Exercise I. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.

1. It's time we (try)...................................................  to do something about this situation.

2. I'd rather you (continue)........................................ taking your medication for a few days.

Let's say until next Monday..

3. I wish you (leave)................................................ your stuff everywhere all the time. I'm tired

of tidying up after you.

4. If only we (know)..........................................sooner. We could have prevented the situation..

5. Would you rather I (stay)..................................................... at your place next weekend?

6. I'd rather you (make)................................................  that comment last night. You hurt me.

7. It's time for you (finish) ............................................................ what you started.

8. We'd rather you (come).........................................................  too late tonight.

9. Suppose you (have)....................................................... enough money to invest? Where

would you invest it?

10. It's time you (think)........................................................ seriously about what you want to do

with your life.

Exercise II
1. What if you _______ a superpower of your choice? Which would it be?
a.will have c.could have
b.have d.will have

2. I wish they _______ a bit more respect in the last meeting.

a.would show c.showed
b.did showed d.had shown

3. I like my job, but I hate my boss. If only I _______ a better boss.

a.had c.have
b.would have d.'d had

4You don't like the essay topic we chose, do you? Would you rather we _______ a different topic?
a.would chose c.had chosen
b.would have chosen d.chose

5. If there are any cuts, cracks or bulges in your tyre, it's time you _______ them.
a.would replace
b.replaced d.had replaced
c.might replace
 6. If only they _______ how important they are to each other. They wouldn't be arguing all the time.
a.known c.knew
b.might know d.know

7. I'd rather we _______ the car. I'm tired and don't feel like walking.
a.took c.would take
b.had taken d.take

8Do you want to take the bus or would you rather _______ the subway? Choose TWO correcons
a.to take c.we take
b.take d.we took

9I didn't take my boots, but I wish I _______.

a.did c.would
b.had d.would have

10He seems so lost. Isn't it time you _______ a chat with him.
a.have c.to have
b.would have d.had

Exercise III. Rewrite the sentences below using words in brackets.

1. We should have checked the hotel reviews before we made the reservation. (wish)
I   the hotel reviews before we made the reservation.
2. I would like you to stop calling me. It's annoying. (if only)
 calling me.
3. I'd prefer you not to talk about this in public. (rather)
I   about this in public.
4. You are an adult now, and you should start acting like one. (time)
You are an adult now, and it's   like one.
5. I would like my son to be as responsible as yours. (wish)
 as responsible as yours.
666. I would have preferred you to talk to me before saying anything. (rather)
I'd   to me before saying anything.
6. Let's pretend this: you are invisible for one day. What would you do? (suppose)
 invisible for one day. What would you do?
88.You should have invited Terry to the party. He's a real laugh. (if only)
 Terry to the party. He's a real laugh.
9.You really need to take a break. You well deserve it. (time)
It's  . You well deserve it.
10.I'd like him to talk to me about his problems. I'm tired of having to guess what's wrong with
him. (wish)
 to me about his problems. I'm tired of having to guess what's wrong with him.
 1. It's time we tried   to do something about this situation.
➪ We use it's (high) time + subject + past simple to say that something should be done now or in
the future.

2. I'd rather you continued   taking your medication for a few days. Let's say until next

Monday.
➪ We use would rather + subject + past simple to talk about things we would like to be different
now or in the future.

3. I wish you wouldn't leave   your stuff everywhere all the time. I'm tired of tidying up

after you.
➪ We use wish/if only + subject + would to talk about situations or people that annoy us, and we
would like them to stop.

4. If only we had known   sooner. We could have prevented the situation.

➪ We use wish/if only + past perfect to talk about things that happened in the past that we regret
and that we would like to change.

5. Would you rather I stayed   at your place next weekend?

➪ We use would rather + subject + past simple to talk about what we would prefer other
people/things to do in the present or future.

6. I'd rather you hadn't made   that comment last night. You hurt me.
➪ We use would rather + subject + past perfect to talk about what we would prefer other people
or things to have done in the past.

7. It's time for you to finish   what you started.

➪ We can say it's time for you to finish or it's time you finished. Both forms mean the same.

8. We'd rather you didn't come   too late tonight.

➪ We use would rather + subject + past simple to talk about what we would prefer other
people/things to do in the present or future.

9. Suppose you had   enough money to invest? Where would you invest it?
➪ We can use suppose or supposing as alternatives to if in conditional sentences.
➪ In this sentence we have a second conditional with past simple in the if clause and would +
infinitive in the main clause.

10. It's time you thought   seriously about what you want to do with your life.
 ➪ We use it’s (high) time + subject + past simple to say that something should be done now or in
the future.
1What if you _______ a superpower of your choice? 6If only they _______ how important they are to each
Which would it be? other. They wouldn't be arguing all the time.

 a. will have  a. known

 b. have  b. might know
 c. could havecorrect  c. knewcorrect
 d. will have  d. know
➪  Suppose, supposing, imagine, and what if can ➪  We can use wish + past simple to talk
be used like we use if in conditionals.as alternatives about things that we would like to be different in
to if in conditional sentences. the present or future (but which are very unlikely or
➪ In this sentence we have a second conditional impossible).
with past simple in the if clause and would + infinitive ➪  We can use if only instead of I wish to mean the
in the main clause. same. The only difference is that if only is more
2I wish they _______ a bit more respect in the last emphatic.
meeting. 7I'd rather we _______ the car. I'm tired and don't feel
like walking.
 a. would show
 b. did showed  a. tookcorrect
 c. showed  b. had taken
 d. had showncorrect  c. would take
➪  We can use wish + past perfect to talk about  d. take
things that happened in the past and that we regret ➪ When we use a different subject after would
(we would have wanted them to be different). rather or would sooner, we use past simple to refer
3I like my job, but I hate my boss. If only I _______ a to the present or future.
better boss. 8Do you want to take the bus or would you rather
_______ the subway?  correct
 a. hadcorrect
 b. would have  a. to take
 c. have  b. takecorrect
 d. 'd had  c. we take
➪  We can use wish + past simple to talk  d. we tookcorrect
about things that we would like to be different in ➪ We use would rather or would sooner + infinitive
the present or future (but which are very unlikely or to talk about preference.
impossible). 9I didn't take my boots, but I wish I _______.
➪  We can use if only instead of I wish to mean the
same. The only difference is that if only is more  a. did
emphatic.  b. hadcorrect
4You don't like the essay topic we chose, do you?  c. would
Would you rather we _______ a different topic? d. would have

➪ We can use wish + past perfect to talk about
 a. would chose things that happened in the past and that we regret
 b. would have chosen (we would have wanted them to be different).
 c. had chosencorrect ➪ In this sentence say 'I wish I had' instead of 'I wish I
 d. chose had taken my boots'. We do this so as not to repeat
➪  When we use a different subject after would the verb phrase. You can review ellipsis and
rather or would sooner, we use past perfect to refer substitution here.
to the past. 10He seems so lost. Isn't it time you _______ a chat
5If there are any cuts, cracks or bulges in your tyre, it's with him.
time you _______ them.
 a. have
 a. would replace  b. would have
 b. replacedcorrect  c. to have
 c. might replace  d. hadcorrect
 d. had replaced ➪  We can use it’s time or it’s high time followed
➪ We can use it’s time or it’s high time followed by subject and past simple to say that something
by subject and past simple to say that something should be done now or in the future.
should be done now or in the future.
1We should have checked the hotel reviews before we made the reservation. (wish)I [no

answer]   the hotel reviews before we made the reservation.

Correct answer: wish we had checked
➪ In this sentence we regret something that we didn't do in the past.
➪ We use wish/if only to talk about things that happened in the past that we regret and that we
would like to change.

2I would like you to stop calling me. It's annoying. (if only)[no answer]   calling me.
Correct answer: If only you would stop
➪ We use wish/if only + subject + would to talk about situations or people that annoy us, and we
would like them to stop.

3I'd prefer you not to talk about this in public. (rather)I [no answer]   about this in public.
Correct answer: would rather you did not talk
➪ We use would rather + subject + past simple to talk about what we would prefer other
people/things to do in the present or future.

4You are an adult now, and you should start acting like one. (time)You are an adult now, and

it's [no answer]   like one.

Correct answer: time you started acting/it's time for you to start acting
➪ We use it’s (high) time + subject + past simple to say that something should be done now or in
the future.
➪ We can say it’s time for you to start or it’s time you started. Both forms mean the same.

5I would like my son to be as responsible as yours. (wish)[no answer]   as responsible as

yours.
Correct answer: I wish my son was/were
➪ We use wish/if only + subject + past simple to talk about things we would like to be different
now or in the future.
➪ We can use were instead of was with I/he/she after wish/if only.

6I would have preferred you to talk to me before saying anything. (rather)I'd [no answer]   to

me before saying anything.

Correct answer: rather you had talked
When we use a different subject after would rather or would sooner, we use past perfect to refer
to the past.
7Let's pretend this: you are invisible for one day. What would you do? (suppose)[no

answer]   invisible for one day. What would you do?

Correct answer: Suppose you were
➪ We can use suppose or supposing as alternatives to if in conditional sentences.
➪ In this sentence we have a second conditional with past simple in the if clause and would +
infinitive in the main clause.

8You should have invited Terry to the party. He's a real laugh. (if only)[no answer]   Terry to

the party. He's a real laugh.

Correct answer: If only you had invited
➪ We use wish/if only + past perfect to talk about things that happened in the past that we regret
and that we would like to change.

9You really need to take a break. You well deserve it. (time)It's [no answer]  . You well

deserve it.
Correct answer: time you took a break/time for you to take a break
➪ We use it’s (high) time + subject + past simple to say that something should be done now or in
the future.
➪ We can say it’s time for you to take or it’s time you took. Both forms mean the same.

10I'd like him to talk to me about his problems. I'm tired of having to guess what's wrong with

him. (wish)[no answer]   to me about his problems. I'm tired of having to guess what's wrong

with him.
Correct answer: I wish he would talk
➪ We use wish/if only + subject + would to talk about situations or people that annoy us, and we
would like them to stop.