CHUYÊN ĐỀ 12: THỨC GIẢ ĐỊNH (SUBJUNCTIVE)

Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences below.

I suggested that she…………her lawyer before signing the contract.

It is necessary that everything…………ready by two o’clock tomorrow.

He decided to go inside the haunted house,…………what may.

It is strange that he…………so upset about such a trifle, isn’t it?

Far     …………it from me to criticize your plan, but I think you should change a few things in it.

I wish you…………me about it yesterday, before I sent out the invitations.

I suggest that these questions…………discussed at the next meeting.

We'd like to stay longer, but it's already late. It's time we…………home.

She realized he waved to her but she still went by him as if he…………invisible.

What would you do if your car…………in the middle of the road?

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

Dear Sarah,

I’m having an absolutely fabulous time here in Geneva! I wish you (1)………..

(decide) to come with me. It (2)………..(be) even better if you were here. I wish I (3)

………..(try) harder to persuade you to come with me. If only you (4)………..(change) your mind! I’m sure you could get time off work if you (5)………..(ask). If you can’t

come to Geneva, (6)………..(you/consider) meeting in Rome at the beginning of next

month? Of course, if you (7)………..(come) with me in the first place, we (8)………..

(have) a great time right now. Anyway, if you (9)………..(give) me a ring, I (10)………..

(tell) you exactly what my plans are and then you can decide what you want to do.

Love,

Julia

I’m having an absolutely fabulous time here in Geneva! I wish you (1)………..

It (2)………..(be) even better if you were here

I wish I (3)………..(try) harder to persuade you to come with me.

If only you (4)………..(change) your mind!

I’m sure you could get time off work if you (5)………..(ask)

If you can’t come to Geneva, (6)………..(you/consider) meeting in Rome at the beginning of next month?

Of course, if you (7)………..(come) with me in the first place

we (8)……….. (have) a great time right now

Anyway, if you (9)………..(give) me a ring,

I (10)………..(tell) you exactly what my plans are and then you can decide what you want to do.

Rewrite the following sentences using the subjunctive structure, beginning as shown, without changing their meaning.

She asked him to fix the computer.

→ She requested...

Sandra wanted the post office to hold onto her mail. → Sandra asked....

The judge told the lawyer to be quiet.→ The judge insisted ......

My supervisor said it would be a good idea for me to accept this new position.→ My supervisor suggested.........

"He should handle it himself," I said.→ I suggested......

"Give me a refund," John told the clerk.→ John demanded ............

"Could you help me move some boxes," Tom asked me.→ Tom requested............

"Can you work this weekend?" Sue's boss asked. (Sue is a woman.]→ Sue's boss asked ........

"Stop drinking so much!" Bill's wife told him.→ Bill's wife demanded ............

"Take a vacation," our boss told us.→ Our boss insisted .....