Grammar 1
‘Do you want to come to the cinema with us?’ ‘I wish we ___ .’
a do b can c could
c could
I don’t like that he’s so rude. (weren’t)
I wish he weren’t so rude.
We don’t know what’s going to happen. We just have to ____ and see.
wait
‘My wife wants to see a romantic comedy.’ ‘You’ll just have to __________ and bear it, I’m afraid. It’s her birthday.’
grin
The place that you’ve always wanted to live in is your dream ____
home
It was foolish of you to set out on your own. Supposing you ___ lost?
a get b got c ’d got
c ’d got
Why didn’t you tell me about your problem? (should)
You ______________________ about your problem.
should have told me
They have more __________ less finished everything they were going to do.
or
I’m sick and __________ of all the pointless arguments.
tired
It’s more than we could ever imagine. It’s turned out to be ________ dreams.
beyond our wildest
Robbie’s not very nice to me these days. I really wish he ___
a is b were c would
b were
We hate it when you shout. (wish)
We ______________________ shout.
wish you didn’t/wouldn’t
Don’t worry about your parcel. It’s arrived and it’s __________ and sound.
safe
They must act now – no ifs and __________ !
buts
We’re fulfilling our expectations for our lives. We’re ________ dream.
living the
Don’t you wish you ___ time when you’re happy?
a could stop
b could have stopped
c can stop
a could stop
I’m sorry I couldn’t get to the hospital. (only)
If ______________________ to the hospital.
only I could have got
Marriage is full of compromises – you need to learn to give __________ take.
and
By the time the weekend arrives, all I want is some peace and __________ .
quiet
‘I’ll get the promotion and I’ll be your boss.’ ‘Dream
________ . You’ll never be a manager!’
on
I stayed up all night, but I probably ___ have.
a didn’t b wouldn’t c shouldn’t
c shouldn’t
She didn’t want you tell him. (rather)
She ______________________ him.
’d rather you hadn’t told
I don’t see my school friends very often, but we get together __________ and then.
now
It’s not perfect, but __________ and large it’s the best thing we’ve got.
by
‘How was it?’ ‘It ________ a dream, without any problems along the way.’
went like