Exercise 3

1. I don’t like your criticizing me all the time.
   I wish you wouldn’t criticize me all the time.

2. It’s awful – Sam doesn’t know how I feel about him!
   If only Sam knew how I feel about him!

3. I’d love to be with you in Switzerland right now.
   I wish I were with you in Switzerland right now.

4. Frank regrets not taking the job when he had the chance.
   Frank wishes he had taken the job when he had the chance.

5. Wouldn’t you like us to be standing in the middle of Times Square right now?
   Don’t you wish we were standing in the middle of Times Square right now?

6. It’s a shame I can’t play chess as well as Steve.
   I wish I could play chess as well as Steve.

7. What would you do if you had a million euros?
   Suppose you had a million euros, what would you do?

8. I don’t really want you to smoke in here.
   I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here.

9. It’s time for them to go to bed.
   It’s high time they went to bed.

Exercise 4

Toby: It’s time we 1. got ready for the match.
Oscar: OK. Shall I put the rest of this pizza in the fridge?
Toby: There’s only one piece left. You 2. might as well eat it.
Oscar: What’s the time?
Toby: Two o’clock. The match starts in an hour.
Oscar: No, the match starts at 2.30, not 3.00!
Toby: Oh no! We 3. had better take a taxi or we’ll be late.
Oscar: I’d sooner we 4. caught the bus. We’ve just got time.
Toby: OK. But let’s run!
Oscar: Imagine if we 5. turned up in a taxi. Everyone would laugh!
Toby: I’d rather we 6. arrived in a taxi than late. You know what our coach is like.
Oscar: Yes. He acts as if we 7. were in the Premiership!
Toby: Hey, suppose we 8. asked for Premiership wages.
Oscar: Dream on!

Toby: It’s time we 1. got (get) ready for the match.

Oscar: OK. Shall I put the rest of this pizza in the fridge?

Toby: There’s only one piece left. You 2. might as well eat (eat) it.

Oscar: What’s the time?

Toby: Two o’clock. The match starts in an hour.

Oscar: No, the match starts at 2.30, not 3.00!

Toby: Oh no! We 3. had better take (take) a taxi or we’ll be late.

Oscar: I’d sooner we 4. caught (catch) the bus. We’ve just got time.

Toby: OK. But let’s run!

Oscar: Imagine if we 5. turned (turn) up in a taxi. Everyone would laugh!

Toby: I’d rather we 6. arrived (arrive) in a taxi than late. You know what our coach is like.

Oscar: Yes. He acts as if we 7. were (be) in the Premiership!

Toby: Hey, suppose we 8. asked (ask) for Premiership wages.

Oscar: Dream on!