English exercises of basic, Exercises of English Language

Download English exercises of basic and more Exercises English Language in PDF only on Docsity! Olathe 39 aa if knew... | wishI knew... Study this example situation: Sarah wants to phone Paul, but she can’t do this because she doesn’t know his number. She says: V'd phone him if | knew his number. (I'd phone =! would phone) Sarah doesn’t know Paul’s number, so she says ‘if | knew’, She imagines what she would do if she knew his number. .. if [knew his number... When we imagine a situation like this, we use if + past (if | knew /if you were / if we didn’t etc.). But the meaning is present, not past: © There are many things I'd like to do if | had more time. (but | don’t have time) © If I didn’t wantto go to the party, | wouldn’t go. (but! want to go) ©) Ifyou were in my position, what would you do? © tsa pity he can’t drive. It would be useful if he could. We use the past in the same way after wish (| wish | knew /| wish you were etc.). We use wish to say that we regret something, that something is not as we would like it to be: © | wish | knew Paul’s phone number. (=| don’t know it and | regret this) | wish | had an umbrella. © Doyou ever wish you could fly? (you can’t fly) © It’s very crowded here. | wish there weren’t so many people. (there are a lot of people) © | wish | didn’t have to work tomorrow, but unfortunately | do. Compare: © I’m glad Ilive here. (| live here and that’s good) © I|wish | lived here. (Idon’tlive here unfortunately) After if and wish, you can use were instead of was (if | were /| wish it were etc). You can also use was. So you can say: © If were you, | wouldn't buy that coat. or Ifl wasyou,... © Id go for a walk if it weren’t so cold. or .. if it wasn’t so cold. © |wish Anna were here. or | wish Anna was here. We do not usually say ‘if... would’. We use would (’d) in the other part of the sentence: © Ifl were rich,| would travela lot. (not If would be rich) ©. Who would you ask if you needed help? (not ifyou would need) In the same way we say: © Iwish | had something to read. (not! wish | would have) ©) I wish she were here now. (not! wish she would be) For ‘I wish ... would ..’ see Unit 41. Could sometimes means ‘would be able to’ and sometimes ‘was/were able to’: © She could get a better job (she could get = she would be able to get) ifshe could speak another language. (ifshe could speak = if she was able to speak) © Iwish! could help you. (I wish | could =! wish | was able) could > Units 26-27 if! do / if | did > Unit 38 if | had known /I wish! had known @ Unit 40 wish Unit 41 Unit Exercises 5°] <-):\ Put the verb into the correct form. 1 ful. kinew......(I/ know) his number, | would phone him. 2 ul wouldn’t. buy... (I / not / buy) that coat if | were you. 3 | would help. (| / help) you if | could, but I’m afraid | can’t. 4 This soup isn’t very nice. It would taste (it / taste) better if it wasn’t so salty. 5 We live ina city and don’t need a car, but we would need one if we were living (we / live) in the country. 6 Ifwe had the choice, we could live (we / live) in the country. 7 Id make a lot of changes if | were. (I / be) the manager of the company. 8 I|wouldn’t call someone in the middle of the night if, it wasn't (it/ not / be) important. 9 Ifl were you, | couldn't wait (I / not / wait). |was going (I / go) now. 10 You're always tired because you go to bed so late. If you, wouldn't go. (you / not / go) to bed so late every night, you wouldn't be (you / not / be) tired all the time. 11 Ithink there are too many cars. If there weren't (there / not / be) so many cars, there wouldn't be (there / not / be) so much pollution. 12 Weall need jobs and money, but what would you do (you / do) if you. didn't have. (you / not / have) to work? | 39.2 | Write a sentence with if ... for each situation. 1 We don’t see you very often because you live so far away. If. you. didn’t. live..s0. far amway,..wed. see. you. more. often. 2 \like these shoes but they’re too expensive, so I’m not going to buy them. | them if so 3 We'd like to go on holiday, but we can’t afford it. We if 4 \twould be nice to have lunch outside but it’s raining, so we can’t. We 5 |don’t want his advice, and that’s why I’m not going to ask for it. If........ wanted his advice, | would ask him. | 30.3 | Write sentences beginning | wish .... 1 I don’t know many people (and I’m lonely). .....|..wish... knew. more. people... 2 \don’t have much free time (and | need more). | wish | wish | had more free time. 3 Helen isn’t here (and | need to see her). Lwish Helen was there. 4 It’s cold (and | hate cold weather). | wish it wasn't cold, 5 I live ina big city (and | don’t like it). | wish | didn't live in a big city. 6 I can’t find my phone (which is a problem). | wish | could find my. phone. 7 I’mnot feeling well (which isn’t good). | wish | felt well. 8 Ihave to get up early tomorrow (but I'd prefer to sleep late). | wish | didn't have to get up early tomorrow. 9 | don’t know much about science (and | should know more). | wish | could know more about science. Eg Write your own sentences beginning | wish .... 1 (somewhere you'd like to be now - on the beach, in New York, in bed etc.) | wish I.......Was.in my bed now. 2. (something you'd like to have - a motorbike, more friends, lots of money etc.) Lwish | had a motorcycle. 3 (something you'd like to be able to do - sing, travel more, cook etc.) wish | could sing and dance freely every day. 4 (something you'd like to be - famous, more intelligent, good at sport etc.) wish | was more intelligent and good at sports. Additional exercises 19-21 (pages 313-14) 79