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My parents bought me an iPod. An iPad would have been better. (I'd rather...)

I'd rather my parents had bought me an iPad (than an iPod).

Word formation: I'm hoping to be promoted to a _______ MANAGER position soon.

managerial

Word formation: ______ FIND of a recent study ____ PROOF beyond doubt that technology has a big impact on our efficiency.

Findings, prove/proved

Past regrets: I regret shouting at him like that. SHOULD I ___________ at him like that.

shouldn't have shouted

They showed us all their holiday snaps. I was hoping to watch the football. (I'd rather...)

I'd rather have watched the football than looked at all their holiday snaps.

Word formation: The coffee shop was placed ______STRATEGY near the train station.

strategically

If they ____ (loose) their last three matches, they'd ____ (be) top of t he league now.

hadn't lost / be

We didn't get back in time to see him. It was a real shame. (If only...)

If onlv we'd got back in time to see him.

Make this sentence more formal: If I asked you to marry me, would you say yes?

Were I to ask you to marry me, would you say yes?

Yesterday, a politician posted a comment but she quickly deleted it. Its ____ (appear) is causing a lot of debate.

disappearance

Supposing/As long as/Unless you ran out of money on holiday, who would you call?

Supposing

If I didn't have three kids and a mortgage, I'd ____ (give up) this job a long time ago.

have given up

He didn't revise for his exams. He regrets this now. (He wishes...)

He wishes he'd revised for his exams.

Finish the sentence logically: Provided you study the vocabulary, ...

E.G. you will definitely pass the exam.

Social media companies are hugely __________ (influence) in terms of the way people consume news.

influential

Annoying habits: My mom is always snooping around my room. I wish...

my mom wouldn't snoop around my room/would respect my privacy.

I try not to discuss politiv¡cs with my family, as we just have ____ (end) disagreements.

endless

Make this sentence more formal: If you see Melanie, can you tell her I need to ask her something important.

If you (should) happen to ...

We have c________ a list of people who might be able to help us with our research.

compiled

Mixed conditionals: You stayed up late and now you are tired. If...

If I hadn't stayed up late, I wouldn't be so tired now.

I'm not a naturally _____ (chat) person in real life, but I do enjoy having conversations online.

chatty

Some celebrities prefer to remain ____(mystery) rather than sharedetails of their lives.

mysterious

It's important to name all your s______ when writing any kind of essay or report.

sources

The investigation has u______ evidence that several well-known public figures have been involved in criminal activities.

uncovered

Past regrets: You weren't paying attention, so you didn't understand. If

If you had been paying attention you would/might have understood.

Word formation: I'm tired of the ______ END ads that pop up on my social media feed.

endless

I didn't take any books with me on holiday. I got really bored. (If I...)

If I'd taken a few books with me on holiday, I might not have got bored.

Sorry, my shoes are so _____ (mud)- I've just been walking near the river.

muddy

I couldn't see the film on telly last night. That was a pity - I really wanted to. (I'd really...)

I'd really like to have seen the film on telly last night.

My French isn't very good. That's probably why I didn't get the job. (I might...)

I might have got the job if my French wasn't so bad/ was better.

Researchers have put forward a h______ as to why some people prefer to work from home.

hypothesis

The celebrity couple have complained that photos taken from them while on holiday was an invasion of their p_____.

privacy

If it ____ (be) for her quick thinking, she could ___ (have) a serious accident.

hadn't been / have had

One of the big ______ (contradict) of modern life is that we have lots of electrical appliances to save our time but very little free time to enjoy.

contradictions

The report's f_________ suggest there might be a link between video games and children's behaviour.

findings

Word formation: Advertising can be _____ LEAD so be careful.

misleading

____ I known it was going to rain so heavily, I would have taken my waterproofs.

Had

Past regrets: I regret marrying Tom. WISH I __________ Tom.

hadn't married

Word formation: Social media has made the spread of ________ INFORM worse.

misinformation

If she ____ (find) his name on the Internet, they might never ___ (see) each other again.

hadn't found / have seen

There has been a _______ (drama) increase in the number of smartphone users over the last 10 years.

dramatic

Some celebrities seem friendly but they are, probably, quite ______ (approach) in real life.

unapproachable

There has been a lot of m______ on social media recently about the causes of the virus, which ought to be corrected.

misinformation

Word formation: How did John get the job! He's far too ______. COMPETENCE

incompetent

It has been p_____ without doubt that air pollution has a negative effect on children's development.

proven

I've listened carefully to your suggestions, and now I'd like to put f______ a few ideas of my own

forward

Had I known it was going to rain so heavily, I ____ (take) my waterproofs.

would have taken

It's a good job Steve was there. Thanks to him we were able to get the car started. (If it...)

If it hadn't been for Steve, we couldn't have got the car started.

Some TV shows prefer politicians to be ____ (argument) rather than discuss things calmly

argumentative

More research needs to be done to d________ the causes of the problem.

determine

Word formation: I felt like it was an invasion of _______. PRIVATE

privacy

Scientists have p__ f_______ a hypothesis about humans being able to live in different planets.

put forward