UNREAL PAST. REPHRASES.

ADVANCED
Present/ future reference
1. I'd love to have a motorbike. WISH
I ________________________________________________a motorbike.
2. What a shame you are leaving! WISH
I __________________________________________ leaving.
3. You are going on holiday next week but unfortunately I am not going. WISH
I __________________________________________ on holiday with you next week.
4. I am sorry but I don't have an extra copy. If I had one, I would gladly give it to you. ONLY
If _____________________________________________an extra copy, I would gladly give it to you.
5. I am not rich. What a pity! ONLY
If ____________________________________________________________rich.
6. I'd love to earn more money. ONLY
If ___________________________________________________________ more money.
7. Please keep it a secret for the time being. RATHER
I__________________________________________________________________a secret.
8. Would you mind not smoking at table? RATHER
I ________________________________________________________________ at table.
9. My parents would prefer us to live in the country. RATHER
My parents ___________________________________________ in the country.
10. She doesn't want to borrow any money from you. RATHER
She _______________________________________________ any money from you.
11. I think Jeanne would definitely prefer to have a traditional wedding. RATHER
I think Jeanne ______________________________________________________ a traditional wedding.
12. Pauline doesn't want to be given a main part in the school play. RATHER
Pauline _________________________________________________ a main part in the school play.
13. Jan thinks we should buy a house and not carry on renting. SOONER
Jan ____________________________________________________________renting.
14. I am not begging in the streets. Do you think it would be better? SOONER
_____________________________________________________________ in the streets?
15. To be honest, I'd prefer you not to tell anyone about this. SOONER
To be honest, I _________________________________________________________________ anyone about this.
16. It's raining outside so I think it is a better idea to watch TV SOONER
It's raining outside, so I ________________________________________________________________ TV
17. He doesn't want to talk to her. SOONER
He _______________________________________________________________to her.
18. He doesn't want to travel. SOONER
He ___________________________________________________________ travel.
19. I don't think it is a good idea that you go so far. PREFER
I ____________________________________________________ so far
20. Come with us! LOVE
I _______________________________________________________________________with us.
21. Why don't you join me for a ride? I would love it. LIKE
I ___________________________________________________________ for a ride.
Past reference
22. We didn't have anything to eat earlier. We should have eaten something. WISH
I __________________________________ something to eat earlier.
23. I missed my appointment. I shouldn't have missed it. WISH
I __________________________________ my appointment
24. If I had lived in the eighteenth century, I would have been happy. WISH
I __________________________________ in the eighteenth century.
25. If I hadn't eaten so much, it would have been better for me. IF ONLY
__________________________________ so much!
26. I'm soaked to the skin! I should have brought an umbrella. IF ONLY
I'm soaked to the skin! __________________________________ an umbrella.
27. This pullover was cheap. I should have bought two of them. IF ONLY
This pullover was cheap. _________________________________ two of them.
28. Of course I would have preferred you to tell me the truth! RATHER
Of course I __________________________________________me the truth!
29. We would have preferred them not to have stayed so long, that's true. RATHER
We ____________________________________________________ so long, that's true. RATHER
30. He told someone. I didn't like that. RATHER
I ____________________________________________________________________
31. I wish I hadn't known that. RATHER
I____________________________________________________________________
32. The dinner was awful. He wishes he hadn't eaten at all. RATHER
The dinner was awful. He _______________________________________________ at all.
33. That was something she wishes she hadn't seen. RATHER
That was something she _______________________________________________.
34. It's a shame she stopped. I wish she had carried on and been very successful. SOONER
It's a shame she stopped. I ____________________________________________ very successful.
35. I think we shouldn't have stayed so long. SOONER
I _____________________________________________________ so long.
36. You shouldn't have spoken so rudely to him. SOONER
I _____________________________________________________so rudely to him.
37. I shouldn't have said anything about it. But I had to. SOONER
I __________________________________________________ anything about it. But I had to.
38. I should have had a light lunch before the meeting. SOONER
I _______________________________________________ a light lunch before the meeting.
39. He gave the impression that he wished he had stayed home alone. SOONER
He gave the impression that he _________________________________________________ home alone.
40. She didn't see the play. She wishes she had seen it. LIKE
She ________________________________________________ the play.
41. I should have gone to Paris with them. LOVE
I ____________________________________________________ to Paris with them.
42. I wish you had won. PREFER
I _____________________________________________________________
 KEY UNREAL PAST. REPHRASES. ADVANCED
1. I wish I had a motorbike
2. I wish you weren't leaving
3. I wish I was going on holiday with you next week.
4. If only I had an extra copy, I would gladly give it to you.
5. If only I were rich.
6. If only I earned more money.
7. I'd rather you kept it a secret.
8. I'd rather you didn't smoke.
9. My parents would rather we lived in the country.
10. She'd rather not borrow any money from you.
11. I think Jeanne would definitely rather have a traditional wedding.
12. Pauline would rather not be given a main part in the school play.
13. Jan would sooner we bought a house than carried on renting.
14. Would you sooner I was begging in the streets?
15. To be honest, I'd sooner you didn't tell anyone about this.
16. It's raining outside, so I'd sooner watch TV
17. He'd sooner not talk to her.
18. He'd sooner not travel
19. I'd prefer you not to go so far / I'd prefer it if you didn't go so far
20. I'd love you to come with us/ I would love it if you came with us
21. I'd like you to join me for a ride/ I would like it if you joined me for a ride
22. I wish we had had something to eat earlier.
23. I wish I hadn't missed my appointment.
24. I wish I had lived in the eighteenth century.
25. If only I hadn't eaten so much.
26. I'm soaked to the skin! If only I had brought an umbrella.
27. This pullover was cheap. If only I had bought two of them.
28. Of course I'd rather you had told me the truth!
29. We'd rather they hadn't stayed so long, that's true.
30. I'd rather he hadn't told anyone
31. I'd rather not have known
32. The dinner was awful. He'd rather not have eaten at all.
33. That was something she would rather not have seen.
34. It's a shame she stopped. I'd sooner she had carried on and been very successful.
35. I'd sooner we hadn't stayed so long.
36. I'd sooner you hadn't spoken so rudely to him.
37. I'd sooner not have said anything about it. But I had to
38. I'd sooner have had a light lunch before the meeting.
39. He gave the impression that he would sooner have stayed home alone
40. She would like to have seen the play
41. I would love to have gone to Paris with them.
42. I would have preferred you to have won. / I would prefer you to have won/ I would have preferred you to win