5B Unreal uses of past tenses

Past tense

100

When Bill and I got married, his attitude toward money _______ (amuse) me.

When... his attitude toward money amused me.

200

I was so jealous when I _______ (hear) about Carol's weekend in New York.

I was so jealous when I heard about Carol's weekend in New York.

300

Maria has a ten-bedroom house. It must _____ (cost) a fortune.

It must have cost a fortune.

400

Our company _____ (lose) money this year. We're in the red.

Our company lost money this year.

500

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Present unreal situation

100

If Bill ______ (get) promoted, our standard of living would go up.

If Bill got promoted, our standard of living would go up. (present unreal)

200

I wish we ______ (be) better off.

I wish we were better off. (present unreal)

300

It's time we _______ (think) about moving to a bigger house.

It's time we thought about moving to a bigger house. (present unreal)

400

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500

It's time the government ______ (realize) that interest rates are far too high.

 realized

I wish

100

I wish I ______ (can) meet a wealthy significant other.

I wish I could meet a wealthy significant other.

200

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300

I wish I ______ (be) self-employed. (present wish)

I wish I were self-employed. (present wish)

400

I wish I ______ (be) born in the 19th century.

I wish I had been born in the 19th century.

500

I wish I _______ (marry) my first boyfriend! (I am married to another man instead.)

I wish I had married my first boyfriend

Past unreal situation

100

I wish I ______ (not lend) Gary that money. Who knows when he'll pay me back?

I wish I hadn't lent Gary that money.

200

Do you wish you ______ (go) to medicine college?

Do you wish you had gone to medicine college?

300

I wish I ______ (buy) the purple sweater and not the beige one.

I wish I had bought the purple sweater and not the beige one.

400

If only we _______ (not paint) the room blue ---it looks awful.

If only we had not painted the room blue.

500

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I'd rather/if only

100

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200

I'd rather you _____ (pay) me cash, if you don't mind.

I'd rather you paid me cash,..

300

If only we ______ (know) the name of the store, we could google it and see where it is.

If only we knew the name of the store,

400

He should be less stingy! Then he'd enjoy life more. ->
If only he _____ (be) less stingy.

If only he were less stingy.

500

If only I ______ (save) a little more money when I was earning a regular salary, I wouldn't be so hard up now.

If only I had saved a little more money when I was earning a regular salary,