Share Unreal uses of past tenses - Rephrasing C1
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The children ought to go to bed. It's nine o'clock (TIME) _______________________________. It's nine o'clock.
It's time the children went to bed.
I'd prefer you not to wear shoes in the living room, if you don't mind. (RATHER). _____________________________, if you don't mind.
I would rather you didn't wear shoes in the living room.
I would like to be able to travel more. (wish) _________________ travel more.
I wish I could afford to travel more.
We shouldn't have painted the room blue - it looks awful (If only) _______________________ - it looks awful
If only we hadn't painted the room blue.
Don't you think you should start looking for your own flat? (time) Don't you think __________________ for your own flat?
it's time you started to look/looking
He's so rude, he's really difficult to work with. (if only) _________________, he'd be easier to work with.
If only he wasn't/weren't so rude,
Would you prefer us to come another day? (rather) _______________ another day?
Would you rather we came...?
I should have bought the tickets last week. They would have been cheaper then. (wish) __________________ last week.
I wish I had bought the tickets
It's really inconvenient when he turns up without letting us know. (If only) ____________________ before he turns up.
If only he would let us know
