Share C1 Hypothetical Past & Sleep
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It's time I ____ a new alarm clock.
had bought
would buy
bought
buy
I wish I ____ another hour in bed.
would have
could have
can have
had had
Choose the most formal counterfactual form: If only my mind ____ fixed on that computer game.
wouldn't be
weren't
isn't
wasn't
I'd prefer it if you ____ me silly quiz questions right now.
don't ask
wouldn't ask
hadn't asked
didn't ask
Dad tells Ella that she should already be awake: It's time you ____.
got up
had got up
get up
would get up
Choose the most formal counterfactual form: If only it ____ the weekend.
would be
is
were
was
If only I ____ school today.
hadn't had
wouldn't have
didn't have
don't have
I'd prefer it if you ____ my melatonin levels.
had respected
respect
would respect
respected
It's time you ____ online and read about melatonin.
went
go
had gone
would go
It's time you ____ your dad a bit of respect.
show
showed
would show
had shown
In wish, if only and it's time clauses, the past simple can describe hypothetical ____ situations.
past
habitual past
future perfect
present
Complete the past regret: I wish I ____ up so late last night.
hadn't stayed
wouldn't stay
haven't stayed
didn't stay
Choose the natural preference about tonight: I'd rather you ____ loudly.
don't snore
didn't snore
won't snore
hadn't snored
Which sentence most strongly suggests that an action is overdue?
The school used to reconsider its start time.
The school might reconsider its start time.
It's high time the school reconsidered its start time.
The school will have reconsidered its start time.
During the lecture, I briefly ____ but woke when the teacher said my name.
lay in
turned in
nodded off
slept over
After hours of tossing and turning, she finally ____.
woke up
slept in
lay in
fell asleep
