tailieunhanh - First Certificate language practice with key 6

First Certificate language practice with key 6. This book is designed to revise and consolidate grammar points at the level of First Certificate. It also provides practice in key lexical areas. There are regular consolidation units which include forms of testing commonly used in the First Certificate examination. | Explanations Wishes Wishes about the present For wishes about the present we use wish the past simple. The time referred to is an imaginary present. I wish I knew the answer to this question. I do not know the answer. I wish I didn t have so much work to do. I do have a lot of work. Wishes about the past For wishes about the past we use wish the past perfect. The time referred to is past time. I wish I had gone to your party last week. I did not go. Wishes about the future We can use could to refer to a future event. wish June could meet me next week. We also use could to refer to something that is generally difficult or impossible. wish I could drive. I wish I could contact him but I don t have my mobile phone with me. We can also use have to to refer to a future event. J wish I didn t have to get up early tomorrow. m Wishes using would When we want to complain about a bad habit we use I wish would. I wish Peter wouldn t chew gum all the time. We also use wish would to refer to something that we would like to happen. I wish the police would do something about these people If only We can replace wish with If only for emphasis. If only I knew the answer to this question If only I had gone to your party last week In speech only is often heavily stressed. It s time - The construction it s time I you we . is followed by a past tense. Sorry but it s time we went home. The meaning here is similar to a second conditional. If we went home it would be better. High can be added for extra emphasis. It s high time you learned to look after yourself - It s time can also be used with the infinitive. The meaning changes slightly. It s time you started work you are being lazy and not working It s time to start work. a simple statement of fact 44 GRAMMAR 8 WISHES AND RELATED FORMS I d rather The construction I d rather I you we . is followed by a past tense. I d rather you didn t tell John about this. The meaning here is similar to a second conditional. Ifyou didn t tell John .