinct. Now she (consider)
the possibility of having another child, but her husband
(not want) to, as he (detest) children.
w Young people (think) the world (be) their oyster, and I (dare)
say they (be) right.
x She (stab) him while they (have) a bitter argument, and (run)
off. The police (look) for her at the moment.
y ‘How she (get) the job?’
‘Well, a clerk (make) her fill in a form and sign it.
In a couple of days, she (work) for the firm.’
z You perpetually (leave) the phone off the hook.