Unreal uses of past tenses - Rephrasing C1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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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.

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.

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

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,

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.

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

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