5. Rewrite the sentences using unreal past

1. I’d rather you ………………………….. (not, to tell) the truth. 2. I’d rather you ………………………..(not, to drive)so fast. 3. I’d rather you …………………………..(to prepare)your report in time. 4. My friend’s mother would rather he ……………………….(to send) her a telegram. 5. My friend says he would rather ……………………………(to leave) documents in the office. 6. We would rather ………………………..(to speak) directly to the manager than dealing with the secretary. 7. I would rather ……………………………(not, to go)to the party yesterday.8. You would rather ………………………………..(not, to smoke)in the room. 9. I would rather he ……………………………..(not,to lose)this job.10. I would prefer to study English rather then …………………………….(to go)to the cinema.11. I’d rather you ……………………………………(to cook)dinner tomorrow.12. I’d rather you ……………………………(not/to tell)anyone my secret.13. I’d rather you ……………………….(to drive)a car tonight. 14. I’d rather you ………………..(to read)a book.

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. Pete went to France last year, but he says she would rather …………………… (to go)to Italy.

2. It’s a shame you missed the lesson; I would rather you ………………………… (to be)there.

3. My friend says she’d rather …………………………. (to cook) her own food when she was on holidays.

4. I’d rather you ……………………….. (not to give)this letter to Ann.

5. I would prefer to meet you personally rather than ………………….. (to talk)to you over the phone.

6. You would rather ……………………. (to write) a letter to your mother.

7. It was getting dark. We would rather ………………………. (to go back)at that moment.

8. You would rather …………………… (not/to go)to bed late yesterday.

9. She says her husband would rather …………………. (to rent)a house.

10. I would rather my boss …………………………… (to pay)me on time.

Had better =should

I had better + present bare infinitive	Present /future reference
It would have been better if + Past Perfect	Past reference
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7. Open the brackets.

1. He had better ……………… (not to visit) her tonight!

2. It would have been better if she …………….. (give) us the information sooner.

3. You’d better …………………… (not to wake) her up because she hasn’t slept for two days.

4. We had better ………………….. (to live) early because we can miss the train.

5. If he wants to pass his exam he had better …………….. (to work) more.

6. My son had better ……………………. (to come) back from holidays because his mom is sick.

7. He is seriously ill. He had better …………………. (to stop) smoking.

8. They had better ………………. (to be) here before we start dinner.

9. They had better ………………. (not to forget) Jane's birthday gift.

10. You had better …………………. (to take) your umbrella with you today.

It’s time When we personally suggest that someone should do something right away, we can use this pattern. It’s (about) time + that-clause in the past subjunctive tense

8. Rewrite the sentences using the pattern.

1. It's time you ………… (to think) seriously about what you want to achieve in your life.

2.  It’s time we ………… (to do) something about it.

3. It's time you ………….. (to pass) your exams.

4. It’s time you …………….. (to know) the answer. 

5. It's high time I ………… (to go)to work.

6. It's time you …………… (to pay)that bill.

7. Don't you think it's time you …………… (to have) a haircut.

8. It’s time he ………….. (to find)a job.

9. It’s time the weather …………….. (to improve).

10. It’s time you ……………….. (to stop)quarreling with her!

As if, as though -unreal He looks/ looked as if he had seen the ghost. (In fact, he didn’t see any ghost.) He acts as if he were in charge. (Unreal. He isn’t in charge)

6. Open the brackets.

1. He acts as if he …………. (to be) in charge. (Unreal. He isn’t in charge).

2. You look as if you just …………… (to see) a ghost.

3. He looked as if he …………… (to know) the answer.

4. He acts as if/as though he ………….. (to have) a lot of money.

5. He behaves as if he ………….. (to own) the house.

6. He talks as though he …………... (to know) where she was.

7. He looks/looked as if he ………… (to be) deep in trouble.

8. He talks about the Rome as if he ………… (to be) there himself.

9. He looks /looked as if he …………… (not to have) a meal for a month.

10. He acts as if he ………….. (to be) President.