a)Would rather :
1.Please stay at home this Christmas. →I’d rather you ................................................
2.It’s time for the children to go to bed. →I’d rather the ...............................................
3.Please help your mother with housework. →I’s rather you ..........................................
4.I don’t like you to come to class late. →I’d rather ....................................................
5.Please keep silent I the classroom. →I’d rather you ...................................................
b)It’s time:
1.You have to dress yourself now. →It’s .................................................................
2.I think the children should go to bed. →It’s about .....................................................
3.Hurry up or we will be late for the train. →It’s time ..................................................
4.It’s time for children to go to bed. It’s high time ........................................................
5.It’s twelve o’clock. Let’s go home! It’s about ..........................................................
c)Present perfect Tense:
1.She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. →The last time .........................................
2.We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. →This is the first .....................................
3.It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. →We haven’t ............................................
4.This is the first time I have visited the USA. →I haven’t .............................................
5.I have learnt English for 10 years now. →I began .....................................................
6.She moved to London 20 years ago. →She has ........................................................
7.The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. →The last time .........................................
8.I stopped writing to him a week ago. →I haven’t .....................................................
9.Mary has leant French for 6 years. →It’s ...............................................................
10.When did your father buy that car ? →How long ......................................................
11.I didn’t see her again for 3 years. →Three years has ..................................................
12.The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.→John hasn’t ...............................................................................................
13.They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.→They didn’t ..............................................................................................
14.John’s career as a television presenter began five yearsago.→John has ...................................................................................................
15.My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years. →My uncle started .........................................................................................
16.How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?→When did your ..........................................................................................
17.My old friend started working on that farm in 2005. →Since 2005, ...............................................................................................
18.When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?→How long ..................................................................................................
19.My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.→My mother ................................................................................................
20.My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago. →My father hasn’t ..........................................................................................
2. It's time for you to go to school
-> It's time you..........
3. How long is it since you saw Tom?
-> When.........
4. Please keep silent in the classroom.
-> I'd rather you...............
7. I don't like you to come to class late.
-> I'd rather you.............
7
1. You know I have nothing against your relatives, dear, but I’d rather you __________ them for Saturday. I’m going to be very busy over the weekend.
A. don’t invite B. didn’t invite C. won’t invite D. not invite
2. Suzy ___________ her clothes five times in the last two hours.
A. has changed B. had changed C. has been changing D. changed
3. I’m sure the timing won’t be difficult at all. The band starts playing the moment you __________.
A. see they will be entering B. will see them being entering
C. will see them entering D. see them enter
4. Taking the Duke by surprise, the girl ___________ her arms round his neck trying to kiss him.
A. has thrown B. threw C. thrown D. was throwing
5. I must say I didn’t regret when I heard that Bob Hope was being recalled from the Committee. He _________ my views ever since he became a member. I didn’t know I would be leaving only two months after him.
A. has opposed B. has been opposing
C. was opposing D. had been opposing
6. The boy ___________ stones at the dogs, trying desperately to frighten them away.
A. threw B. has been throwing C. thrown D. has thrown
7. Well, frankness is a great thing, but I’d rather you __________ to Miss Wang what I think about her.
A. not repeat B. won’t repeat C. didn’t repeat D. don’t repeat
8. Next year’s auctions should be advertised until 90 per cent of the objects __________ sold. This year we stopped publishing ads too early.
A. were B. will have been C. will be D. have been
9. I’m afraid the prices might still go down in the months to come. That’s why the sooner we ________ the car the better.
A. sold B. shall sell C. sell D. would sell
10. Of one thing I am sure: at no time ___________ her father’s name.
A. didn’t she use B. she has used C. she did use D. did she use
19. Don’t tell anyone what I said.
⇒ I’d rather you............………….........................................….
20. It is high time we went home.
⇒ It is high time ………………………………………………......
21. You really should be able to dress yourself by now
⇒ It’s high time …………………………………………………..
22. It is high time for you to go to school.
⇒ It’s about …………………………………………………..
Rewrite as directed
1. It would be nice to be able to fly.
-> I wish …………………………………………….
2. I wish I hadn’t heard that.
-> I’d rather you…………………………………
3. Everyone wished they had listened more carefully to the lecture.
-> Everyone regretted ………………………………………………………….
4. Unfortunately I’ve got to work late tonight.
-> I wish ……..
5. Is it better for me to leave?
-> Would you ………..
6. It’s a pity I can’t borrow your car.
-> I wish you would…………
7. We really must discuss this again.
-> It’s important that …………
8. It’s a pity you were driving so fast.
-> I wish you ………….
9. May the President live a long time.
-> Long ….
10. Jack prefers me not to say anything about the missing money.
-> Jack would rather ………..
Rewrite as directed
1. It would be nice to be able to fly.
-> I wish …………………………………………….
2. I wish I hadn’t heard that.
-> I’d rather you…………………………………
3. Everyone wished they had listened more carefully to the lecture.
-> Everyone regretted ………………………………………………………….
4. Unfortunately I’ve got to work late tonight.
-> I wish ……..
5. Is it better for me to leave?
-> Would you ………..
6. It’s a pity I can’t borrow your car.
-> I wish you would…………
7. We really must discuss this again.
-> It’s important that …………
8. It’s a pity you were driving so fast.
-> I wish you ………….
9. May the President live a long time.
-> Long ….
10. Jack prefers me not to say anything about the missing money.
-> Jack would rather ………..
Rewrite as directed
1. It would be nice to be able to fly.
-> I wish …………………………………………….
2. I wish I hadn’t heard that.
-> I’d rather you…………………………………
3. Everyone wished they had listened more carefully to the lecture.
-> Everyone regretted ………………………………………………………….
4. Unfortunately I’ve got to work late tonight.
-> I wish ……..
5. Is it better for me to leave?
-> Would you ………..
6. It’s a pity I can’t borrow your car.
-> I wish you would…………
7. We really must discuss this again.
-> It’s important that …………
8. It’s a pity you were driving so fast.
-> I wish you ………….
9. May the President live a long time.
-> Long ….
10. Jack prefers me not to say anything about the missing money.
-> Jack would rather ………..
VIII. Rewrite the sentences.
1. John smoked a lot a year ago, but now he doesn’t smoke any more. àJohn used
2. It’s time for you to go to school. à It’s time you
3. How long is it since yu saw Tom? à When
4. please keep silent in the classroom. à I’d rather you
5. He can’t pass the examination. à He wishes
6. We can’t go out because of heavy rain. à We wish
7. I don’t like you to come to class late. à I’d rather you
8. What a pity! He can’t come here. à I wish
9. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends. à They used
10. Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over 2 years. à Maryam and Lan have written
11. The stay in Geneva was quite useful, although the course in Swiss law that I chose turned out to be a disappointment. I’d rather ___________ statistics, which my girlfriend said was very good.
A. took B. had taken C. have taken D. take
12. The driver _________ to read a newspaper while he ___________ for the lights to change.
A. had started – waited B. has started – has been waiting
C. was starting – has waited D. started – was waiting
13. As regards the problem of noise, my suggestion is that we should return to it at our next meeting. By this time each of us ___________ all the reports concerning it, which should make our discussion more rational.
A. will have read B. has read C. ought to have read D. will read
14. I hope the committee will respect its own regulations which are quite clear on this point: no applications should be accepted after the list signed by the chairman ________ published.
A. will be B. was C. has been D. will have been
15. It didn’t rain in the spring. I think we __________ water next summer.
A. will run out of B. are going to run out of
C. have run out of D. run out of
16. I’m a lucky person. I _________ in the sun at this time next week.
A. will lie B. am going to lie
C. will be lying D. will have been lying
17. The new cook ___________ the soup at the moment.
A. tastes B. has tasted C. has been tasting D. is tasting
18. The video ___________ since 8 a.m. I wish somebody would turn it off.
A. has played B. is playing
C. has been playing D. had been playing
19. When Jane __________ the plane, she’ll wait for her luggage.
A. will leave B. leaves C. leave D. is leaving
20. We’ve never seen our history teacher so angry; he looks as if he ___________!
A. explodes B. is exploding C. is going to explode D. was exploding