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Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verb.

1. It was a stupid thing to say. I wish I hadn’t said it (I/ not/ say)
2. I'm fed up with this rain. I wish it would stop (it / stop)
3. It's a difficult question. I wish I knew the answer. (I/ know)
4. I should have listened to you. I wish I had taken your advice. (I / take)
5. You're lucky to be going away. I wish I could come with you. (I / can / come)
6. I have no energy at the moment. I wish I weren’t so tired. (I / not / be)
7. Aren't they ready yet? I wish they would hurry up. (they/ hurry up)
8. It would be nice to stay here longer. I wish we didn’t have to to go now (we/
not/ have)
9. When we were in London last year, we didn't have time to see all the things
we wanted to see. I wish we could had stayed longer. (we / can / stay)
10. It's freezing today. I wish it wasn’t so cold. I hate cold weather.(it / not / be)
11. Joe still doesn't know what he wants to do. I wish he would decided. (he /
decide)
12. I really didn't enjoy the party. I wish we hadn’t gone (we / not / go)

Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences using “would rather”


1. I would like you to go home now.
I would rather you went home now.
2. I would prefer to go in December rather than in May.
I would rather go in December than in May.
3. I prefer starting early rather than leaving everything to the last minute.
I would rather start early than leave everything to the last minute.
4. I prefer to walk rather than drive.
I would rather walk than drive.
5. I want you to stay in a hostel rather than in a hotel.
I would rather you stayed in a hostel than in a hotel.
6. I would like you to find a job.
I would rather you found a job.
7. He would face the enemy rather than surrender.
He would rather face the enemy than surrender.
8. They would like to build a new house instead of repairing the old one.
They would rather build a new house than repair the old one.
9. We would like you to go bed now.
We would rather you went to bed now.
10. We would like you to do the work yourself.
We would rather you did the work yourself.

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