They aren’t something special, despite what they say.
They talk as......
They talk as though/if they were something special.
He did steal that money, but you pretend he didn’t.
You talk as though …
You talk as though he didn’t steal that money/he hadn’t stolen that money.
Suppose his train has been delayed?
His train may …
7 His train may have been delayed.
He should move out and find his own place.
It's time........
It’s time he moved out and found his own place.
Do you think we should have invited them to join us?
What if we …
What if we had invited them to join us? (‘Would you prefer it if we had invited them to join us?’ is also possible)
We should have stayed in for the evening.
I'd rather........
I’d rather we had stayed in for the evening.
I’d like to have gone to the party but imagine what would have happened if I’d bumped into my ex.
Supposing I had gone …
Supposing I had gone to the party, what do you think would have happened if I’d bumped into my ex?
Instead of travelling by car, shall we do the journey by train?
Would you prefer it …
Would you prefer it if we did the journey by train instead of car?/Would you prefer it if we didn’t do the journey by car but did it by train? (‘What if we we
You shouldn’t tell anyone about what happened last night.
I'd sooner.....
I’d sooner you didn’t tell anyone about what happened last night.
I wish you hadn’t told me the price of a season ticket!
I’d rather you …
I’d rather you hadn’t told me the price of a season ticket!
I would really like her to stop complaining about the weather.
If only......
If only she would stop complaining about the weather.
Why don’t you take a holiday and unwind for a bit?
It’s time you …
It’s time you took a holiday and unwound for a bit.
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