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I’d Rather, I Wish, I’d Better

May 12, 2018 - A2pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I would rather you ............... on Monday.
Wrong!
After would rather we use a past tense to refer to the present or future.
2I'd rather you ............... fight with me in public.
Wrong!
After would rather we use a past tense to refer to the present or future.
3You'd better ............... now before he gets angry.
Wrong!
After had better we use the infinitive without to.
4I 'd rather you ............... me with the housework.
Wrong!
After would rather we use a past tense to refer to the present or future.
5You'd better ............... smoking.
Wrong!
After had better we use the infinitive without to.
6We'd better ............... seats.
Wrong!
After had better we use the infinitive without to.
7I wish I ............... there when they arrived.
Wrong!
We use a past perfect tense after wish to talk about the past.
8I wish I ............... like that.
Wrong!
We use a past perfect tense after wish to talk about the past.
9I wish I ............... out of school at 14.
Wrong!
We use a past perfect tense after wish to talk about the past.
10I wish I ............... handsome.
Wrong!
We use a past tense after I wish with present or future meaning.
11I wish that it ............... stop raining soon.
Wrong!
We use a past tense after I wish with present or future meaning.
12I wish dad ............... come soon.
Wrong!
We use would after wish to express our impatience or dissatisfaction with something.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. I would rather you didn’t come on Monday.
  2. I’d rather you didn’t fight with me in public.
  3. You’d better leave now before he gets angry.
  4. I ‘d rather you helped me with the housework.
  5. You’d better stop smoking.
  6. We’d better reserve seats.
  7. I wish I had been there when they arrived.
  8. I wish I hadn’t behaved like that.
  9. I wish I hadn’t dropped out of school at 14.
  10. I wish I was handsome.
  11. I wish that it would stop raining soon.
  12. I wish dad would come soon.
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