Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.
1I would rather you ............... home now.
Wrong!
After "would rather" plus a different subject, use the past simple, so the correct answer is "went".
2I would rather you ............... so much noise while I’m studying.
Wrong!
After "would rather" plus a different subject, use "didn't" plus the base verb for a negative preference, so the correct answer is "didn't make".
3I wish I ............... to work on Saturdays.
Wrong!
For an unreal present wish, use the past simple, so the correct answer is "didn't have".
4You had better ............... his permission if you don’t want to get into trouble.
Wrong!
After "had better," use the base form of the verb, so the correct answer is "ask".
5After the way he behaved at the party, I wish I ............... him.
Wrong!
For regret about a past action, use "wish" plus the past perfect, so the correct answer is "hadn't invited".
6I’d rather ............... at the weekend.
Wrong!
After "would rather," use the base verb, with "not" before it in the negative, so the correct answer is "not work".
7Check your bag. You had better ............... your tickets again.
Wrong!
The negative form of "had better" is "had better not" plus the base verb, so the correct answer is "not forget".
8We had better ............... time.
Wrong!
The negative form of "had better" is "had better not" plus the base verb, so the correct answer is "not waste".
Answers
- I would rather you went home now.
- I would rather you didn’t make so much noise while I’m studying.
- I wish I didn’t have to work on Saturdays.
- You had better ask his permission if you don’t want to get into trouble.
- After the way he behaved at the party, I wish I hadn’t invited him.
- I’d rather not work at the weekend.
- Check your bag. You had better not forget your tickets again.
- We had better not waste time.