Nov 13, 2016
- Choose the verb(s) into the correct form.
- If I . . . his number, I would phone him.
- knew
- would know
- know
- I . . . that coat if I were you.
- don’t buy
- didn’t buy
- wouldn’t buy
- I . . . you if I could, but I’m afraid I can’t.
- help
- would help
- helped
- We would need a car if we . . . in the country.
- lived
- would live
- live
- If we had the choice, we . . . in the country.
- would live
- lived
- live
- This soup isn’t very good. It . . . better if it wasn’t so salty.
- would taste
- tastes
- tasted
- I wouldn’t mind living in England if the weather . . . better.
- would be
- were
- was
- If I were you, . . . I . . . now.
- waited. ... would go
- wouldn’t wait. … went
- wait. … go
- You’re always tired. If you . . . to bed so late every night, you . . . all the time.
- didn’t go … weren’t tired
- wouldn’t go … wouldn’t be tired
- I think there are too many cars. If there . . . so many cars, there . . . so much pollution.
- weren’t ... wouldn’t be
- wouldn’t be ... weren’t
- If I . . . his number, I would phone him.
- Write a sentence with ‘If …’ for each situation.
- We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away.
If you didn’t live so far away, - He doesn’t speak very clearly—that’s why people don’t understand him.
If he people - That book is too expensive, so I’m not going to buy it.
If I (weren’t) - We don’t go out very often because we can’t afford it.
If - It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch in the garden.
(weren’t) - I have to work tomorrow evening, so I can’t meet you.
- We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away.
- Write sentences beginning ‘I wish …’.
- I don’t know many people (and I’m lonely).
I wish - I don’t have a key (and I need one).
I wish - Ann isn’t here (and I need to see her).
(was) - It’s cold (and I hate cold weather).
(were) - I live in a big city (and I don’t like it).
- I can’t go to the party (and I’d like to).
- I have to work tomorrow (but I’d like to stay in bed).
- I don’t know anything about cars (and my car has just broken down).
- I’m not lying on a beautiful sunny beach (and that’s a pity).
(was)
- I don’t know many people (and I’m lonely).
- Write your own sentences beginning ‘I wish …’.
- Somewhere you’d like to be now…
I wish I were at home.
(beach)
(New York)
(bed) - Something you’d like to have…
I wish I had a big garden.
(computer)
(job)
(money) - Something you’d like to be able to do…
I wish I could tell jokes.
(sing)
(speak a language)
(fly) - Something you’d like to be…
I wish I was taller.
(beautiful)
(strong)
(rich)
- Somewhere you’d like to be now…
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