verbs of the SENSES
Is everything OK? You _______ you have cried.
A. look
B. seem that
C. look as though
D. look
C
1. I've just called my hairdresser and next Monday I'm _______________(cut/my hair).
2. We normally _______________ (paint/our house) every other year.
1. having my hair cut /going to have my hair cut
2. have our house painted
You're not the boss so you can't use the car park.
⇒ I wish I ___________ the boss.
were /was
If he changed/would change/would have changed jobs, he would be a lot happier.
changed
It _______ fish but it doesn't really _______ fish.
A.tastes / looks
B.tastes like / look like
C.tastes as if / look as if
D.tastes as if / look like
B
3. The storm damaged our roof and we needed to ___________(repair/it).
4. There is a lot of noise now because the neighbours __________________ (build/a new wall).
3. have it repaired
4. are having a new wall built
You want to go away for the weekend but you have lots of homework.
⇒ I wish I ___________ so much homework.
didn't have
If I were you, I told/ 'd tell/ had told her that I love her.
'd tell
It _______ a plane, but it _______ some kind of UFO was flying over our heads.
A. looked like / sounded
B. looked / sounded like
C. looked as if / sounded as though
D. looked like / sounded as if
D
5. You should _______________ (pull out/this tooth) if it hurts so much.
6. We ______________ (install/an alarm) last October.
5. have this tooth pulled out
6. had an alarm installed
You got hurt because you didn't wear a helmet.
⇒ I wish I ____________ a helmet.
had worn
Even if he asked/ had asked/ would ask them, they wouldn't have agreed to come.
had asked
Fill in the gaps with the verb in brackets and any necessary extra words:
(SMELL)
A: This room 1______________ horrible.
B: Yes, it 2______________ nobody has opened the windows in years.
1. smells
2. smells as if/though
(also: smells like)
7. David _____________ (remove/his tonsils) when he was 9.
8. I think you don't see too well. Tell me, _________________ (you/ever/test/your eyes)?
7. had his tonsils removed
8. have you ever had your eyes tested
or: do you ever have your eyes tested
You didn’t fill up the tank and you ran out of petrol.
⇒ I wish I ______________ the tank.
had filled up
If he would have got up/ had got up/ got up earlier, he wouldn't have been late for work.
had got up
Fill in the gaps with the verb in brackets and any necessary extra words:
(TASTE)
A: Please, try this cheese. It’s delicious. It 1________________ good cured cheese.
B: Yes, this cheese 2__________________ it’s been cured for years.
1. tastes like
2. tastes as if/though
(also: tastes like)
9. Are you going to redecorate the house yourselves or _________________ (redecorate/it) by a professional?
10. I____________(never/service/my car) yet.
9. are you having /going to have it reecorated
10. have never had my car serviced
Your partner is biting his nails and you want him to stop because it irritates you.
⇒ I wish you _________________ biting your nails.
would stop
If we had been wanting/ would have wanted/ had wanted to spend the day in London, we would have bought a day pass.
had wanted