WISH

1.I don't understand this point of grammar. I wish I ______ it better.

A. understood                               B. would understand 

C. had understood                                    D. understands

2.It never stops raining here. I wish it ______ raining.

A. stopped                                                B. would stop

C. had stopped                              D. will stop

3.I miss my friends. I wish my friends ______ here right now.

A. would be          B. had been     C. were            D. was

4. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes that he _______ it.     

      A. would watch    B.had watched            C. watches      D. watched

5.My face is bright red. I wish I ______ in the sun so long yesterday

A. didn't sit           B. wouldn't sit                        C. hadn't sat    D. sat

6.It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ______ him.

A. didn't tell          B. wouldn't tell           C. hadn't told  D. tell

7.They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ______ it to me.

A. had offered      B. offered                   C. would offer D. offer

8.It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.

-I wish you __________ the doctor's advice.
      A. would take       B. could take               C. had taken    D. took

9.I hate having red hair. I wish I ______ blonde hair.

A. would have      B. am having               C. had had      D. had

10. I wish that some day I ___________ able to marry her.

      A. will be              B. am               C. would be                D. had been

11. John wishes he ________   a scientist when he grows up.        

      A. is                       B. was             C. will be                     D. would be

12. I didn't see the TV programme but everybody said it was excellent. I wish I ___ it.

A. saw                   B. would see   C. had seen                 D. seen

13.I went out in the rain and now I have a bad cold. I wish I _____ out.

A. didn't go           B. went           C. hadn't gone             D. would go

14.This movie is terrible. I wish we ______ to see another one.

A. went                 B. would go    C. had gone     D. go

WOULD RATHER-AS IF-AS THOUGH-IT’S TIME

1. Tom would rather_____ free tomorrow.

     a. is             b. was              c. be                 d, will be

2. I would rather he_____ her to his birthday party last Sunday.
     a. have invited        b. had invited c. invited         d. would invited
3. We’d better take an umbrella with us because it looks as if it_____
     a. is going to rain    b. would rain   c. is raining      d. rained
4. It’s time we all_____ now.
     a. had gone                         b. go                c. should go     d. went
5. It’s high time you_____ the tea ready.
     a. have got              b. got               c. get               d. had got
6. I don’t like Nick. He talks as if he_____ everything.

     a. had known          b. knew           c. knows          d. will know

7. I would rather you_____me now.

     a. had paid              b. paid             c. pay               d. are paying

8. You’re very selfish. It’s high time you_____that you’re not the most important person in the world.

     a. had realized        b. realize          c. realized        d. have realized

9. When I told them about my plan, they looked at me as if I_____mad.

     a. was                      b. am               c. will be          d. had been

10. Jack spent his money as if he_____a lottery.

     a. had won              b. won             c. has won       d. wins

11. Peter would rather_____on a mattress than on the floor.

     a. have slept            b. to sleep        c. sleeping       d. sleep

12. The medicine made me feel dizzy. I felt as though the room_____around and around.

     a. were spinning      b. is spinning   c. had spun      d. spins

13. It’s time for everybody_____to bed.

     a. to go                    b. go                c. goes             d. went

14. Did you go to the concert last night?

   ~ Yes, but I’d rather_____to the concert.

     a. haven’t gone       b. not have gone          c. not had gone     d. not go

15. It was not so quite that it seemed as if the earth_____.

     a. had been stopped      b. had stopped      c. would stop  d. stopped

EXERCISE 1

Direction:Givethecorrect formoftheverbinparentheses.Some oftheverbsarepassive.

1)      Her advisor recommended that she (take) takefive courses.

2)      Roberto insisted that the new baby (name)  be named after his grandfather.

3)      The doctor recommended that she (stay) _____________ in bed for a few days.

4)      The students requested that the test (postpone) ________, but the instructor decidednot to postpone.

5)      It is essential that no one (admit) _____________ to the room without proper identification.

6)      It is critical that pollution (control) _____________ and eventually (eliminate) _____________

7)      It was such a beautiful day that one of the students suggested we (have) _____________ class outside.

8)      The movie director insisted that everything about his productions (be)  _____________ authentic.

9)      It is vital that no one else (know) _____________ about the secret government operation.

10)  Mrs.Wah asked that we (be) _____________sure to lock the door behind us.

11)  I requested that I (permit) _____________ to change my class.

12)  He ordered that his luggage (keep) ______________ in a safe place.

EXERCISE 2

Rewrite these sentences using the provided openings.

a. “Drink lots of water and have three light meals a day,” the doctor suggested.

The doctor suggested __________________________________________________.

b. “Submit the paper on Monday at the latest,” the teacher insisted.

The teacher insisted ____________________________________________________.

c. “We should sell the tickets at 3 pounds each,” Marie proposed.

Marie proposed _______________________________________________________.

d. “We must take the necessary steps to reduce global warming now!” the scientist

recommended.

Thescientistrecommended _____________________________________________.