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1⃣ C. If you weren’t so lazy, you would have passed that test.

2⃣ A. ‘s sent

3⃣ B. If you’d remembered to bring a map, we wouldn’t be lost now.

4⃣ C. If Paul hadn’t driven too fast, he wouldn’t be in trouble with the police. 

5⃣ C. you’re working

6⃣ A. If I had a degree, I would have got that job.

7⃣ C. If you’d fixed the roof, it wouldn’t be leaking.

8⃣ C. has taken 

9⃣ A. would


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🔰Wish


🔻Let’s start off with the easy part. ‘ I wish to’ can mean the same as ‘I want to’ but it is much, much more formal and much, much less common.

🔹I wish to make a complaint.
🔹I wish to see the manager.

🔻You can also use ‘wish’ with a noun to ‘offer good wishes’.

🔹I wish you all the best in your new job.
🔹We wish you a merry Christmas.

🔻Notice that when you want to offer good wishes using a verb, you must use ‘hope‘ and not ‘wish’.

🔹We wish you the best of luck.
🔸We hope you have the best of luck.

🔹I wish you a safe and pleasant journey.
🔸I hope you have a safe and pleasant journey.

🔻However, the main use of ‘wish’ is to say that we would like things to be different from what they are, that we have regrets about the present situation.

🔹I wish I was rich.
🔹He wishes he lived in Paris.
🔹They wish they’d chosen a different leader.

🔻Notice that the verb tense which follows ‘I wish’ is ‘more in the past’ than the tense corresponding to its meaning.

🔹I’m too fat. I wish I was thin.
🔹I never get invited to parties. I wish I got invited to parties.
🔹It’s raining. I wish it wasn’t raining.
🔹I went to see the latest Star Wars film. I wish I hadn’t gone.
🔹I’ve eaten too much. I wish I hadn’t eaten so much.
🔹I’m going to visit her later. I wish I wasn’t going to visit her later.

🔻In the case of ‘will’ , where ‘will’ means ‘show willingness’ we use ‘would’.

🔹He won’t help me. I wish he would help me.
🔹You’re making too much noise. I wish you would be quiet.
🔹You keep interrupting me. I wish you wouldn’t do that.

🔻Where ‘will’ means a future event, we cannot use ‘wish’ and must use ‘hope’.

🔹There’s a strike tomorrow. I hope some buses will still be running.
🔹I hope everything will be fine in your new job.

🔻In more formal English, we use the subjunctive form ‘were’ and not ‘was’ after ‘wish’.

🔹I wish I were taller.
🔹I wish it were Saturday today.
🔹I wish he were here.

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🔰The imperative


🔻We can use the imperative to give a direct order.

🔹Take that chewing gum out of your mouth.
🔹Stand up straight.
🔹Give me the details.

🔻We can use the imperative to give instructions.

🔹Open your book.
🔹Take two tablets every evening.
🔹Take a left and then a right.

🔻We can use the imperative to make an invitation.

🔹Come in and sit down. Make yourself at home.
🔹Please start without me. I'll be there shortly.
🔹Have a piece of this cake. It's delicious.

🔻We can use the imperative on signs and notices.

🔹Push.
🔹Do not use.
🔹Insert one dollar.

🔻We can use the imperative to give friendly informal advice.

🔹Speak to him. Tell him how you feel.
🔹Have a quiet word with her about it.
🔹Don't go. Stay at home and rest up. Get some sleep and recover.

🔻We can make the imperative 'more polite' by adding 'do'.

🔹Do be quiet.
🔹Do come.
🔹Do sit down.

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🔰The -ing form


🔻The –ing form can be used like a noun, like an adjective or like a verb.

🔹Smoking is forbidden.
🔹I have a long working day.
🔹I don't like dancing.

🔻When it is used like a noun it may or may not have an article before it.

🔹Marketing is a very inexact science.
🔹The marketing of the product will continue for a few months yet.

🔻It can also be part of a 'noun phrase'.

🔹Speaking to an audience is always stressful.
🔹Swimming after work is very relaxing.

🔻In formal English, we would use a possessive with the –ing form. In informal English, many people do not.

🔹I'm angry about his missing the meeting.
🔹Do you mind my coming?

🔻As an adjective, the –ing form can be used before a noun.

🔹I was met by a welcoming party at the airport.
🔹Let's go to the meeting room.

🔻The –ing form is used after prepositions.

🔹Before leaving, you need to speak to Sarah.
🔹After discussing it with her, I've changed my mind.
🔹Instead of feeling sorry for yourself, do some work for charity.

🔻Notice that when 'to' is used as a preposition, it is followed by the –ing form.

🔹I don't object to working this Sunday.
🔹I'm looking forward to seeing him again.
🔹I'm used to working long hours.

🔻There are many verb + -ing combinations. Here are some common ones:

🔹I admit telling her.
🔹I appreciate having the raise.
🔹I avoid speaking to him.
🔹I consider blowing your nose in public to be wrong.
🔹I delayed coming until the last possible moment.
🔹He denied telling her.
🔹I detest going to parties.
🔹I enjoy dancing.
🔹I feel like having a party.
🔹I've finished writing the report.
🔹I've given up going to the gym.
🔹I can't help thinking about it.
🔹I can't imagine ever leaving this company.
🔹I don't mind doing that.
🔹He put off talking to her as long as he could.
🔹I can't stand drinking grapefruit juice.

🔻Some verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or –ing form but with different meanings. Here are some common ones:

🔹I stopped smoking last month. (I no longer smoke.)
🔸I stopped to smoke a cigarette. (I stopped what I was doing and had a cigarette.)

🔹I remember telling him. (A memory of the past.)
🔸I must remember to tell him. (Something to remember for the future.)

🔹I'm interested in finding out more details. (Interested about the future.)
🔸I was interested to read his report. (Interested in the past.)

🔻Some verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or –ing form but with the same meaning. Here are some common ones:

🔹I love to go shopping.
🔸I love going shopping.

🔹I'm afraid to fly.
🔸I'm afraid of flying.

🔹I started to learn English 5 years ago.
🔸I started learning English 5 years ago.

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