Verb *Wish*, Exercise 1

     

Choose the correct answer: 

1. She failed most of her exams, and now she wishes she __________ harder.

a. works                        b. worked                   

c. would work               d. had worked

2. I had to get the bus to work every day. I wish I __________ a car.

a. have got                     b. had                       

c. would have                 d. had had

3. The weather's terrible today. I wish it __________ a bit warmer.

a. is                             b. was                

c. would be                 d. had been

4. It really annoys me that you never do anything around the house! I wish you __________ from time to time.

a. wash up                      b. washed up               

c. would wash up           d. had washed up

5. I missed my English class yesterday because I went to the doctor's. I wish I __________ it.

a. don't miss                   b. didn't miss           

c. wouldn't miss             d. hadn't missed

6. The last bus always seems to leave early. I wish the driver __________ until the right time before leaving.

a. waits                      b. waited                   

c. would wait             d. had waited

7. My sister will have to cancel her party next week. She wishes she __________ cancel it, but she's broken her leg.

a. doesn't have to     b. won't have to      

c. didn't have to        d. wouldn't have to

8. We went to a new restaurant for lunch and I've been feeling sick all afternoon. I wish we __________ there.

a. go                             b. didn't go              

c. wouldn't go              d. hadn't gone

9. The two brothers are always fighting. Their mother wishes they __________.

a. don't                    b. won't               

c. wouldn't              d. hadn`t

10. I gave that man in the pub my phone number. I wish I __________.

a. won't                   b. didn't have                     

c. wouldn't              d. hadn't

11. My flat is cold. I wish _________

a. it wasn't                 b. weren`t          

c. wouldn`t be           d.  couldn`t be

12. You smoke. I wish ________

a. you wouldn't smoke          

b. didn`t smoke        

c. hasn`t smoked        

d. hadn`t smoked      

       

13. She told him! I wish______________.

a.  she hadn't told him            

b. she didn`t tell him           

c. haven`t told him           

d. hasn`t told him

14. You were too slow getting ready to go out. I wish you ____ so slow getting ready.

a. haven`t been                b. hadn`t been             c. wouldn`t be                  d. won`t be

15. Now we've missed the train. I wish we _______ the train.

a. haven`t missed                  

b. won`t miss                 

c. hadn`t missed      

d. couldn`t miss

16. I promised our friends we'd arrive on time. I wish I _________ we'd arrive on time, because now they'll be waiting for us.

a. wouldn`t promise            

b. hadn`t promise               

c. didn`t promised       

d. hadn`t promised

17. I wish you ___________phone me so early in the morning.

a. wouldn`t                        b. won`t       

c. didn`t                             d. couldn`t

18. I wish you _____ wait until later, because I don`t have the time to finish my report.

a. didn`t wait                    b. wait                  

c. would wait                     d. had waited

19. I wish you _________ me when you're going to be late. It`s disturbing.

a. told                b. would tell                 

c. have told       d. were

20. I haven't got any money. I wish I _____some money.

a. were             b. had been                     

c. had               d. would had

21. I don't earn much money. I wish I _______ some more money.

a. earn                       b. had earned                       c. had earn                d. Earned

22. We're all living in a small flat.

a. I wish we weren't living in a small flat.

b. I wish we were living in a small flat.

c. I wish we lived in a bigger flat.

23. Those children are really noisy

a. I wish they were quieter

b. I wish they would be quiet

c. If only they had been quiet

24. It's very hot.

a. I wish it were cooler       

b. I wish it would rain tomorrow           

c. If only it had rained

25. I wish I  ------     the answer, but I don't.

know      knew    had known      would know

Verb *Wish*, Exercise 1

    

Choose the correct answer: 

1. She failed most of her exams, and now she wishes she __________ harder.

a. works                        b. worked                   

c. would work               d. had worked

2. I had to get the bus to work every day. I wish I __________ a car.

a. have got                     b. had                       

c. would have                 d. had had

3. The weather's terrible today. I wish it __________ a bit warmer.

a. is                             b. was                

c. would be                 d. had been

4. It really annoys me that you never do anything around the house! I wish you __________ from time to time.

a. wash up                      b. washed up               

c. would wash up           d. had washed up

5. I missed my English class yesterday because I went to the doctor's. I wish I __________ it.

a. don't miss                   b. didn't miss           

c. wouldn't miss             d. hadn't missed

6. The last bus always seems to leave early. I wish the driver __________ until the right time before leaving.

a. waits                      b. waited                   

c. would wait             d. had waited

7. My sister will have to cancel her party next week. She wishes she __________ cancel it, but she's broken her leg.

a. doesn't have to     b. won't have to      

c. didn't have to        d. wouldn't have to

8. We went to a new restaurant for lunch and I've been feeling sick all afternoon. I wish we __________ there.

a. go                             b. didn't go              

c. wouldn't go              d. hadn't gone

9. The two brothers are always fighting. Their mother wishes they __________.

a. don't                    b. won't               

c. wouldn't              d. hadn`t

10. I gave that man in the pub my phone number. I wish I __________.

a. won't                   b. didn't have                     

c. wouldn't              d. hadn't

11. My flat is cold. I wish _________

a. it wasn't                 b. weren`t          

c. wouldn`t be           d.  couldn`t be

12. You smoke. I wish ________

a. you wouldn't smoke          

b. didn`t smoke        

c. hasn`t smoked        

d. hadn`t smoked      

       

13. She told him! I wish______________.

a.  she hadn't told him            

b. she didn`t tell him           

c. haven`t told him           

d. hasn`t told him

14. You were too slow getting ready to go out. I wish you ____ so slow getting ready.

a. haven`t been                b. hadn`t been             c. wouldn`t be                  d. won`t be

15. Now we've missed the train. I wish we _______ the train.

a. haven`t missed                  

b. won`t miss                 

c. hadn`t missed      

d. couldn`t miss

16. I promised our friends we'd arrive on time. I wish I _________ we'd arrive on time, because now they'll be waiting for us.

a. wouldn`t promise            

b. hadn`t promise               

c. didn`t promised       

d. hadn`t promised

17. I wish you ___________phone me so early in the morning.

a. wouldn`t                        b. won`t       

c. didn`t                             d. couldn`t

18. I wish you _____ wait until later, because I don`t have the time to finish my report.

a. didn`t wait                    b. wait                  

c. would wait                     d. had waited

19. I wish you _________ me when you're going to be late. It`s disturbing.

a. told                b. would tell                 

c. have told       d. were

20. I haven't got any money. I wish I _____some money.

a. were             b. had been                     

c. had               d. would had

21. I don't earn much money. I wish I _______ some more money.

a. earn                       b. had earned                       c. had earn                d. Earned

22. We're all living in a small flat.

a. I wish we weren't living in a small flat.

b. I wish we were living in a small flat.

c. I wish we lived in a bigger flat.

23. Those children are really noisy

a. I wish they were quieter

b. I wish they would be quiet

c. If only they had been quiet

24. It's very hot.

a. I wish it were cooler       

b. I wish it would rain tomorrow           

c. If only it had rained

25. I wish I  ------     the answer, but I don't.

know      knew    had known      would know

Test 7

   

Choose the correct answer

1. You should ----- swimming.

a. start up           
b. get off             
c. take off     
d. take up

2. I'm fed up ----------- this exercise.
with doing              

to do         
to doing                
for doing

3. She has been ------- of murdering her husband.

charged          
accused                 
blamed       
arrested

4. You ----- the cleaning. I would have done it tonight.

didn`t need to do     
needn`t have done            
didn`t need to make    
shouldn`t have made

5. They have put speed bumps on the road to ----- accidents.

forbid            
prevent             
avoid       
prohibit

 6. We would never have had the accident if you ------ so fast.

wouldn't been driving        
hadn't been driving         
had driven                   
wouldn't drive

7. -------------------- the better team, we lost the match.

Despite of                  
Despite            
Despite being                 
Although

8. You ---- see a doctor.

should better            
would rather                
had better              
would prefer

9. The tree ----- by lightning.

was being strick          
was being struck        
was struck             
was stricken

10. Please do not read -----------. You're disturbing everyone else in the library. 

allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

11. Small amounts of baby formula and breast milk are --------------- in the aircraft cabin if a baby or small child is traveling.
allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

12. You ----------work  tomorrow. It`s Saturday.

must                  
don`t must              
don`t have to                
mustn`t

13. Active Voice:The farmer is growing vegetables.

      Choose the correct Passive Voice sentence below:

Vegetables are growing by  farmer                 
Vegetables are being grown by the farmer                
Vegetables are grown by the farmer               
Vegetables were being grown by the farmer

Verb Tenses, Test 14

  

Choose the correct answer:

1. Suddenly we noticed that the clock stopped / had stopped.

2. I never thought that I would / should to / see him again.

3. The woman led me to her hut and told / said me to remain there for the night.

4. We climbed higher that we could / might get a better view of the procession.

5. Euclid proved that the three angles of a triangle were / are equal to two right angles.

6. I will nurse him so that he may live / might live.

7. I will call you when I arrive / will arrive.

8. He went to the city so that he might / may find work.

9. Wherever he preached, people gathered / gather to listen.

10. The thieves stole whatever they could find / might find in the house.

11. He came oftener than we expected / expect him to.

12. He stayed at home because he was feeling / feels ill.

13. I feel / am feeling fine.

14. I feel / were feeling you shouldn’t do this.

15. What do you think / are you thinking about my hair style?

16. I am seeing / see your dad tomorrow.

17. The fish smells / is smelling awful.

18. I rang her up because I wanted / want to talk.

19. I see / am seeing what you mean.

9. The stew tastes / is tasting wonderful.

20. If I know / knew the answer, I will tell you.

21. He weighs / is weighing 187 pounds.

22. Do you believe / Are you believing  in God?

23. He spent / has spent all his childhood in a quaint village in China.

24. Mozart died while he was composing / had composed the Requiem.

25. I have done / did the cleaning. What shall I do now?

26. I lived / have lived in India for ten years when I was a child.

27. I can’t play tomorrow because I have broken / broke my leg.

28. My puppy has died / died.

29. I have traveled / traveled a lot in Asia and Africa.

30. Once upon a time there lived / has lived a beautiful princess.

31. He worked / has worked hard for years.

32. Did you see / Have you seen Romeo and Juliet on TV last night?

33. My late grandfather did / has done a lot for me.

34. Mary is staying / stays with her parents at the moment.

35. My brother works / is working at a bank.

36. I never get up / I am never getting up before 9 on Sunday mornings.

37. I hate / am hating people who are rude to their subordinates.

38. I like / am liking this music.

39. Does the meat smell / Is the meat smelling bad?

40. I am seeing / see the dentist at 11 am.

41. My father joined / has joined the cavalry because he loved horses.

42. Bears often hibernate / hibernated in caves.

43. His caustic remarks hurt / hurted our feelings.

44.The social services department has / have specialists for each welfare category.

45. The politician made / has made a categorical denial of the charges that he had taken bribes.

46.  The prize was borne / born away by Manchester United.

47. He bade / bidded them farewell.

48. After I had bidden / had baded him farewell, I hurried away.

49. The Minister laid / lay the foundation stone of the new hospital.

50. The farmer killed the goose that had laid / had lain a golden egg.

51. They have finished / finished the work a week ago.

52. We had gone / went to the moves last night.

53. We had eaten / ate our dinner before we went to the movies last night.

54. He hanged / hung the picture on the wall.

55. The terrorist was hung / was hanged at midnight.

56. The doctor felt  / was feeling the patient’s pulse.

57. The farmers in that village grow / are growing vegetables all year round.

58. The proposal sounds / is sounding interesting.

59. I will have moved / will move into my new office by the end of this month.

60. I will have eaten / will eat every chocolate in that box before mom returns from work.

61. She be working / will work on that report tomorrow when I come back.  

62. The lions in the Sahara have laid / have lain in wait for their pray.

63. They have never been invited / have never invited to her parties.

WISH Rules & Explanations

     

                                                             WISH RULES

1. WISH + LONG INFINITIVE

ex. I wish to go - nu se foloseste foarte des acest tip de exprimare. De obicei folosim verbul want in loc de wish

2. WISH + PAST TENSE - O DORINTA PREZENTA [PRESENT WISH / FACT / ACTION]

Obs. Cand trebuie sa folosim verbul BE, indiferent de persoana, forma WERE este preferata chiar si in cazul persoanelor I si a III-a singular. 

ex. I wish I were you - as vrea sa fiu in locul tau.

She wishes she were him - ea isi doreste sa fie in locul lui

They wish [that este eliptic, de obicei ] they had a big house - ei isi doresc sa aiba o casa mare

He wishes he went to the beach - isi doreste sa se duca la plaja.

3. WISH + PAST PERFECT - PAST REGRET

I wish I hadn`t made that blunder at the party last night - Imi doresc sa nu fi facut acea gafa seara trecuta, la petrecere / la petrecerea de seara trecuta

She wishes he had helped her two days ago - ea isi doreste ca el s-o fi ajutat cu 2 zile in urma [ dar n-a facut-o - past regret ]

4. WISH + WOULD + VERB

Se foloseste pentru:

a. FUTURE EVENTS [ evenimente in viitor];

b. ANNOYING / DISTURBING / IRRITATING SITUATIONS

I wish you would help me as soon as possible - future event.

He wishes she would be home tomorrow. - future event.

I wish you wouldn`t make so much noise at night - annoying situation [ situatie deranjanta / suparatoare ]

5. WISH + COULD + VERB - FUTURE EVENTS / ABILITY

I wish you could help me with my homework WISH Rules & Explanations

Verb *Wish*, Exercise 3

    

WISH & IF ONLY

Choose the correct answer:

1. I wish our team ______ .

did win                  had won                    has won

2. If only I ______ the guitar!

   can play                 will play            could play

3. I wish I ______ a million dollars.

   have             will have        had

4. If only we ______ the wrong road!

 hadn't taken      had taken          haven't taken

5. I wish they ______ us they were coming early.

 had told          have told                  did tell

6. If only you ______ how to swim when you were younger!

 have learned       will learn            had learned

7. I wish we ______ that house.

   will buy            could buy                bought

8. I wish you ______ how surprised she was.

   could have seen           saw               have seen

9. I wish that warbler ______ closer so I could get a picture.

   would come       will come                has come

10. If only it ______ raining!

   can stop               will stop              would stop

11. They wish their neighbors ________ singing at night.

    could stop          stopped               would stop

12. She is lonely. She wishes she________more people.

meet                    met                     had met

     

13. I wish I didn`t have to go to work on Saturday.

This refers to the future    /  This refers to the past