Verb / Глагол
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Use
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Назначение
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Example / Пример
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Be able to
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Present ability
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Способность в настоящем
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Despite his disability, he is able to drive a car.
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Future ability / possibility
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Способность / возможность в будущем
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After you receive the password you’ll be able to log on.
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Past ability / possibility
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Способность / возможность в прошлом
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We weren’t able to get cheap flights to Malaga.
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Can / can’t
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Present ability
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Способность в настоящем
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Can you speak Japanese?
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Present possibility
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Возможность в настоящем
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You can use this phone anywhere in the world.
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Arrangement
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Договоренность
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The dentist can see you at 3.30.
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General possibility
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Общее допущение / возможность
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Bad weather can cause delays at any time.
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Permission
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Разрешение
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Can I use your bathroom?
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Prohibition
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Запрещение
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Doctors can’t give drugs to shorten life.
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Can
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Offers
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Предложение
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Can I help you with that?
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Requests
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Просьба
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Can you help me with these bags?
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Can’t
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Present deduction (impossibility)
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Дедукция / заключение в настоящем
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It can’t be her, she’s on holiday in Canada.
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Can’t have + past participle
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Past deduction (certainty)
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Дедукция / заключение в прошлом
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She can’t have fixed this computer – it’s still not working properly.
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Could / couldn’t
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Past ability
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Способность в прошлом
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Could the first cameras take colour photos?
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Past general possibility
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Общее допущение / возможность в прошлом
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The teachers could be very strict at my old school.
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Present speculation
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Спекуляция / предположение в настоящем
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There could be life on other planets.
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Present deduction (impossibility)
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Дедукция / заключение в настоящем (невозможность)
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He couldn’t be the senior doctor – he’s far too young.
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Past prohibition
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Запрещение в прошлом
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In those days, women and criminals couldn’t vote.
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Could
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Permission
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Разрешение
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Could we stay an extra night in the hotel?
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Past permission
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Разрешение в прошлом
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In the 1960s you could smoke in cinemas.
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Unlikely to happen
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Навряд ли произойдет
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We could get a part-time job next summer.
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Future possibility
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Возможность в будущем
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I could get a part-time job next summer.
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Suggestion
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Предложение / рекомендация
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We could watch a DVD.
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Offer
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Предложение
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I could get Lucy’s present for you.
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Request
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Просьба
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Could you help me with this?
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Could + have + past participle
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Past possibility
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Возможность в прошлом
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David could have overslept.
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Past ability not used / opportunity not taken
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Неиспользованная возможность / способность
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I could have argued with him, but what’s the point? She could have paid by cheque but she preferred cash.
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Weak criticism
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Нестрогий критицизм
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She could have thanked me for the lift.
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Couldn’t + have + past participle
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Past deduction (certainty)
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Дедукция / заключение в прошлом
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Lester couldn’t have been driving the car – he doesn’t even own a car!
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Had to / didn’t have to
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Past obligation
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Обязательство в прошлом
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We had to have lots of vaccinations for our trip to Goa.
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Lack of necessity
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Отсутствие необходимости
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We didn’t have to pay for the tickets. They were free.
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Have to / don’t have to
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Present obligation
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Обязательство в настоящем
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All car passengers have to wear a seat belt.
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Lack of necessity
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Отсутствие необходимости
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You don’t have to pay to visit most museums in Britain.
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Future obligation
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Обязательство в будущем
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We’ll have to get visas for our trip to the States.
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Had better (not)
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Advice / warnings (single situation)
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Совет / предупреждение (одна ситуация)
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That looks hot. You’d better not touch it. You’d better change the locks in case the burglars come back.
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May / may not
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Permission
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Разрешение
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May I leave early this afternoon?
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Offers
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Предложение
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May I help you?
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Specific present possibility
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Определенная возможность в настоящем
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The manager may be in a meeting. I’ll just check.
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Future speculation
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Спекуляция / предположение в будущем
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The tickets may not arrive in time.
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Might / might not
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Specific present possibility
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Определенная возможность в настоящем
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It’s a small shop. They might not have batteries.
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Future speculation
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Спекуляция / предположение в будущем
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If we wait a few days, the prices might be cheaper.
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Might (not) have + past participle
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Past speculation (possibility)
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Спекуляция / предположение в прошлом (возможность)
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She might have done it – she had the opportunity and the motive.
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Weak criticism
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Нестрогий критицизм
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You might have told me about the party.
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Must
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Strong obligation
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Сильное / строгое обязательство
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All answers must be written in ink.
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Future obligation
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Обязательство в будущем
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I really must get to the dentist next week.
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Must not
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Prohibition
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Запрещение
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This appliance must not be used in bathrooms.
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Must
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Recommendation
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Рекомендация
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You must try this cake – it’s delicious!
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Present deduction (certainty)
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Спекуляция / предположение в настоящем (уверенность)
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This must be the place – it’s the restaurant in the street.
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Must + have + past participle
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Past deduction ( certainty)
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Спекуляция / предположение в прошлом (уверенность)
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There was a long bang last night. It must have been an explosion.
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Need to/don’t need to/needn’t
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Necessity / lack of necessity
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Необходимость / отсутствие необходимости
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He really needs to lose some weight. You needn’t / don’t need to take any food. Lunch is provided.
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Needed to / didn’t need to
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Past necessity / lack of necessity
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Необходимость / отсутствие необходимости в прошлом
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Javier needed to go to hospital when he broke his leg. I didn’t need to see a doctor. My cold got better on its own.
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Needn’t + have+ past participle
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A past action that wasn’t necessary
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Действие в прошлом, которые не было необходимом
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You needn’t have taken a towel. The gym provides them free of charge.
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Ought (not) to
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Advice
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Совет
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You look terrible! You ought to see a doctor.
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Expectation
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Ожидание
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The plane ought to be landing about now.
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Ought (not) to + have+ past participle
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Past expectation
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Ожидание в прошлом
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I don’t know where our main speaker is. He ought to have arrived ages ago.
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Unfulfilled past obligation
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Невыполненное обязательство
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You really ought to have registered before the term started.
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shall
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Suggestion
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Предложение / рекомендация
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Shall we try that new café?
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Offer
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Предложение
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Your hands are wet. Shall I get you a towel?
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Should / should not
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Expectation
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Ожидание
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Phone Henry at work. She should be there by now.
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Advice
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Совет
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Should I ask my boss for a pay rise?
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Should + have+ past participle
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Past expectation
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Ожидание в прошлом
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That letter should have arrived by now.
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Unfulfilled past obligation
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Невыполненное обязательство в прошлом
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You really should have registered before the term started.
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Past criticism
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Критицизм в прошлом
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You shouldn’t have driven through that red light.
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Will / won’t
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Future certainty / near certainty
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Уверенность / почти наверняка
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We’ll be able to get a coffee at the airport.
It’ll be cold there at this time of the year.
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Present habits
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Привычное действие в настоящем
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The union will always support the staff in a dispute.
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(un)willingness
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Желание / нежелание
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Jim will act as referee today as Martin can’t make it.
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Offers, promises
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Предложение, обещание
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I’ll get you a sandwich. Which one do you want?
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Will / won’t + have+ past participle
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Certainty about a past event
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Уверенность о событии в прошлом
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We sent the invitations on Monday, so they will have received them by now.
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