Fill in the blanks.
1. If I had known that you were in trouble, I …………………………..
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Wrong!
The structure if I had is used to talk about unreal or hypothetical situations.
2. Peter created a ruckus at my party. I wish I …………………………….. him.
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Wrong!
I wish + past perfect is used to talk about unreal situations. I invited him and now I regret it.
3. If I ………………………… so tired, I would have gone out.
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Wrong!
4. If I ………………………. hungry, I would have eaten something.
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Wrong!
5. I wish I ………………………… medicine instead of law.
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Wrong!
= I studied law and now I regret it.
6. If the weather had been warmer, we …………………………. swimming.
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Wrong!
7. If you had attended their wedding, you ………………………….. some old friends.
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Wrong!
8. If I …………………………. him, I would have said hello.
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Wrong!
9. If I …………………………… his birthday, I would have wished him.
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Wrong!
10. If I ……………………….. enough money, I could have hired a taxi.
Please select 2 correct answers
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Wrong!
Either the past simple or past participle is possible here.
11. The meal was good, but it ………………………………. better.
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Wrong!
12. I wish I ………………………… rude to him.
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Wrong!
Answers
- If I had known that you were in trouble, I would have helped.
- Peter created a ruckus at my party. I wish I had not invited him.
- If I hadn’t been so tired, I would have gone out.
- If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something.
- I wish I had studied medicine instead of law.
- If the weather had been warmer, we could have gone swimming.
- If you had attended their wedding, you could have met some old friends.
- If I had seen him, I would have said hello.
- If I had remembered his birthday, I would have wished him.
- If I had / had had enough money, I could have hired a taxi.
- The meal was good, but it could have been better.
- I wish I hadn’t been rude to him.
