▎Exercise 2: Unscrambled Sentences

1. I suggested they take the scenic route.

2. I recommend that the students be polite.

3. He proposed that she start a new hobby.

4. The government insists that all citizens pay taxes.

5. It is imperative that students learn to do research properly.

6. The father demanded that his daughter have a traditional wedding.

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▎Unit 1 Subjunctive Mood

▎Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks

Steve: Hey Jo, what's up? Are you planning our surfing holiday?
Jo: No, my parents are insisting that I not go.
Steve: Why? Is it because it's too dangerous?
Jo: Yeah, they asked that we choose a safer activity.
My sister suggested that we do something in the city.
Steve: How about we go sightseeing in Beijing instead?
Jo: That's an idea. I'll propose that they let me do that. I'll call you if they agree.

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▎Exercise 2: Answer the Questions

1. Did Jo's parents agree to their planned surfing trip?

No, Jo's parents did not agree to their planned surfing trip.

2. What did Jo's parents request?

Jo's parents requested that she not go surfing and choose a safer activity.

3. What did Jo's sister suggest?

Jo's sister suggested that they do something in the city.

4. What will Jo do next?

 Jo will propose to her parents that they let her go sightseeing in Beijing and will call Steve if
they agree.

Sure! Here are the correct forms of the verbs and the responses to the exercises:

▎37.1

Put the verb into the correct form.

1. They would be rather offended if I didn't go to see them. (not/go)

2. If you took more exercise, you would feel better. (feel)

3. If I was offered the job, I think I would take it. (take)

4. I'm sure Amy will lend you the money. I'd be very surprised if she refused. (refuse)

5. If I sold my car, I wouldn't get much money for it. (not/get)

6. A lot of people would be out of work if the factory closed down. (close down)

7. What would happen if I pressed that red button? (press)

8. Liz gave me this ring. She would be very upset if I lost it. (be)

9. Mark and Carol are expecting us. They would be disappointed if we didn't come. (not/come)

▎37.2

10. Would Tim mind if I borrowed his bicycle without asking him? (borrow)

11. If somebody walked in here with a gun, I'd be very frightened. (walk)

12. I'm sure Sue would understand if you explained the situation to her. (understand)

You ask a friend questions. Use What would you do if..?

1. What would you do if you won a lot of money?

2. What would you do if your car was stolen?

3. What would you do if you lost your passport?

4. What would you do if there was a fire in the building?

▎37.3

Answer the questions in the way shown.

1. A: Shall we catch the 10.30 train?

B: No. (arrive / too early) If we caught the 10.30 train, we'd arrive too early.

2. A: Is Ken going to take the examination?

B: No. (fail) If he took the examination, he would fail.

3. A: Why don't we stay at a hotel?

B: No. (cost too much money) If we stayed at a hotel, it would cost too much money.

4. A: Is Sally going to apply for the job?

B: No. (not / get it) If she applied for the job, she wouldn't get it.

5. A: Let's tell them the truth.

B: No. (not / believe us) If we told them the truth, they wouldn't believe us.

6. A: Why don't we invite Bill to the party?

B: No. (have to invite his friends too) If we invited Bill to the party, we'd have to invite his
friends too.

▎37.4 Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.

1. If you took more exercise, you'd feel better and have more energy.

2. I'd feel very angry if someone betrayed my trust.

3. If I didn't go to work tomorrow, I would relax and catch up on sleep.

4. Would you go to the party if it was on a weekday?

5. If you bought some new clothes, you'd feel more confident.

6. Would you mind if I borrowed your book for a week?

Sure! Here are the correct forms of the verbs and the sentences you requested:

▎Put the verb into the correct form.

1. If I knew his number, I would phone him. (know)

2. I wouldn't buy that coat if I were you. (not/buy)

3. I would help you if I could, but I'm afraid I can't. (help)

4. We would need a car if we lived in the country. (live)

5. If we had the choice, we would live in the country. (live)

6. This soup isn't very good. It would taste better if it wasn't so salty. (taste)

7. I wouldn't mind living in England if the weather were better. (be)

8. If I were you, I wouldn't wait. (not/wait)

9. You're always tired. If you didn't go to bed so late every night, you wouldn't be tired all the
time. (not/go)

10. I think there are too many cars. If there weren't so many cars, there wouldn't be so much
pollution. (not/be)

▎Write a sentence with If... for each situation.

1. We don't visit you very often because you live so far away.

• If you didn't live so far away, we'd visit you more often.

2. He doesn't speak very clearly - that's why people don't understand him.

• If he spoke more clearly, people would understand him.

3. That book is too expensive, so I'm not going to buy it.

• If the book weren't so expensive, I would buy it.

4. We don't go out very often because we can't afford it.

• If we could afford it, we would go out more often.

5. It's raining, so we can't have lunch in the garden.

• If it weren't raining, we could have lunch in the garden.

6. I have to work tomorrow evening, so I can't meet you.

• If I didn't have to work tomorrow evening, I could meet you.

▎Write sentences beginning with "I wish."

1. I don't know many people (and I'm lonely).

• I wish I knew more people.

2. I don't have a key (and I need one).

• I wish I had a key.

3. Ann isn't here (and I need to see her).

• I wish Ann were here.

4. It's cold (and I hate cold weather).

• I wish it weren't cold.

5. I live in a big city (and I don't like it).

• I wish I lived in a smaller town.

6. I can't go to the party (and I'd like to).

• I wish I could go to the party.

7. I have to work tomorrow (but I'd like to stay in bed).

• I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow.

8. I don't know anything about cars (and my car has just broken down).

• I wish I knew something about cars.

9. I'm not lying on a beautiful sunny beach (and that's a pity).

• I wish I were lying on a beautiful sunny beach.

▎Write your own sentences beginning with "I wish."

1. I wish I were on a tropical beach right now.

2. I wish I had lots of money.

3. I wish I could speak several languages fluently.

4. I wish I were rich and could travel the world.

Feel free to ask if you need further assistance!

Sure! Here are the correct forms of the verbs and the sentences you requested:

▎Put the verb into the correct form.

1. I didn't know you were in hospital. If I had known (/know), I would have gone... (go) to visit you.

2. Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he had missed (he/miss) it, he would have
been late for his interview.

3. It's good that you reminded me about Ann's birthday. I would have forgotten (I/forget) if you
hadn't reminded me.

4. Unfortunately, I didn't have my address book with me when I was in New York. If I had had (I/
have) your address, I would have sent you a postcard.

5. A: How was your holiday? Did you have a nice time?

B: It was OK, but we would have enjoyed (we/enjoy) it more if the weather had been (the
weather/be) better.

6. I took a taxi to the hotel but the traffic was very bad. It would have been quicker if I had
walked (I/walk).

7. I'm not tired. If I were (I/be) tired, I'd go home now.

8. I wasn't tired last night. If I had been (I/be) tired, I would have gone home earlier.

▎Write a sentence with if for each situation.

1. I wasn't hungry, so I didn't eat anything.

• If I'd been hungry, I would have eaten something.

2. The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddenly.

• If the driver in front hadn't stopped so suddenly, the accident wouldn't have happened.

3. I didn't know that George had to get up early, so I didn't wake him up.

• If I had known that George had to get up early, I would have woken him up.

4. I was able to buy the car only because Jim lent me the money.

• If Jim hadn't lent me the money, I wouldn't have been able to buy the car.

5. Margaret wasn't injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt.

• If Margaret hadn't been wearing a seat belt, she might have been injured in the crash.

6. You didn't have any breakfast - that's why you're hungry now.

• If you had had breakfast, you wouldn't be hungry now.

7. I didn't get a taxi because I didn't have any money on me.

• If I had had money on me, I would have gotten a taxi.

▎Imagine that you are in these situations. For each situation, write a sentence with I wish...

1. You've eaten too much and now you feel sick.

• You say: I wish I hadn't eaten so much.

2. There was a job advertised in the newspaper. You decided not to apply for it. Now you think
that your decision was wrong.

• You say: I wish I had applied for that job.

3. When you were younger, you didn't learn to play a musical instrument. Now you regret this.

• You say: I wish I had learned to play a musical instrument.

4. You've painted the gate red. Now you think that it doesn't look very nice.

• You say: I wish I hadn't painted the gate red.

5. You are walking in the country. You would like to take some photographs but you didn't bring
your camera.

• You say: I wish I had brought my camera.

6. You have some unexpected guests. They didn't tell you they were coming. You are very busy
and you are not prepared for them.

• You say (to yourself): I wish they had told me they were coming.

Feel free to ask if you need further assistance!