English Grammar with Kudjo. Part 4. Понятная и забавная грамматика для детей и взрослых

He shouldn’t have run away.

EXERCISE 4

Chilly is keen on giving advice. Complete the sentences using the proper verb and the correct form of should/shouldn’t: move, use, take, catch, make, trust, yell,

1 You ***** dogs. They always know who to stay away from.

2 If you hear weird noises in the night, you simply ***** weirder noises to confirm your domination.

3 If you find a toilet in your dream, you ***** it.

4 You ***** at cats, lean in close and whisper, it’s much scarier.

5 If you are not happy where you are, you *****. You are not a tree.

6 If you drop a cactus, you ***** it.

7 You ***** decisions without eating first.

TO BE SUPPOSED TO

We can use be supposed to + infinitive instead of should/ought to to talk about an obligation to do something. It is commonly used in spoken English to express a less strong obligation which is frequently ignored: Kit is supposed to be with Luna all the time.

We can use be not supposed to’ to express prohibition:

He is not supposed to run away again.

TO BE TO

To be to is a modal expression, whose meanings are close to those of modal verbs and expressions denoting obligation: must, to have to, should, ought to.

to be to is used in the Present and Past Simple Tense.

To be to expresses:

1. Obligation or necessity arising out of an arrangement, an agreement or plan.

Luna is to come back home by midnight.

to be to in the Past Simple + Perfect Infinitive shows that the action had been arranged but did not happen. (was/were to have done)

Kit was to have stayed in Luna’s bag all the time.

to be to in the Past Simple + Simple Infinitive does not show whether the action was or was not carried out and, on the other hand, it is the only way to show a fulfilled action. (was/were to do)

Chilly was to arrange the trip.

2. Strict orders, formal commands or formal instructions.

3. A strict prohibition. May not, can’t, are not to, must not – are arranged in increasing order of severity, «must’ being an absolute prohibition: Kit is not to leave the bag until he is allowed to do it.

EXERCISE 5

Luna’s scolding Kit. Complete her sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets with to be to and to be supposed to:

1 You ***** /obey/ me.

2 You ***** /stay/ in the bag as I had told you before the trip.

3 You ***** /let/ me know about all your intentions.

4 You ***** /tell/ me that you were going to leave the bag.

5 You ***** /have/ any secrets from me.

6 You ***** /share/ all your ideas with me instead of doing everything on your own

7 You ***** /be/ always with me so as not to make me worry big.

EXERCISE 6

Fill the gaps in the story with missing words:

Having ***** Kit, the dogs were able to resume looking ***** Kudjo. The friends had to hurry because it was getting ***** and they were supposed to come back home before nightfall. Feeling guilty and miserable, Kit kept ***** in Luna’s backpack. If he ***** run away, the dogs wouldn’t ***** wasted so much time. If the dogs hadn’t ***** so much time, they would have already ***** Kudjo. If they had found Kudjo, everybody would be ***** and cheerful. He must do something to ***** the situation. He ***** find Kudjo. If he does it, everybody will ***** him. But he can’t do it while sitting in the ***** and he isn’t allowed to get out of it. It’s totally out of the question. Suddenly it dawned on him that he ***** be able to get away in the backpack. Luna forbade him to leave her *****, but she didn’t forbid her bag to *****. What a smart kitten!

EXERCISE 7

Find and correct 7 mistakes in the sentences:

1 Luna should left Kit at home but she didn’t.

2 The dogs must to return so as to find the kitten.

3 Kit was supposed to stayed in the bag all the time.

4 Fortunately, the dogs hadn’t to come back home because they had found Kit.

5 Luna has just must to punish her pet.

6 Kit must not to do anything on his own!

7 He doesn’t have to disobey Luna anymore, otherwise, he’ll be punished.

EXERCISE 8

Choose the correct option:

1 Luna ***** at the kitten. He is too little, after all.