HOMEWORK

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses:

11. I don’t have time to go to “High Quality Good Fair”. I wish I (go) _____________ there.
12. The weather is very hot. I wish it (be) _____________ cooler.
13. We seldom write to her. I wish we (write) _____________ to her more often.
14. John doesn’t know how to swim. He wishes he (can) _____________ swim.
15. John doesn’t buy the book. She wishes she (buy) _____________ it.
16. Mai doesn’t pass the exam. She wishes she (study) _____________ harder.
17. We will not go to Ha Long Bay next week. I wish we (go) _____________ there.
18. It is raining now. I wish it (stop) _____________ raining soon.
19. My parents are not in now. I wish they (be) _____________ at home with us now.
20. I know Nam will not lend me his car. I wish he (lend) _____________ it to me.
II. Rewrite the following sentences, using “Wish”
6. I can’t go to the party.
 I wish __________________________________________________________.
7. I have to work tomorrow (I like to stay in bed).
 I wish __________________________________________________________.
8. I don’t get good marks.
 I wish __________________________________________________________.
9. I’m not lying on a beautiful sunny beach.
 I wish __________________________________________________________.
10. Hoa and Ba won’t go fishing this weekend.
 They wish ______________________________________________________.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses
11. We wish you ……………. yesterday. (arrive)
12. I wish I ……………. the answers. (not lose)
13. You wish you ……………. what to do last year. (know)
14. I wish that he ……………. us next year. (visit)
15. She wishes that she ……………. at home now. (be)
16. I wish I ……………. the news. (hear)
17. You wish that he ……………. you last week. (help)
18. I wish I ……………. the subject more interesting. (find)
19. He always wishes he ……………. rich. (be)
20. The boy wishes that he ……………. the competition the next day. (win)
IV. Using “as if/ as though” to rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning
6. The boy spends like a rick man.
→ The boy spends his money ___________________________________________.
7. My head seems to be on fire now.
→ I feel _____________________________________________________________.
8. She had a feeling that I was walking in the clouds.
→ She feel ___________________________________________________________.
9. The girl cries like a baby.
→ The girl cries _______________________________________________________.
10. Hoang behaves like an owner of the place.
→ Hoang behaves _____________________________________________________.
11. My head seems to be on fire now.
→ I feel _____________________________________________________________.
12. You speak like a prophet.
→ You speak _________________________________________________________.
13. He pretended not to know the news.
→ He looked _________________________________________________________.
14. Mary dresses up like a princess.
→ Mary dresses up _____________________________________________________.
15. She like a queen in her wedding.
→ She looked _________________________________________________________.
V. Choose the correct answer
1. The clients demanded that the doctor's office_____ earlier.
a. opening b. opened c. open d. to open
2. He was not a dutiful son. I wish he_____
a. was b. were c. has been d. had been
3. It is cold now. The homeless child wishes he_____ in a cozy family
a. has been b. will be c. were d. is
4. What would you suggest that he_____?
a. will do b. would do c. do d. did
5. I wish my wife_____ better now.
a. would be b. was c. be d. were
6. He wishes he_____ the college that year.
a. entered b. had entered c. would enter d. has been entering
7. It is necessary that he_____ a certificate in English?
a. will get b. gets c. get d. would get
8. I demand that I_____ to retake the exam.
a. be allowed b. am allowed c. will be allowed d. were allowed
9. I am not a interpreter, but I certainly wish I _____
a. shall be b. was c. were d. am
10. I wish you_____ quiet a moment, I can't hear what_____
a. would keep/ the compere is saying b. kept/ the compere said
c. will keep/ the compere saying d. had kept/ had the compere said
VI. Choose the correct answer
1. It is necessary that she_____ now.
a. gone b. goes c. go d. went
2. It is important that your sister_____ information technology.
a. chooses b. choose c. chose d. chose
3. It is imperative that you_____ careful on construction site.
a. to be b. were c. are d. be
4. It is advisable that she_____ care of he mother.
a. to take b. takes c. take d. took
5. The teacher ordered that the students_____ talking.
a. stop b. should stop c. stopped d. a or b
6. I wish I _____ David Beckham.
a. am b. is c. was d. were
7. I wish you_____ here yesterday.
a. were b. had been c. to be d. were
8. I wish the rain_____ soon.
a. stop b. stops c. stopped d. would stop
9. I wish I _____how to control the tsunami.
a. know b. knew c. to know d. to have known
10. She insisted that we _____ our holiday in Dalat.
a. spend b. spent c. should spend d. a or b