Exercise 3: Choose the best answer:

1. I'm not very fit. I wish ______

A. I would be fitter                 B. I were fitter            C. I was fitter              D. I am fitter

2. It's very hot.

A. I wish it were cooler.                                 C. A. I wish it were hotter.                               

B. I wish it was rain tomorrow.                      D. If only it had rained.

3.  He likes to swim. He wishes he ……………… near the sea.

A. lived                                   B. living                      C. lives                        D. to live

4. She wishes she ………………. blue eyes.

A. has                                      B. had                         C. had had                  D. would have

5. If only I ___ him now.

A. see                                      B. saw                         C. have seen                D. seen

6. I wish it ___ a holiday today.

A. were                                   B. will be                     C. is                             D. had been

7.. What a pity I didn’t meet you yesterday.

A. If only I met you yesterday.                                  B. If only I meet you yesterday.

C. If only I had met you yesterday.               D. If only I hadn’t met you yesterday.

8.. Susan regretted not buying that villa.    

A. Susan wished she had bought that villa.    

B. Susan wished she bought that villa.

C. Susan wished she could buy that villa.                 

D. Susan wished she hadn’t bought that villa.

9.  It’s a pity that you didn’t tell us about this.

A. I wish you told us about this.                    B. I wish you would tell us about this.

C. I wish you had told us about this.  D. I wish you have told us about this.

10. He wishes he …………… buy a new car.

      A. can                                B. will                         C. could                      D. would

11. Those children are really noisy.

A. I wish they were quieter                                        B. I wish they would be quiet      

C. If only they were quieter                                        D. Both A and C are correct

12.  She misses him. She wishes he ……………. her a letter.

A. would send                        B. will send                 C. has sent                   D. would have sent

13. I wish I …….................... help you.

A. would                                 B. can                          C. could                      D. will

14.  She wishes she ……………………. him yesterday.

A. would meet                        B. meets                      C. met                         D. had met

15.  Yesterday, John told me that he wishes he ________ harder in high school because then university might not be so difficult for him.

A. studied                               B. would study           C. had studied                        D. studies

16. If only my motorbike………………broken down again, I would have arrived on time

A. would                                 B. hadn’t                     C. didn’t                     D. wasn’t

17. I wish I _________ in prison, but I am 

A. wasn't                                 B. am not                    C. weren't                    D. were

18. I wish you……………. make that noise, it’s annoying!

A. don't                                   B. wouldn't                 C. would                     D. couldn't

19. I wish I……………………………. to the movies with you last night.

A. went                                   B. did go                     C. could go                 D. could have gone

20. I hate Canadian winters. I wish I ______ in Hawai right now.

A. was                                     B. am                           C. will be                     D. were

1. Have you ................ any news about Lan since her bike accident

A. heard

B. hearing

C. hear

2. We ............... dinner when he arrived yesterday evening.

A. were having

B. is having

C. are having

3. Mai asked her friend ............... shopping

A. goes

B. to go

C. go

4. I have known her .................... two years.

A. with

B. for

C. since

5. Would you mind ........ the window?

A. open

B. opening

C. opened

6. The table ................ of wood is more expensive than plastics

A. makes

B. made

C. make

7. The old car tires are ......... to make pipes and floor coverings

A. reused

B. reduced

C. recycled

8. How many .................. do you celebrate in your country?

A. festivals

B. festival

C. festivanl

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6.      It’s two weeks since they cleaned their room.

ð They haven’t_____________________________________________

ð The last time_____________________________________________

ð They last__________________________________________________

1.      She has taught the children in this remote village for five months.

ð She taught  _________________________________________________

2.      He hasn’t  written to me for over two months

ð The last time ________________________________________________

ð He last_______________________________________________________

ð It Is__________________________________________________________

3.      She hasn’t had a swim for five years.

ð She last ____________________________________________________

ð The last time_______________________________________________

ð It is _________________________________________________________

4.      They last talked to each other two months ago.

ð They haven’t ________________________________________________

ð It is___________________________________________________________

ð The last time________________________________________________

5.      The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.

ð She hasn’t _________________________________________________

6.      It’s two weeks since they cleaned their room.

ð They haven’t_____________________________________________

ð The last time_____________________________________________

They last__________________________________________________

13. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy ______ that day.

A. that         B. the         C. then         D. this

14. I wonder _____ the tickets are on sale yet.

A. what         B. when         C. where         D. whether

15. Mathew _____ Emma that her train was about to leave.

A. has reminded                 B. has reminded that 

C. reminded                 D. reminded that

16. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sophie said you _____ ill.

A. are         B. were         C. was         D. should be

17. Ann ______ and left.

A. said goodbye to me             B. says goodbye to me 

C. tell me goodbye             D. told me goodbye

18. I told you ______ to switch off the computer, didn’t I ?

A. don’t         B. not         C. not to         D. to not

19. Bill was slow, so I ________ hurry up.

A. tell him         B. told him for     C. told to         D. told him to

20. “Could you tell me how to get to the airport?”

A. he asked me how to get to the airport 

B. he said if I could tell him the airport

C. he told me how to get to the airport 

D. he asked me to tell how to get to the airport

21. “Have you heard of her marriage?”

A. she asked me if I hear of their marriage

B. she asked me whether I had heard of their marriage

C. she asked me if I had heard of their marriage

D. B and C

22. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.”

A. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month

B. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month 

C. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month 

D. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month

23. The little boy said “two and two make four.”

A.The little boy said that two and two made four. 

B.The little boy said that two and two have made four. 

C.The little boy said that two and two had made four. 

D.The little boy said that two and two make four.

24. “If I were you, I would go to the doctor. ”Minh said to Lan.

A. Minh told Lan to become a doctor

B. Minh advised Lan to go to the doctor

C. Minh told Lan that he would to go to the doctor

D. Minh advised Lan not to go to the doctor

25. His wife said to him: “write to me as often as you can”

A. His wife told him to write to her as often as he can

B. His wife told him to write to her as often as he could

C. His wife told him writing to her as often as he could

D. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can

26. “What were you doing last night, Mr John?” asked the police.

A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr John

B. The police asked Mr John what he had been doing the night before 

C. The police asked Mr John what he had been done the night before 

D. The police asked Mr John what had he been done the night before

27. The teacher advised us .

A. to be careful when doing these exercises 

B. be careful when doing these exercises

C. careful when doing these exercises 

D. are careful when doing these exercises

28. She told me .

A. think well before I answered         B. think well before I answer

C. to think well before I answered         D. think well before I will answer

29. He begged them --------------.

A. help him         B. should help him     C. to help him     D. help to him