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Unreal Past

This document discusses the use of conditional phrases like "I wish", "If only", and "I'd rather" with different tenses to refer to the past, present, and future. It provides examples of how these phrases can be used with the past tense to talk about present or future wishes or hypothetical situations (e.g. "I wish I knew how to dance"). It also shows how they can be used with the past perfect tense to talk about wishes or situations in the past (e.g. "I wish I had met him yesterday"). The document then gives exercises to fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form and choose the right answer in conditional sentences.

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Unreal Past

This document discusses the use of conditional phrases like "I wish", "If only", and "I'd rather" with different tenses to refer to the past, present, and future. It provides examples of how these phrases can be used with the past tense to talk about present or future wishes or hypothetical situations (e.g. "I wish I knew how to dance"). It also shows how they can be used with the past perfect tense to talk about wishes or situations in the past (e.g. "I wish I had met him yesterday"). The document then gives exercises to fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form and choose the right answer in conditional sentences.

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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 I …………………... (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 studiednot studynot 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.

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