THE FLATMATES

Quiz: Advice and preferences

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For each of the six questions choose the correct answer. 1. I don't want to go. ... here. a. I had rather stay b. I'd rather stay c. I rather stay d. I'd rather to stay 2. You've been in bed long enough. ... a. I'd rather it's time to get up now b. What is the time to get up now? c. It's time to get up now d. It's the time to got up now 3. A: Should we take the bus? B: … the train. a. I rather we took b. I'd rather to take c. I'd rather we took d. I rather we take 4. There's no point complaining you've got no social life if you stay in the flat every

weekend. ... Why don't you come to a club with us on Saturday? a. You should get out more b. You'd rather get out more c. You'd better get out more d. It's time get out more 5. l think you'll like the film. It's really funny. ... a. I'd rather you go and see it b. You should went and saw it c. You'd better go and see it d. You should go and see it 6. A: I think … B: Not yet. Wouldn't you … a coffee first? a. it's time for asking for the bill / rather to have b. it's time to ask for the bill / rather have c. it's time to ask for the bill / rather to have d. it's time ask for the bill / rather have

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The Flatmates – Quiz – Advice and preferences Answers For each of the six questions choose the correct answer. 1. I don't want to go. ... here. a. I had rather stay – Wrong – You need a different first verb. b. I'd rather stay – Correct – This means my preference is to stay. c. I rather stay – Wrong – There's one word missing here. d. I'd rather to stay – Wrong – There's one extra word here. 2. You've been in bed long enough. ... a. I'd rather it's time to get up now – Wrong – You use 'I'd rather' when you want to

say what your preference is. Here, you want to give someone some advice. b. What is the time to get up now? – Wrong – You don't need a question here. You

want to advise the person to get up. c. It's time to get up now – Correct – This means I think you should get up

now. d. It's the time to got up now – Wrong – There is one extra word here and the main

verb is in the wrong form. 3. A: Should we take the bus? B: … the train. a. I rather we took – Wrong – You need one more word here. b. I'd rather to take – Wrong – You don't need the 'to' with this infinitive, you need to

add a pronoun and the main verb is in the wrong form. c. I'd rather we took – Correct – This is one way to say what your preference

is. d. I rather we take – Wrong – You need to add the verb 'would' and the other verb

needs to be in the past simple. 4. There's no point complaining you've got no social life if you stay in the flat every

weekend. ... Why don't you come to a club with us on Saturday? a. You should get out more – Correct – This is one way to give someone some

general advice. b. You'd rather get out more – Wrong – We use 'would rather' to say what our

preference is. Here, you want to give someone some general advice. c. You'd better get out more – Wrong – We use 'had better' to give someone some

specific advice. Here, you want to give someone some general advice. d. It's time get out more – Wrong – The end of the answer is correct but the first two

words are wrong.

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5. l think you'll like the film. It's really funny. ... a. I'd rather you go and see it – Wrong – We use 'would rather' to say what our

preference is. Here, you want to give someone some specific advice about this film. b. You should went and saw it – Wrong – After 'should' we use infinitives without 'to',

not the past simple. c. You'd better go and see it – Wrong – This sounds like a very serious threat! You

need to use another expression if you want to give someone some general advice about the film.

d. You should go and see it – Correct – This is one way we can give someone specific advice.

6. A: I think … B: Not yet. Wouldn't you … a coffee first? a. it's time for asking for the bill / rather to have – Wrong – Both these answers are

wrong. b. it's time to ask for the bill / rather have – Correct – Both these answers are

right. c. it's time to ask for the bill / rather to have – Wrong – The first answer is correct but

the second one isn't. d. it's time ask for the bill / rather have – Wrong – The second answers is correct but

the first one isn't.

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