4 Translate into French.
a I would like a drink.
b They should wait a bit longer.
c Could I leave a message?
d They couldn’t tell me.
e That would be great!
f She should be here by now.5 Translate into French.
a I should have remembered there was a film on tonight.
b I couldn’t have lost it!
c It would have been near impossible.
d You shouldn’t have opened this letter.
e No, they would have phoned.
f It could have happened.6 Write eight sentences using different tenses of devoir/pouvoir/vouloiron the following theme:
‘Ce que le gouvernement peut/doit/veut faire’.
e.g. Le gouvernement n’a pas pu empêcher la grève.162 French Grammar in Context