II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
1. I’d rather you ______(not/drive) so fast, Pat
2. Sue went to France this year, but she says she would rather ______ (go) to Spain.
3. It’s a shame you missed the party; I would rather you ______ (be) there.
4. John had better ______(not/speak) to me like that again.
5. He says he’d rather ______ (cook) his own food than eat in restaurants.
6. I’d rather you ______ (not/mention) this to anyone until next week.
7. Tim’s mother would rather he ______ (work) closer to home than he does.
8. Greg says he would rather ______( not/leave) things as they are.
9. She would prefer to meet you personally rather than ______ (talk) to you over the phone.
10. Sean prefers playing football to ______ (watch) it.
11. Would you rather ______ (write) in ink or in pencil?
12. Sheila prefers ______ (get up) early in the morning rather than ______ (oversleep)
13. Would he prefer ______ (drive) to work tomorrow rather than cycle?
14. I would rather ______(speak) directly to the manager than ______(deal) with his rude secretary as I did.
15. My father prefers to have a beard rather than ______(have) a shave every day.
16. Tom prefers ______ (ski) to ______(skate).
17. Wouldn’t you prefer to sit on this seat rather than ______(stand) for the whole journey?
18. We’d better ______ (take) some money for a taxy in case we ______(miss) the bus home.
19. We would rather ________ (stay) at home tonight.
20. Mr. Jones would rather ________ (stay) at home last night.
21. The policeman would rather ________ (work) on Saturday than on Sunday.
22. Maria would rather that we ________ (study) more than we do.
23. George would rather ________(not study) tonight.
24. The photographer would rather ________ (have) more light.
25. The photographer would rather that we ________ (stand) closer together than we are standing.
26. Carmen would rather ________ (not cook) for the entire family.
27. She would rather that you ________ (not arrive) last night.
28. John would rather ________ (sleep) than worked last night.
III. Transformation.
1. Please don’t tell anyone about it.
- I’d rather you_____________________________________________________
2. I would prefer you deliver the sofa this afternoon.
- I’d rather you ____________________________________________________
3. Why don’t you ask her yourself ?
- My friend suggests that __________________________________________
4. She urged her husband to apply for the post in the government.
- She urged that her husband __________________________________________
5. They insisted on my coming early.
- They insisted that _________________________________________________
6. An accountant needs to master computer science.
- It is necessary that _________________________________________________
7. It’s time for us to leave now.
- It’s time we ____________________________________________________
8. What a pity ! Your sister can’t come with us.
- If only __________________________________________________________
9. Everyone find it important for us to do something save the environment.
- It is important that we ______________________________________________
10. Michael lost his job last month, so he cannot buy a car.
- If Michael _____________________________________________________
11. He regrets applying for the job in that company.
- He wishes ____________________________________________________
12. The headmaster insists on every schoolgirl’s wearing ao dai every Monday.
- The headmaster insists that __________________________________________
13. They advise her to eat less meat and fat to keep herself healthy.
- It is advisable that she ____________________________________________
14. Naturally, a child had better respect his parents.
- It is natural that ___________________________________________________
15. He needs to come to the interview early.
- It is necessary that ________________________________________________
16. She must find it important to take two medicines every day.
- It is important that _________________________________________________
17. It’s too late. He must go home.
- It’s high time he _________________________________________________
18. Every student must wear uniform. It is obligatory.
- It is obligatory that ______________________________________________
19. They recommended her to go to the best doctor in town.
- They recommended that she _________________________________________
20. The man demanded to be told everything about the accident .
- The man demanded that everything _______________________________
I. Put the verbs into the correct tenses
1. The train (travel) ………traveled………… so fast that I (be) ……was…………… scared.
2. Yesterday Susan (drop) ………dropped………… a glass while she (wash) ………was washing………… the dishes.
3. What you (talk) …………were - talking……… about when the teacher (come) …………came……… into class?
4. Last night, Helen (do) ……was doing…………… the washing up while her husband (help) …………was helping……… their children with their homework.
5. When she (be) ………was………… a child, Julia (write) …wrote……………… emails to her parents a few times a week. Now she has a job and she (work) ………………works… in Chicago. In the last six months, she (write) ………has written………… only three mails to her parents.
6. At 8p.m. yesterday, she (perform) …was performing……………… on the stage in front of thousand of audience.
7. “How long you (be) ……have you been…………… in your present job?” “I (be) ………have been………… there for 6 months”. “And what you (do) …had you done……………… before that?” “Before that I (work) ………had worked………… for Jones and Company.”
8. Last night at about nine o’clock we (watch) ……were watching…………… TV when someone (knock) ……knocked…………… at the door.
9. During the study period in class yesterday, it (be) ………was…………hard for me to concentrate because the student next to me (hum) ………was humming…………
10. I (send) ……sent…………… Ed three emails last week but he (not / reply) ……………hasn't replied…… to them yet.
11. Just relax, Antoine. As soon as your sprained ankle (heal) ………heals…………, you can play soccer again. At this time next week, you (play) …………will be playing……… soccer again.
12. I’ll meet you at the airport tomorrow. After you (clear) …………clear……… customs, look for me just outside the gate. I (stand) ………will be standing………… right by the door.
13. Don’t ring her up at 12 o’clock. She (have) ………will be having….…………… her music lesson.
14. At this time tomorrow the boys of our group (play) …………will be playing…………… football.
15. When I (get) ……………get…… home tonight, my pets (sit) ………will be sitting………… at the door waiting for me.