I.
WOULD RATHER
1. Complete the sentences using would rather and the verbs in the box. Use each verb only once.
listen do not play go have stay
l. Shall we go out this evening? -I think I ________________ at home.
2. What would you like to eat? _________________________ fish or lamb?
3. It’s a beautiful day. Shall we go to the beach or ______________________________ (you) to the country?
4. Would you like to watch TV? -I ____________________________ to some music.
5. We could wait for the next bus or walk home. What _________________________________? (you)
6. The weather is too hot for me. I __________________________________ tennis this afternoon.
2. You are speaking to a friend. Complete the sentences using I’d rather you and the past form of the verbs
in the box. Use each verb only once.
come not open stay phone not turn on
l. You could go now if you want to, but I ___________________________ a bit longer.
2. _______________________________ the window. I’m rather cold.
3. I could phone the restaurant if you like, but _____________________________ them.
4. __________________________________ the TV if you don’t mind. I’ve got a terrible headache.
5. Shall I come and see you tomorrow morning? -___________________________ in the afternoon. I’ll be quite
busy in the morning.
II. IT’S TIME
Complete the sentences using it’s time and a past tense.
l. Simon received a bill two weeks ago, but he still hasn’t paid it. His friend asks him: Don’t you think
______________________________________________?
2. You’re taking an important exam next month, but you haven’t started studying for it yet. You say:
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. Sally promised to phone a friend, Mike, two weeks ago, but she still hasn’t phoned him. Her mother says:
Don’t you think _________________________________________________________________?
4. There is something wrong with your car. You’ve been thinking of taking it to the garage for weeks now!
You say: ____________________________________________________________________.
III. Complete these sentences to express your thoughts for each of the following situations.
l. Your colleague keeps interrupting you when you’re speaking. I’d rather you ___________________________
2. Your dream is to be able to surf. I wish ______________________________________________
3. It’s ten to nine and your sister has to be at the station at nine.
-Come on, it’s time _____________________________________________________________
4. A passenger on a boat stopped you from falling overboard by holding on to your belt.
If ______________________________________________________________________________________
5. You lost your temper at work this morning and now you’re sorry.
If only __________________________________________________________________________________
6. You sold your old car and bought a new one. Now you are sorry.
I regret __________________________________________________________________________________
7. Mark wants to resign, but you would prefer him to keep his job.
I’d rather ________________________________________________________________________________
8. You’re depressed because you have to go back to work tomorrow.
If only _________________________________________________________________________
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9. You dream of being rich and travelling round the world in your own plane.
If _____________________________________________________________________________________
10. Your hair is dirty. It’s time ____________________________________________________________
11. You didn’t go to Jane’s party and now you are sorry.
I regret _____________________________________________________________________________
12. Your mother wants you to put on a skirt, but you’d prefer jeans.
I’d rather ____________________________________________________________________________
13. Your football team hasn’t won a match for ages.
It’s time _____________________________________________________________________________
14. The phone keeps ringing. I wish _________________________________________________________
IV. Conditional clauses, mixed types:
l. Eric was with us so we didn’t get lost.
If ___________________________________________________________________________________
2. We got soaking wet on Sunday and now we’ve all got a cold.
If _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer so I can’t tell you.
If _____________________________________________________________________________________
4. The weather could be bad on Saturday, in which case we’ll have to cancel the barbecue.
We _____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Sorry I didn’t phone you but I lost the bit of paper with your number on.
I _______________________________________________________________________________________
6. I’m living in Italy because I got married to an Italian.
I _______________________________________________________________________________________
7. We don’t get on very well becasue she’s so aggressive.
If ______________________________________________________________________________________
8. We’ve got a broken window because you and your friends were playing football in the back yard.
If ______________________________________________________________________________________
9. Zoe tripped and fell just as she was about to win the race.
Zoe _____________________________________________________________________________________
10. I missed the end of the film so I don’t know who the murderer was.
If ______________________________________________________________________________________
V. Put in the correct verb forms.
l. If Bell (not invent) _____________________ the telephone, somebody else (do) _______________________ it.
2. They (throw) ____________________ out of school unless he (start) ______________________ working soon.
3. We (have) __________________ a burglar alarm in case someone (try) ______________________ to break in.
4. If you (cross) _____________________ the street when the lights are red, you (commit) _________________
a traffic offence.
5. Just think, if I (take) ______________________ that job with the import/export company, I (be) ____________
a manager now and I (live) _________________ in Sao Paolo, not Manchester!
6. I’m so busy! I (play) _____________________ a lot more sport if I (not have) ______________________ so
much work to do.
7. We (be) ______________________ home in bed ages ago if you (not lose) ___________________ the map!
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