Gerund or Infinitive
I saw the man ___ (break) into the house. He came in around 7 and got out the house at 7:30
break
He was ashamed of ___(tell) lies. But he has done so again.
having told
If we _____ (listen) to the radio regularly, we _____ (not be) stuck in this huge traffic jam now.
If we LISTENED to the radio, we WOULDN'T BE stuck in this huge traffic jam now.
Second conditional (Present)
I wish (be) a superman
was/were
Dad, we mustn't/haven'to/don't have to hurry. We still have some time.
don't have to
We’d rather ___ (work) from home tomorrow, and our manager advises ___( submit) the report early
work, submitting
I'm glad ____ (be) there for Jessica. She really needed someone and I was the only person supporting her.
to have been
If you _______ (switch) on the lights, you ______ (fall / not) over the chair. But... we are at the hospital now.
If you had switched on the lights, you would not have fallen over the chair.
Third conditional (Past)
I wish he (tell) me that. Now I can't look him in the eyes.
hadn't told
My car was broken, so I must go/had to go/must have gone to work by bus yesterday.
had to go
I'd rather you _____ (interrupt) children during the assessment
didn't interrupt
He is believed ___ (steal) money since he was hired 2 years ago
to have been stealing
I'm sure Sarah is sorry she couldn't make it. She __________ (come) to our party if she ______ (be / not) on holiday.
She would have come to our party, if she had not been on holiday.
Third conditional (past)
I wish people (understand) that littering is bad for the environment
would understand
The package must have been delivered/may have been delivered/can't have been delivered to the wrong address. I don't know exactly.
may have been delivered
Psychologist are dedicated _____ (understand) how mental processes influence human behaviour
to understanding
After thoroughly ___ (to examine) by the examination commission, the student was given a satisfactory mark.
having been examined
They WOULD HAVE GONE for a walk if it wasn't raining.
Paraphrase using I wish
My friend is always late. I'd like her to stop being late because it annoys me
I wish my friend wouldn't always be late
I’m convinced that Alex didn’t lie to me. He’s always been honest with me.
can't have lied
Recent research has contributed ___ (enhance) our understanding of how trauma affects memory
to enhancing
She confessed to ___(to forget) to send the letter.
having forgotten
If I ________(not have) this homework to do, I ________(go) out with my friends. Sadly, I do have to hand in this homework for tomorrow and it's too late to meet my friends as they're already gone.
If I DIDN'T HAVE this homework to do, I WOULD HAVE GONE out with my friends.
Paraphrase
You weren't at the party and I missed you there
I wish you'd been at the party
The music stopped and then everyone screamed; the editor must have cut/can’t have cut/might not have cut the sound on purpose.
must have cut