Complete the following sentences.
1I would rather you ............... see her anymore.
Wrong!
After "would rather" + object, use the past form for a present or future preference, so "didn't" is correct.
2I wish I ............... speak Spanish.
Wrong!
After "I wish" for an unreal present ability, use the past modal "could".
3You had better ............... your ways.
Wrong!
After "had better", use the base verb, so "mend" is correct.
4I wish I ............... to university.
Wrong!
After "I wish" about the past, use the past perfect, so "had gone" is correct.
5I wish tomorrow ............... Sunday.
Wrong!
After "I wish" for an unreal present or future situation, use a past form, so "was" is correct.
6I wish you ............... stop smoking.
Wrong!
Use "would" after "I wish" to complain about someone else's behaviour, so "would" is correct.
7I wish you ............... be quiet.
Wrong!
Use "would" after "I wish" to ask for a change in behaviour, so "would" is correct.
8I wish it ............... stop raining.
Wrong!
Use "would" after "I wish" when hoping for a change in a situation, so "would" is correct.
9I would rather ............... on the weekend.
Wrong!
After "would rather", use "not" + base verb for the negative, so "not work" is correct.
10We had better ............... for him, or we will be late.
Wrong!
After "had better", use "not" + base verb for the negative, so "not wait" is correct.
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- I would rather you didn’t see her anymore.
- I wish I could speak Spanish.
- You had better mend your ways.
- I wish I had gone to university.
- I wish tomorrow was Sunday.
- I wish you would stop smoking.
- I wish you would be quiet.
- I wish it would stop raining.
- I would rather not work on the weekend.
- We had better not wait for him, or we will be late.
