Question

Exercise 4. use the correct form of the infinitives in brackets. 1. if george (to be) less patient, he (to fire) you long ago. and that's exactly what he should have done. poor george, he was always too tolerant! 2. if she (not to provide) them with the information, they (may kill) her. 3. ho (to know) it, what a fantastic idea it (to seem) to him! but of course he couldn't even imagine anything like that. 4. unless the rescue party (to arrive), they (to starve) to death. 5. if the warden (to go on) reading, he (not to notice) anything. 6. if cecile (to be able) to go home once in a while, she (to be) less homesick. but that was out of the question. 7. larry (to ask) that question long ago unless he (to get) shy so suddenly. 8. if the detective (to go) through the case-histories first, he (to find) the robbers sooner. 9. he (to notice) the fallen chair and (not to fall over) unless the room lights (to put out). 10. who (to help) him if i (not to happen) to be there? 11. you (to be) surprised if i (to tell) you every thing there and then?

Answer 1

1. was, would fire
2. doesn’t provide, may kill
3. knows, seems (насчёт этого номера не уверена)
4. arrives, will starve
5. go on, won’t notice
6 was able, would be
7. has asked, gets
8. went, would find
9. noticed, didn’t fall over
10. would help, didn’t happen
11. would be, told
если что, заранее извиняюсь за возможно неправильные ответы)