Exercises

Unit 40 · if I had known … I wish I had known …

40.1

Put the verb into the correct form

1I didn’t see you. If I’d seen (I / see) you, I would have said (I / say) hello.(Example)

Sarah got to the station just in time to catch her train to the airport. If (she / miss) the train, (she / miss) her flight too.

Thanks for reminding me about Lisa’s birthday. (I / forget) if (you / not / remind) me.

I didn’t have your email address, so I couldn’t contact you. If (I / have) your email address, (I / send) you an email.

Their trip was OK, but (they / enjoy) it more if the weather (be) better.

Sorry we’re late. Our taxi got stuck in the tr affic. (it / be) quicker if (we / walk).

Why didn’t you tell me about your problem? If (you / tell) me, (I / try) to help you.

I’m not tired. If (I / be) tired, I’d go home now.

I wasn’t tired last night. If (I / be) tired, I would have gone home earlier.

40.2

For each situation, write a sentence beginning with If

For each situation•write a sentence beginning with If .

1I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat anything. If I’d been hungry, I would have eaten something.(Example)

The accident happened because the road was icy. If the road

I didn’t know that you had to get up early, so I didn’t wake you up. If I

Unfortunately I lost my phone, so I couldn’t call you.

Karen wasn’t injured in the crash, because fortunately she was wearing a seat belt.

You didn’t have any breakfast – that’s why you’re hungry now.

I didn’t get a taxi because I didn’t have enough money.

Dan didn’t do well at school, so he couldn’t go to university.

40.3

Imagine that you are in these situations

Imagine that you are in these situations. For each situation•write a sentence with I wish .

1You’ve eaten too much and now you feel sick. You say: I wish I hadn’t eaten so much.(Example)

When you were younger, you never learned to play a musical instrument. Now you regret this. You say:

You’ve painted the gate red. Now you think it doesn’t look good. Red was the wrong colour. You say:

You decided to travel by car, but the journey was long and tiring. Going by train would have been better. You say: I wish we

Last year you went to New York with a friend. You didn’t have time to do all the things you wanted to do. You say:

You moved to a new flat a few months ago. Now you don’t like your new flat. You think that moving was a bad idea. You say: ➜ Additional exercises 19–21 (pages 313–14)

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