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I ) l' 80 Grammar: W is hes - Un r e a i"; '4 .. .tf:i. t 10 Your best friend wo n't lend ye her whit e silk dr ess 13 Dine gets cross because there is a lot of traffic in the because last time you sp ilt cof fee on it. street w here she lives. 14 You and yo ur ext door neig hbour had an arg ument 11 Therese's dog keeps the neigh bours c woke becau se and now he' won 't speek to you. it bar ks a ll night. 12 You have lost your reference from one of your 15 A dr ienn e sow o beau tiful w inter coot but it cos t one previou s jobs and no w yo u need i fo r an interv iew . mon th's pay. round the wo rld trip .. I .wish . , . . .. . . . .. . ... .. .. . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . ... ... ... . . . . ... . ... 1 00 . Zoe ,-- STRUCTURAL C fiUERSI O I , I . I I wish I hadn 't read the letter. 4 Why don 't you drive more carefully ? I I , I If only I hadn't read the letter. I wish you would drive more carefully. I I regret reading/ha ving read the fetter. Please drive more carefully. I , I I I'm sorry I read the letter. I'd rather you drove more carefully. I It's a pity I read the letter. You'd better drive more carefully. I '2 "1 Wis h he would be more patie nt, " she said. It's lime you slarled driling more carefully. She complained 1 1701 he wasn't patie nt. You would be better off driVing more carefully. She complained thai he was impatient. 5 It's a pity I am not wealthy. 3 f. would love -to-travel-abroad. I wish I were wealthy: If only I could lravel abroad. If only I ",I ere wealthy. I wish I could Iravel ab road. 6 I want to see yo u in my office . , __ I wish to see yo u in my o ffice. :, ---- -------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------1 2 Comple te the se c ond sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use betwe en Ihree and eight words, including the word given. r Plea se, stop te/king b eca use I con' ! concentrate on 5 M eg wonts to be left alone because she's upset. the film. rathe r . quiet iv\eg 'I .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. . .. she's upset. ........ ........ ......... .. I can' t concentrate on the film. 6 ·1regret having committed myself to so many pri vate 2 W hy don 't you show me you r stam p coll ection ? lessons in the evenings. let not I _ . If .. .. you r stom p coll edion. r: . private lessons in the evenings. 3 'Yo u loo k tir ed . Why don 'r you go to bed early 7 regrets not taking her threats of leaving him tonight? seriously. better . Wishes You .. He .. .. .. .. ...... ..... : y6u look tired . .. . f ' l' eavlng h' . I 0 . rrn .se n o u s y. 4 ·Z e has a job which ma es her feel very stressed . 8- I would love to go on a round the wo rld trip. . a ble

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l' 80 Grammar: Wis hes - Unr e ai";

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10 Your best friend won't lend ye her white silk dr ess 13 Dine gets cross because there is a lo t of tra ffic in the

because last time you sp ilt cof fee on it. street w here she lives.

14 You and your ext door neig hbour had an arg ument

11 Therese's dog keeps the neigh bours c woke becau se and now he' won 't speek to you.

it bar ks a ll night.

12 You have lost your reference from one of your 15 Adrienn e sow o beau tiful w inter coot but it cos t one

previou s jobs and now you need i fo r an interv iew . mon th's pay.

round the world trip..

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I .wish . ,

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Zoe

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I I wish I hadn 't read the letter. 4 Why don 't you drive more carefully ? I

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If only I hadn't read the letter. I wish you would drive more carefully. I I regret reading/having read the fetter. Please drive more carefully. I

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I'm sorry I read the letter. I'd rather you drove more carefully. I It's a pity I read the le tter. You'd better drive more carefully. I

' 2 "1Wish he would be more patient, " she said. It's lime you slarled drilling more carefully. She complained 11701 he wasn't patie nt. You would be better off driVing more carefully. She complained thai he was impatient. 5 It's a pity I am not wealthy.

3 f. would love -to-travel-abroad. I wish I were wealthy: If only I could lravel abroad. If only I ",Iere wealthy. I wish I could Iravel ab road. 6 I want to see you in my office . ,

__ I wish to see yo u in my o ffice. : , ---- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1

2 Comple te the se cond sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word g iven. Do not change the word given. You must use betwe en Ihree and eight words, including the word g iven.

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Please, stop te/king because I con' ! co ncentrate on 5 M eg wonts to be left a lo ne because she's upset. the film. rathe r .

quiet iv\eg ' I .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. . .. she's upset. ........ ........ .. .... ... .. I can' t concentra te on the film. 6 ·1regret having committed myself to so many pri vate

2 W hy don 't you show me you r stamp coll ection ? lessons in the evenings. let not I _ . If .. .. your stomp coll edion. r: . priva te lessons in the evenings.

3 'You look tir ed . Why don ' r you go to bed ea rly 7 ~e reg rets not taking her threa ts of leaving him tonig ht? seriously. better . Wishes

You .. He .. .. .. .. ...... .. . .. : y6u look tired . .. . f ' l' eavlng h' . I0 . rrn .seno us y.

4 ·Z e has a job which ma es her feel very stressed . 8- I wou ld love to go on a round the world trip . le~ . able

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3 Choose the co rrect item . 5 If only I .... ..... the bill; w e wouldn' t ' ave been CUI o If only I then w hat I knew now!

Wi s hes - Un r e al Po st -= ,

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r I., a l i . A had known C coul d know A pa id C had been pa id

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B knew D w fl s known B have pa id D had pa id ·

in bed It's ol rnost mid night, isn't " It's time you 6 "I shouldn't have missed Mar y's party." . 'I "

9 "You' re looking tired. " - " l'rn exhausted . I wi sh my neighbours ... .. .... loud

music w hen I' m try ing to sleep."

A haven't played C won ' t p lay

B wouldn ' t play D hadn ' t played

. 7 He regr ets ....... .. -~ n o u g h time to finish the exercises.

A not to have c . no r haVing

B not have had D to not have

8 " Do you mind if I tell I" \a ry a bout you r trip?"

- "W ell, I'd rather you .... .. ... anyone else about it."

A wouldn' t tell C not to tell

1:3. didn' tell D haven ' t told

" It's a pity you ........ .; w e hed a 10vE?.I:;i ~ i me ."

A haven' t ceme C we r e~ ' coming

B did n' t come D hadn' t ceme

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C better have

D ra ther had

C had been

D w ere

PAST

"Ycu' re right."

A ar e B have been

.~ on di ti ~ ri'd I ~~p~ 2 If I were you, I would resig n: .. " . ' . '

• wishes (present) I. wis ~ I wer~ In Lendon .

2 "That trip wa s a nightmar e."

"Yes, I wish w e ..... ..... " A w ent ·C hcdn't gone

B have gone D g o

3 "I overslept end was lat e for w ork aga in !" "You'd .. ..... .. that clock fixed; it hasn' t worked fe r

over a w eek now."

A rather have

B better to have

• I'd rather/s c>0 nersb. ; ; (for p;esents ituatio risj ' I'd soonervc» : answered me now.

• sup co se z'suppos inq , Suppose you were fired, what w~ u ld you do '!

• a ~ if/as th ~ugh . He behaves as if he owned the place !

4 "Yo u missed an exciting starr to the feotball match."

"Yes, it's a p ity I en rime. " A am not C wasn 't

B haven't been D ha dn't been

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• It' s (about/high) time... It's time we left.

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