Replace the infinitives in brackets by the correct form of the Oblique Mood.
1. If it (to be) all the same to me, I (not to come) and (to
talk) to you. 2. (to be) there some more of us, it (to take) only
a few days to get through with it. 3. Both of them fell to
their roles as though they (to be born) to them, as though it
(to be) in their blood, as though they (to be guided) by an
instinct. 4. I wished I (not to dwell) upon that occasion.
5. No sooner had I closed the door behind him than I felt as
if something very evil just (to leave) the room. 6. But for
his stupid jokes I (to stay) there longer. 7. It’s time you
(to understand) that this is no joke. 8 . 1 didn’t say anything
just then but I certainly wish I (to say) something. 9. If he
(to find) me in his office he (to be) furious. 10. I wish you
(not to speak) to me as if I (to be) a police inspector. 11. If I
(to be) your mother I (to insist) on your going. 12. He looked
the room over as if he (to think) of renting it. 13. I wish I
(to know) it was birthday. Lady Windermere, I (to cover) the
whole street in front of your house with flowers for you to
walk. 14. If I (to have) a right I (to sit) down at the piano for
hours. I wish I (can) buy it. 15. He felt as if his troubles (not
to be) very serious. 16. Indeed, with more hair and less collar,
he (to look) completely Byronic.
