Once upon a time there was a horse whose name was Reginald. Every morning he was delivering milk, he usually met his friend Blackie, who was a little black dog.
Reginald didn’t want to be a milkman’s horse. He wanted to be a racehorse and win the Derbi.1 And Blackie, who had rather short legs, wanted to be able to run very fast, like a hound.
One afternoon they were sitting in Reginald’s stable. Suddenly Blackie said that he had, an idea.
«Why do we not eat coal?» — he said. «Trains eat coal a run fast.»
They thought about this for a long time, and at last Reginald said: «Let’s try it,»
So they went down to the coal cellar. They were going to take some some coal, when Mrs Marry, the landlady, came in.
«What! You are stealing my coal!» — she began to cry, and she picked up a piece of coal and threw it at them. They ran away.They had never run so fast in their lives before.2
Just then the Mayor was looking out of the window.
«Oh, that horse can run fast I’m sure it can win the Derby, look at the dog; it’s a real hound I’ll give them each a medal.» And he did.
1. If you are busy, I will leave you alone.
If you were busy, I would leave you alone.
If you had been busy, I would have left you alone.
2. If I live in Moscow, I will visit different conference every month.
If I lived in Moscow, I would visit different conference every month.
If I had lived in Moscow, I would have visited different conference every month.
3. If she knows English, she will get a well-paid job.
If she knew English, she would get a well-paid job.
If she had known English, she would have got a well-paid job.
4. If my friend comes to see me, I will be very glad.
If my friend came to see me, I would be very glad.
If my friend had come to see me, I would have been very glad.
5. If they offer me this job, I will agree.
If they offered me this job, I would agree.
If they had offered me this job, I would have agreed.
6. If he invites me to the party, I will go.
If he invited me to the party, I would go.
If he had invited me to the party, I would have gone.
