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UNREAL PAST
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Conditionals-Wish/If only
Level:
intermediate
Age:
13-17
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1594
Wish - Would Rather - It´s time + unreal past / infinitive - 3 pages
Level:
intermediate
Age:
12-17
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672
type 3 conditional board game
Level:
intermediate
Age:
14-17
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530
Unreal Present & Unreal Past: Revision Exercises
Level:
intermediate
Age:
13-17
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443
Unreal past for present and past situations
Level:
intermediate
Age:
11-17
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422
Unreal Past: Past Perfect
Level:
intermediate
Age:
13-17
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380
UNREAL PAST
I wish, I'd rather, as if, as though, it's high time, if only = Past Tense (for present and future)
example: I wish I knew how to dance.
If only I could speak Italian.
I wish, I'd rather, as if, as though, if only = Past Perfect (for past)
example : I wish I had met him yesterday.
I'd rather he hadn't spent all his money.
I' rather go. (now)
I'd rather have gone. (past)
I'd rather
you
went.(now)
I'd rather
you
had gone.(past)
A. FILL TE GAPS
1. I wouldn't go there if
(be) you.
2. It's high time you
(mend) your boat.
3. She behaved as though she
(be) the Prime Minister of Greece.
4. He talks to us as if we
(be) stupid.
5. If only I
(find) the answer now.
6. If only I
(talk) to the boss yesterday.
7. If we
(arrive) on time we would see Tom Cruise.
8. I'd rather you
(not love) that terrible boy!
9. I didn't understand a word. If only he
(speak) more clearly!
10. Playing in the snow is fun. I wish it
(snow) here more often.
B. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
1. It's high time you
had gone
went
have gone
out and looked for a job.
2. I wish it
hasn't been
hadn't been
weren't
so late. I don't want to leave.
3. I wasted a lot of time at school. I wish I
had studied
have studied
studied
harder.
4. I wish I
posted
had posted
have posted
that letter yesterday.
5. If only I
know
had known
have known
that you wanted to meet her.
6. I'd rather he
came
had come
has come
to the theatre with me this Saturday.
7. I'd rather
visited
have visited
had visited
the museum last week.
8. I'd rather
not have studied
not study
not had studied
maths now.
9. I'd rather you
gave
had given
were given
it to him today.
10. I's rather you
had discussed
discussed
were discussing
it with me before you gave the O.K.