Task 5. complete the sentences with a suitable form of the verbs in brackets, adding negative forms where necessary. 1. my head is killing me! if only the children (to stop) yelling! - i’ll ask them to be quiet. 2. i wish john (to listen) to my advice. - you should try talking to him again. 3. i wish you (to pay) more attention to your teacher's instructions yesterday. - but i did, mum. 4. if only we (to attend) the performance of romeo and juliet yesterday. - we could go on saturday if you like. 5. i wish i (to know) how to cook. - don't worry, i'll teach you. 6. if only you (to be) here, mum! - don't worry, i'll be there tomorrow. 7. will sue be going with you to new york? - she wishes she (to come), but unfortunately she's very busy at the moment. 8. if only people (not/ to throw) their rubbish in the streets. - fortunately, the town council is setting up a campaign next month. 9. i wish the boss (to explain) exactly what he wants me to do every day. - why don't you ask him to be more clear? 10. i wish you (to help) me with the housework more often. - i'm sorry. i'll try to do so from now on. 11. i wish they (to study) more. their exams start soon. - don't worry. i'm sure everything will be fine. 12. if only i (not/ to forget) to post that letter. - never mind. you can post it tomorrow instead.

1. My head is killing me! If only the children stopped yelling!
2. I wish John had listened to my advice.
3. I wish you had paid more attention to your teacher's instructions yesterday.
4. If only we had attended the performance of Romeo and Juliet yesterday.
5. I wish I knew how to cook.
6. If only you were here, Mum!
7. She wishes she could come, but unfortunately she's very busy at the moment.
8. If only people did not throw their rubbish in the streets.
9. I wish the boss explained exactly what he wants me to do every day.
10. I wish you helped me with the housework more often.
11. I wish they studied more.
12. If only I had not forgotten to post that letter.

1. Пить из этого источника в жаркий день - одно удовольствие.

It is pure pleasure to drink from this spring on a hot day

2. Сказать ему правду означало лишь его последней надежды.

To tell him the truth meant to end his last hope  

3. Не предупредить его об этом было бы честно.

It was an honest thing to do not to have warned him about it

4. Нам понадобилось немало времени на то, чтобы убедить его,

что он не прав.  

It took us a lot of time to convince him that he was wrong

5. Побывать в Крыму и не видеть моря было очень обидно.

To be in Crimea and not to see the sea was very annoying  

6. Вздремнуть в своем кресле после обеда было его давнишней привычкой.

It was his old habit to have a nap in his armchair after lunch

7. Неплохо бы поехать за город завтра.

It would be nice to go to the country tomorrow

8.Наш план заключался в том, чтобы закончить работы к началу мая.

Our plan was to finish the job by the beginning of May

9.Все, что ей удалось сделать, – это узнать номер их телефона.

All she could do was to find out their phone number

10. Единственное, чего ему ему хотелось, - это поскорее добраться домой.

The only thing he wanted was to get home as soon as possible

11 они решили больше никогда об этом не упоминать

They decided never to mention it again

12 мне было досадно, что я забыл поблагодарить его

I was annoyed to have forgotten to thank him

13. где вы научились так хорошо говорить по-английски?

Where did you learn to speak Russian so well?

14. я постараюсь не забыть послать им телеграмму

I’ll try not to forget to sent them a telegram

15. Клайд был рад познакомиться с друзьями Сандры

Clyde was glad to meet Sandra’s friends  

16. Клайд был счастлив, что ему дали новую работу

Clyde was happy to have been given a new job

17. Клайд очень не любил , когда ему напоминали о бедности его родителей

Clyde was always displeased to be reminded about his parents’ poverty

18. Мы не боялись попасть под дождь: у нас были плащи

We were not afraid to get caught in the rain because we had raincoats

19. Я притворился, будто не заметил его смущения, и продолжал говорить

I pretended not to notice his embarrassment and went on talking

20. она всегда найдет, над чем посмеяться

She will always find something to laugh at

21. вот статья, которую надо прочитать

Here is an article to read

22. ему нечего было сказать

He had nothing to say

23. он тяжелый человек: с ним трудно иметь дело

He is a difficult man to deal with

24 я написал ему письмо, чтобы напомнить ему о его обещании

I wrote him a letter to remind him of his promise  

25. он вызвал машину, чтобы отвезти нас на станцию

He called a car to take us to the station

Объяснение:

24.1

3. get - got

4.  bring - brought

5.  pay - paid

6. enjoy - enjoyed

7. buy - bought

8. sit - sat

9. leave - left

10. happen - happened

11. hear - heard

12. put - put

13. catch - caught

14. watch - watched

15. understand - understood

24.2

2. bring - brought - brought

3. eat - ate - eaten

4. drink - drank - drunk

5. drive - drove - driven

6. run - ran - run

7. speak - spoke - spoken

8. write - wrote - written

9. come - came - come

10. know - knew - known

11. take - took - taken

12. go - went - gone

13. give - gave - given

14. throw - threw - thrown

15. forget - forgot - forgotten