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If I _____ you (be), I would buy that blouse! It suits you perfectly!
were (we always use "were" with "I" when we give advice)
If I hadn't shouted at my boyfriend, he _____ (not leave) me.
wouldn't have left me (3rd Conditional --> It's no use crying over spillt milk)
I wish my husband _____ (pay) attention to me. He is so busy with his comics!
would pay (I feel annoyed and I want him to stop reading)
She wishes she _____ (choose) another career. She is unhappy at work.
had chosen (She made a choice before and she regrets the decision made in the past)
He wishes he___ (not wear) a coat today. It is +20 degress!
wasn't wearing (He is wearing a coat now and regrets the present situation)
She usually _____ (watch) TV if she can't fall asleep.
watches ( Zero Conditional --> it's general truth about her)
I won't start cooking unless you _____ (help) me.
help (1st Conditional --> it's a condition for a particular real-life situation and we do not negate "unless" since it's already negative itself)
My plane is taking off in a minute and this time tomorrow I _____ (lie) on the beach .
will be lying ( Future Continuous --> the action will be in progress at a certain time in the future)
She _____ (finish) her project by tomorrow morning.
will have finished (Future Perfect --> the action will be finished before a certain time in the future)
I will call you as soon as I _____(do) housework.
have done ( Present Perfect is an only possible tense here since the person needs to have housework finished first)
They _____ (board) the plane when they heard their mom call them.
were boarding (Past Continuous + Past Simple for a longer action interrupted by a short and sudden one)
We _____ (wander) for hours before we found our auntie's house.
had been wandering (Past Perfect Continuous --> the longer continuous action started before the main event (finding a house) and continued up to that point)
We arrived at the hotel and _____ (check in).
checked in (Past Simple + Past Simple --> two consecutive actions (one after the other)
When we got to the hotel we suddenly realized that we _____ (leave) our hand luggage at the baggage reclaim.
had left (Past Perfect --> we talk about the earlier action before the main event (got to the hotel)
She _____ (eat) never sushi before she moved to Tokyo.
had never eaten (Past Perfect --> we talk about her life experience before a certain point in the past (moving to Tokyo)
How many Tolstoy novels _____ (read)?
have you read (Present Perfect --> to say how many/how much we have done something up to now)
The plane still _____ (not take off).
still hasn't taken off (Present Perfect --> in the meaning " The plane hasn't taken off yet" but with the different order of the sentence)
How long _____ (read) this book?
have you been reading? ( Present Perfect Continuous --> with action verbs to say that something started in the past and is still happening now --> duration)
I know you _____ (cry). Your eyes are red.
have been crying (Present Perfect Continuous --> we talk about a recent longer activity that has a present evidence (red eyes)
It _____ (rain) all day today.
has been raining ( Present Perfect Continuous --> to emphasise that an action has continued for a long time or is repeated)
I' m going the right way, _____ I?
aren't ( Question tag --> there is no contracted form as "amn't" so we say "aren't)
- I haven't heard this song.
- Neither _____ we.
have ( we use "neither or nor" to show that we have something the same in a negative sentence)
- You didn't lock the door!
- I _____ lock it! I remember!
did lock (we use helping verbs in positive sentences to show an emphasis)
- I loved the concert.
- So _____ I.
did (we use "so" to show that we have something the same in a positive sentence)
- She doesn't fancy pop-music.
- _____ she? (with surprise)
doesn't (we use helping verbs to make "reply" questions, to show interest or surprise)