Fill in the blanks.
1I would rather you ............... on Monday.
Wrong!
After "would rather" about another person's present or future action, use the past form "didn't come".
2I'd rather you ............... fight with me in public.
Wrong!
After "I'd rather you" about another person's present or future action, use the past form "didn't".
3You'd better ............... now before he gets angry.
Wrong!
After "had better", use the base verb "leave".
4I'd rather you ............... me with the housework.
Wrong!
After "I'd rather you" about another person's present or future action, use the past form "helped".
5You'd better ............... smoking.
Wrong!
After "had better", use the base verb "stop".
6We'd better ............... seats.
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After "had better", use the base verb "reserve".
7I wish I ............... there when they arrived.
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For a regret about the past after "wish", use the past perfect "had been".
8I wish I ............... like that last night.
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For a regret about the past after "wish", use the past perfect negative "hadn't behaved".
9I wish I ............... out of school at 14.
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For a regret about the past after "wish", use the past perfect negative "hadn't dropped".
10I wish I ............... handsome.
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For an unreal wish about the present, use the past form "was".
11I wish that it ............... stop raining soon.
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Use "would" after "wish" to show you want a situation to change.
12I wish Dad ............... come soon.
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Use "would" after "wish" to show impatience about someone else's action.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I would rather you didn’t come on Monday.
- I’d rather you didn’t fight with me in public.
- You’d better leave now before he gets angry.
- I’d rather you helped me with the housework.
- You’d better stop smoking.
- We’d better reserve seats.
- I wish I had been there when they arrived.
- I wish I hadn’t behaved like that last night.
- I wish I hadn’t dropped out of school at 14.
- I wish I was handsome.
- I wish that it would stop raining soon.
- I wish Dad would come soon.