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Exercises Advanced Mid-Term Test

This document provides exercises to practice using verbs in the past tense to talk about hypothetical or wished for situations in the present or future. It includes examples like "I wish I knew how to dance" and "If only I could speak Italian." There are also gaps to fill in with verbs in the appropriate tense. Additional sections cover phrasal verbs like "hang out" and "show up," and using narrative tenses to recount a past trip, including experiences like "seeing the amazing Burj Khalifa tower."

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Exercises Advanced Mid-Term Test

This document provides exercises to practice using verbs in the past tense to talk about hypothetical or wished for situations in the present or future. It includes examples like "I wish I knew how to dance" and "If only I could speak Italian." There are also gaps to fill in with verbs in the appropriate tense. Additional sections cover phrasal verbs like "hang out" and "show up," and using narrative tenses to recount a past trip, including experiences like "seeing the amazing Burj Khalifa tower."

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Exercises Advanced

UNREAL PAST
 I wish, I'd rather, as if, as though, it's high time, if only = Past Tense (for present and future)
 
example: I wish I knew how to dance.
                If only I could speak Italian.
 
 
A.  FILL TE GAPS
1.   I wouldn't go there if  ________________ (be) you.
2.   It's high time you  ________________ (mend) your boat.
3.   He talks to us as if we  ________________ (be) stupid.
4.   If only I ________________ (find) the answer now.
5.   If we ________________ (arrive) on time we would see Tom Cruise.
6.   I'd rather you ________________ (not love) that terrible boy!
7. Playing in the snow is fun. I wish it ________________ (snow) here more often.

Phrasal Verbs
CATCH UP - COME ACROSS - DROP OFF - HANG OUT - HEAD FOR - SHOW
UP - TAKE UP - WORK OUT
1. When we went to high school we used to ________________ on weekends in a nearby park.
2. When I retire I'll ________________ some new hobbies like fishing or playing golf.
3. Mum ________________ at the local fitness centre twice a week.
4. When we looked through the old albums we ________________ a photo of my aunt.
5. He tried really hard and ran as fast as he could but simply couldn't ________________ with the best runners.
6. We waited for over an hour but they simply didn't ________________. Something might have happened to them.
7. I am going home anyway so I can ________________ you ________________ wherever you want.
8. We decided to ________________ the south because the weather was much better there.

Narrative tenses

 I went on a trip last month to Dubai with my friend John.  I was very excited about going because I 
________________ (never, visit) Dubai before, and I ________________ (not, see) John for a long time,
because he lives in Australia.  Like myself, John is also from the UK, but has lived or ________________
(live) in Australia for 6 years.  I ________________ (arrive) at Dubai airport at around 8pm after a 4-hour
flight from the UK.  I ________________ (meet) John at the airport and we ________________ (check) into
our hotel.  I ________________ (want) to go and have a look around the city on the first evening, but John
________________ (be) really tired because he ________________ (sit) on a plane for 8 hours.   I
________________ (decide) to go and look around the city myself.  As I ________________ (walk)
through the city, I suddenly ________________ (look) up and ________________ (see) the amazing Burj
Khalifa tower.  I ________________ (never see) anything quite so incredible in my whole life!  Many people 
________________ (tell) me that it was a magnificent building, but it is only when you see it that you realise
just how big it is! I ________________ (stare) at the tower when I suddenly ________________ (realise) that
I ________________ (left) my camera back at the hotel! The rest of the trip ________________ (be) also
amazing, and since I have got back I ________________ (tell) people about it constantly. It is great to tell
people that I ________________ (see) the tallest building in the world!

Verb patterns
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