UNREAL TENSES AND SUBJUNCTIVES 2

I. Choose the best option

a) Jack doesn't know all the answers, though he pretends to.
A. Jack acts as if he knows all the answers.
B. Jack acts as if he knew all the answers.
C. Jack acts as if he had known all the answers.
D. Jack acted as if he knew all the answers.
b) Is it better for me to leave?
A. Would you rather I left?
B. You would rather I left?
C. Would you rather I to leave ?
D. Would you rather for me to leave?
c) I wish I hadn't sold that old painting.
A. It's a pity I had sold that old painting.
B. It's pity I sold that old painting.
C. It's a pity I would sell that old painting.
D. It's a pity I sold that old painting.
d) The management insisted on our wearing dark suits.
A. The management insisted that we wear dark suits.
B. The management insist that we wear dark suits.
C. The management insisted that we must wear dark suits.
D. The management insisted that we mustn't wear dark suits.
e) I don't want to go to the meeting.
A. I'd rather not go the meeting.
B. I'd rather not to go the meeting.
C. I'd rather not go to the meeting.
D. I'd rather not to go to the meeting.
f) It would be nice to be able to fly.
A. I wish I could never fly.
B. I wish I would fly
C. I wish I could be able to fly
D. I wish I could fly
g) I wish I hadn't heard that!
A. I'd rather you hadn't told me that.
B. I'd rather you had told me that.
C. I'd rather you didn't tell me that.
D. I'd rather you told me that.
h) Everyone wished they had listened more carefully to the lecture.
A. Everyone regretted not having listened more carefully to the lecture.
B. Everyone regretted having listened more carefully to the lecture.
C. Everyone regretted listening more carefully to the lecture.
D. Everyone regretted not listen more carefully to the lecture.
II. Verb tenses.
1. You talk as though it (be) ...........were............... a small thing to leave your country
for ever.
2 He walks as if he (have) .......had................. a wooden leg.
3 He talks as if he (do) ...........had done............. all the work himself, but in fact Tom
and I did most of it.
4 The cheese looks as if rats (nibble) (gặm) ...........had nibbled............ it.
5 He always talks as though he (address)(xưng hô) ...were addresing............... a public
meeting.
6. He treats us as if we (be) ......were............ all idiots.
7. Helen is so bossy. She acts as if she .............owned..................... (own) the place.
8. It looks as if she ( worry) ......is worrying..................... about something.

III. Verb tenses.

a) I would say it was time you ............started..................... (start) working seriously.
b) I'd rather you ..........didn’t watch............... (not watch) television while I'm reading.
c) I wish I............had spent.................. (spend) more time swimming last summer.
d) Suppose you (not know) ..........didn’t known............. where your next meal was
coming from?
e) You are lucky going to Italy. I wish I..........were/was going............... (go) with you.
f) Suppose a complete stranger .........left........... (leave) you a lot of money in their will!
g) I wish I ..........had gone................ (go) to your party after all.
h) I'd rather you ............sat......... (sit) next to Susan, please.
i) The government demanded that the ambassador .............should be........ (be) recalled.

IV. Correct the mistakes.

a) I wish I bought that old house. Had bought
b) I'd rather you don't eat all the bread. Didn’t
c) It's time I go. Went/ were going
d) I wish I own a motorbike.owned/had
e) I wish we are not leaving in the morning. Were not
f) Sue would rather reading than watching television. Read…watch
g) Come what comes, I'll be on your side. may
h) I hope it would stop raining. will
i) I'd prefer it if you didn't wait.
j) I wish I didn't listen to you before. hadn’t listened

V. Rewrite each sentence , beginning as shown , so that the meaning stays the
same
a) It would be nice to be able to fly.
I wish ..........I could fly.......................
b) I wish I hadn't heard that!
I'd rather you ........hadn’t told me that......................
c) We need to use products that are biodegradable. (tự phân huỷ)
It is necessary .........that we use products that are biodegradable..........................
d) Unfortunately I've got to work late tonight.
I wish.................I didn’t have to work late tonight............................
e) We must take care of our natural resources.
It is vital that .....................we take care of our natural resources...................................
f) It's a pity I can't borrow your car.
I wish you would ......lend me your car.......................
g) We really must discuss this again.
It's important that... .......we discuss this again......... ...........
h) It's a pity you were driving so fast.
I wish you ...... ......hadn’t been driving so fast.................................
i) May the President live a long time! May your dreams come true
Long..............live the President.................................
j) Jack prefers me not to say anything about the missing money.
Jack would rather............I didn’t say anything abour the missing money...............
k) It was essential for them to deal with the problems without telling her.
It was essential that ...........they deal with the problems without telling her......................
l) It was essential for her to be relieved of her duties.
It was essential that ..............she be relieved of her duties...........................

VI. Sentence transformation

1. I'm sorry I can't speak English perfectly. ( wish)
.........I wish I could speak English perfectly...............
2. I'm sorry I can't do this exercise. (only)
............If only I could do this exercise................
3. I'm sorry I'm not rich. (only) .
.........If only I were rich.................
4. Are you ever sorry that you aren't rich? (wish)
..........Do you ever wish you were rich................................
5. I'm sorry I can't answer that question. (wish)
...........I wish I could answer that question..................
6. It's a pity the weather isn't better today. (only)
.............If only the weather were better today...................
7. I'm sorry you don't love me. (only)
............If only you loved me.................
8. It's a pity you can't understand how I feel about you. (wish)
..........I wish you could understand how I feel about you...............
9. I'm so tired of listening to your complaints. (would)
............I wish you would stop complaining..................
10. It's such a pity I'm so bad at maths. (better)
.............I wish I were better at maths.......................

VII. Rewrite the following sentences, using noun clauses.

1. It was best for the pupils to do exactly as their teacher said.
It was best that ..........the pupils do exactly as their teacher said.................
2. We must take care of our natural resources.
It is vital that ................we take care of our natural resources..........................
3. We need to use products that are biodegradable.
It is necessary ...............we use products that are biodegradable............................
4. Environmental groups have spoken out (phản đối) against the destruction of the rain
forest.
Environmental groups have recommended....that we/people should stop destroying the
rain forest .......................................................
5. These groups advocate recycling and use of public transportation.
These groups have recommended people ............recycle and use public
transportation............................................