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Quiz 10
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Talking hypothetically
about the past
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Q1. These people are
talking about the past. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses.
Use the third conditional.
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1. Rita : If I _______________ (take) some acting
lessons, maybe I ____________
(would get) a part in the play.
2. Sara : I _______________ (would not decide) to
become a doctor if my parents
____________ (not encourage) me.
3. Rob: If I ______________
(publish) my book, I _____ (could make) a lot of money.
4. Dore : I ___________________ (might be) discovered
if I _______________ (go) to
Hollywood when I was young.
5. Sam : If I _______________ (not start) my own business,
I ________________
(would not become) a millionaire.
6. Jack : I _______________ (could not win) the
talent contest if I _______________
(not practice) every day.
7. Joe : I _________________ (should finish)
college. If I __________________
(continue) my education, I
_____________________ (would get) a better –
paying job.
8. Rob : If I
____________________________________ (not stay) in my hometown, I
___________________________
(would pursue) a career in publishing. I
____________________________
(could work) with famous authors.
9. Dan : What would ______________________ (do) if
your boyfriend _____________
(forget) your anniversary?
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In this context “Wishes” expresses
a present wish about something in the past (“ had done”)
Wish in the Past or Past Wishes.
Two examples are given to you.
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Examples:
1. I whish I had had more free time on my business trip last
week.
2. I whish I had stayed in Europe longer.
3. Mary whishes she had invited his uncle to the party.
4. Henry didn’t do his work. Now his boss is angry.
Henry: “I
whish I had done my work.
5. Melanie swam in the lake. Now she is cold.
Melanie
wishes she hadn’t swum in the lake.
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The use of I whish I had done expresses a situation which
is different from what happened in tha past. Look at these sentences
comparing the two forms:
Example:
1.
I wish I had know
his name = If I had known his name, I would have said hello.
2.
I wish I had thought
of that idea = If had thought of that idea, I would be rich!
3.
I wish I had bought
Sarah a present. = If I bought Sarah a present, I wouldn’t have been
embarrassed.
Grammar –
Past
Subject +
Wish + Past Perfect Tense
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Q2. Complete these sentences using
the words in parentheses in the approriate form of whises. (Use the third
conditional, the same way as the above exercises)
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Example:
1. I wish I could have done (can do) something more
exciting with my life. If I had had (have) the chance, I would have worked (work)
in another country or something like that.
2. I wish I _____________ (have)
more time. If I _____________ (have) time, I _____________ (can
travel) more frequently.
3. I wish I ____________
(go) to the movie with you last night. If I ____________ (see) that film, I
_________________ (know) how the story ended.
4. I wish I ____________
(study) harder when I was young. If I ______________ (study) a career, I
_____________________ (be) a good professional.
5. I wish I _____________________ (have)
yesterday off. If ______________ (had)
a yesterday off, I ___________________ (go) swimming.
6. I wish I
___________________ (work) for my uncle.
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7. I wish __________________
(cook) something special for me.
8. I wish we
_________________ (visit) them once a week at least.
9. I wish they
___________________ (complete) the project.
10. I wish you
___________________ (cook) something
special for me.
11. I wish he
______________________ (finish) reading my book.
12. I wish they
___________________ (not lose) my book.
13. I wish he ____________________ (not forget)
what I said.
14.
I wish he __________________ (not give) up the
tournament.
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Quiz 10
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Tag questions
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Q1. Complete the
conversation with tag questions.
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A: Have you
heard? Madonna is doing another concert tour. She’s amazing,________?
B: Yeah, she
is. She’s been famous for a long time, ___________?
A: Uh-huh.
Let’s see. When did she start her singing career? It wasn’t in the seventies,
____________________?
B: No, I
think it was in the early eighties. Anyway, you remember Like a Prayer, ____?
A: Oh, sure.
That was one of her best albums, _______________ ? You know, she
hasn’t
released a new album in a while, _______________?
A: Actually,
she has a new one coming out this month.
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Complete the sentences
with the correct tag question.
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1. He
has dropped out of sight, _____________?
2. Your
parent’s won’t travel to Australia in five years, _____________?
3. Your
sister was in Europe last year, _____________?
4. It’s
not easy to become a good physician, _____________?
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Vocabulary
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Match the expressions with the definitions.
Write the letters.
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1.
be in the right place at the right time ___
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a.
a quickly gain success
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2.
drop out of sign
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b.
get worse
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3.
make the headlines
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c.
have negative stories in the news
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4.
go downhill
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d.
have good luck
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5.
take off ____
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e.
be in the news
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6.
get bad press
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f.
disappear
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