Fill in the blanks.
1I’d rather you ............... keep in touch with him.
Wrong!
After "I'd rather you," use the past form "didn't" to talk about another person's present or future action.
2I wish I ............... go through this.
Wrong!
Use "didn't have to" after "I wish" to express a present situation you want to be different.
3You’d better ............... a doctor.
Wrong!
After "You'd better," use the base verb "consult" to give strong advice.
4After the way he treated me, I wish I ............... him.
Wrong!
Use "hadn't married" after "I wish" to express regret about a past action.
5I’d rather ............... on Sundays.
Wrong!
After "I'd rather," use "not work" for the negative form with a base verb.
6You had better ............... your valuables in a locker.
Wrong!
After "had better," use the base verb "keep" without "to."
7We had better ............... for a drink.
Wrong!
The negative form of "had better" is "not stop" with "not" before the base verb.
8We could sack him right now, but ...............
Wrong!
Use "I'd rather not" to say politely that you prefer not to do something.
9I wish I ............... there when they arrested him.
Wrong!
Use "had been" after "I wish" to express regret about not being somewhere in the past.
10I wish you ............... take this personally.
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't" after "I wish you" to complain about another person's behavior.
Answers
- I’d rather you didn’t keep in touch with him.
- I wish I didn’t have to go through this.
- You’d better consult a doctor.
- After the way he treated me, I wish I hadn’t married him.
- I’d rather not work on Sundays.
- You had better keep your valuables in a locker.
- We had better not stop for a drink.
- We could sack him right now, but I’d rather not
- I wish I had been there when they arrested him.
- I wish you wouldn’t take this personally.
