2020

PORTAFOLIO
TOUCHSTONE 4

INGLÉS GENERAL IV
YARET YOSELIN LOPEZ ROMERO.

UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE MÉXICO |

UNIT 10:

Regrets about the past. These people did something yesterday which they now regret.

What does each person say? Use the Past Perfect

Clare has caught a bad cold - yesterday she went out in the rain without an umbrella.

I wish/ If only I hadn't gone out in the rain without an umbrella.

1 Joe has got very bad sunburn - yesterday he stayed in the sun for long.

I wish I hadn’t stayed in the sun for a long time

2 He's got an awful stomachache - yesterday he ate a lot.

I wish I hadn’t eaten a lot yesterday

3 Lewis hurt his leg in a car crash - yesterday he didn't drive carefully.

If only I had driven more carefully I couldn’t be hurt

4 Sue has hurt her back - yesterday she lifted a heavy table on her own.

I wish I had asked for help to lift the table and not have hurt my back

Regrets about the present. Use the Past to complete what the speaker says.

1 I'm so shy.

I wish

I wish not be silent with people.

2 I don't know what to say to people.

If only I could have more talking points.

3 I find it so difficult to make friends.

I wish to be more social to have friends.

4 I'm not good-looking.

I wish to be handsome so I like girls.

5 My ears are so big.

If only

If only I could have the smallest eyes to see me well.

Complete these people's complaints, using "would/ wouldn't".

1. A zoo keeper: "I wish people …wouldn’t fed…… (feed) the animals."
2. A teacher: "I wish my students …would done … (do) their homework on time."
3. A hotel chambermaid: "If only guests ……would cleaned…… (clean) the bath after
they've used it."
4. A park keeper: "I wish people ………wouldn’t picken……… (pick) the flowers."
5. A street cleaner: "If only people ………would taken………… (take) their litter home."
What would you say? Use "I wish…/ If only…"

A. You'd like the baby to stop crying because you're trying to sleep.
Is only the baby stop crying I could sleep
B. It's a pity you can't swim.
I wish you could swim
C. You don't like it when Jack leaves the door open.
I wish Jack won’t leave the door open
D. You have to work tomorrow but you'd like to stay in bed.
I wish I didn’t have to work tomorrow to stay in bed
E. You would like people to stop fighting.
I wish people would no longer fight
F. You're sorry you didn't bring your camera.
I wish I had brought my camera
G. It's a pity you didn't work harder during the term.
If only I had worked more than this period
H. You're sorry you didn't get a ticket for the concert.
I wish I had received a concert ticket

Make sentences with: "It's (high/ about) time…" or "Isn't it (high/ about) time…?" and a past form.

1. You haven't bought any new clothes for a long time.

It is time for you to buy new clothes
2. It's nearly lunch time, but Simon hasn't got up yet.
Don't you think it's time for simon to get up for lunch
3. You promised to write to a friend three weeks ago.
You should have written to your friend three weeks ago
4. You haven't had a holiday for a long time.
It is time for you to take a vacation
5. You haven't learnt to spell.
It time for you to tea to spell……………?
Rewrite these sentences with the new beginnings.

1 If we want to arrive on time we should leave now.

It's time
To go, we must be on time

2 What a pity he didn't spend more time revising.

If only
I could have spent more time reviewing

3 I should have learnt German at school!

I wish
To learn German at school

4 I'd prefer to stay at home tonight if you don't mind.

I'd rather
Stay home tonight

5 Please don't interrupt me when I'm speaking.

I'd rather
You don’t interrumpt me while I’m talking

6 We ought to find out how much it's going to cost.

It's time we
For us to find out the cost

7 I've got so much to do today.

I wish
I didn’t have much to do today

8 What a shame you didn't tell me earlier.

If only
You had told me in advance

Put in the correct third conditional verb form:

1. If you were not______ (not / be) late, we ___would not miss____ (not / miss) the bus.

2. If she _will study_____ (study), she ___will pass____ (pass) the exam.

3. If we __got there arrive__ (arrive) earlier, we ___would see_____ (see) John.

4. If they __went___ (go) to bed early, they ___would not wake___ (not / wake) up late.

5. If he ____become___ (become) a musician, he ___would record___ (record) a CD.

6. If she __went___ (go) to art school, she __would become____ (become) a painter.

7. If I ___was____ (be) born in a different country, I ___would learn____ (learn) to speak a

different language.

8. If she ___went__ (go) to university, she __would study_____ (study) French.

9. If we __didn’t go___ (not / go) to the party, we __wouldn’t meet___ (not / meet) them.

10. If he __took___ (take) the job, he __wouldn’t be___ (not / go) travelling. May be freely copied
for personal or classroom use.

11. He ___would be____ (be) happier if he ___you stay____ (stay) at home.

12. She ___would pass____ (pass) the exam if she __would study__ (study) harder.

13. We __wouldn’t get___ (not / get) married if we __wouldn’t go___ (not / go) to the same
university.

14. They _would be__ (be) late if they ___didn’t take___ (not / take) a taxi.

15. She _wouldn’t meet_ (not / meet) him if she _wouldn’t come__ (not / come) to London.

16. He _would took_ (take) a taxi if he __would had___ (have) enough money.

17. I __would call__ (call) you if I __wouldn’t forget___ (not / forget) my phone.

18. We __would come___ (come) if we _____was____ (be) invited.

19. She ___wouldn’t done____ (not / do) it if she __would know___ (know) you were ill.

20. He ___would be___ (be) on time if he ____left____ (leave) earlier.

Make sentences using the second or third conditional.

1. I didn’t wait another minute. I didn’t see you.

If I had waited I would have seen you
2. I don’t speak French. I won’t get the job.
If I spoke French, I would get the job
3. You left the door open. The cat got out.
If you had opened the door, the cat wouldn’t have come out
4. I don’t know the answer. I can’t tell you.
If I knew the answer I would say it
5. He fell. He wasn’t wearing mountain boots.
He wouldn’t have fallen if he hadn’t wom the mountain boots
6. He’s so obstinate. I argue with him all the time.
If he wasn’t obstinate, we wouldn’t argue all the time