Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:

1. It is important that you ….. your teeth twice a day.

A. brushed    B. brushing    C. bursh    D. will bursh.
2. My mother would rather that my sister ….. how to play the piano
A. learns     B. learn    C. will learn    D. has learned
3. I would rather I ….. my phone at home yesterday.
A. don’t leave    B. didn’t leave    C. haven’t left    D. hadn’t left
5. The leader moved that the party ….. moved to next month.
A. be     B. will     C. is     D. was
6. Alice asked that all of us ….. her when she travels in Viet Nam.
A. will     B. are going to visit     C. visited    D. visit
7. If this ….. proven right, you would be considered innocent.
A. is     B. be     C. was     D. were
8. The law requires that everyone …… his car checked at least once a month.
A. has     B. have     C. will have    D. had
9. It is a ….. from his doctor that he ….. short trip abroad.
A. suggest/take    B. suggestion/will    take C. suggest/take    D. suggestion/take
10. –“What will you do during winter vacation?”
–“I don’t know, but it’s about time I ….. something.”
A. decide     B. decided     C. will decide    D. am deciding
11. It has been proposed that we _______ the topic.
A. do not change    B. didn't change     C. not change     D. are not change
12. I’d rather you______ home now.
A. going     B. go     C. went     D. gone
13.  I enjoyed the movie very much. I wish I ______ the book from which it was
made.
A. have read B. had read C. should have read D. am reading
14. You are late. If you _______ a few minutes earlier, you_______him.
A. came / Would meet B. had come / Would have met
C. come / Will meet D. had come / would meet
15. We might have failed if you _______us a helping hand.
A. have not given B. would not give C. had not given D. did not give
16. The law requires that everyrone ______his car checked at least once a month.
A. has B. have C. had D. will have
17. He was busy yesterday, otherwise he_______to the meeting.
A. would come B. would have been
C. could have been D. would be
18. If there were no subjunctive mood, English _______ much easier.
A. will be B. would have been
C. could have been D. would be
19. ________ the fog, we should have reached our schoo1.
A. Because of B. In spite of C. In case of D. But for
20. He was very busy yesterday, otherwise, he ________to your birthday party.
A. would come B. came
C. would have come D. should come
21. Look! What you’ve done!You_______have been more careful.
A. should B. may C. ought D. would
22. Without electricity, what _______?
A. will the world be like B. would the world be like
C. the world will be like D. the World Would be like
23. With your ability, you _______out the puzzle within a few minutes.
A. could have worked B. need have worked
B. C. ought have worked D. must have worked
24. If only my boyfriend_____ in time to pick me up.
A. comes        B. come        C. came        D. has come
25. I was here for only a week. If only I _____ more time there but I had to move to
Paris.
A. had        B. would have        C. had had        D. has
26. If only my parents_____ to me.
A. listens        B. listen        C. have listened        D. listened
27. If only she (finish) _____ her homework last night.
A. will finish        B. finished        C. have finished        D. had finished
28. If only my dad _____smoke.
A. do        B. did        C. doesn’t        D. didn’t
29. My dog is making too much noise. If only it _____ quiet.
A. kept        B. would keep        C. had kept        D. keep
30. I miss my grandmother. If only she_____ here right now.
A. were        B. could be        C. had been        D. were
31. If only tomorrow _____ fine.
A. will be        B. were        C. would be        D. had been
32. If only my grandparents (visit) _____ me last week.
A. will visit        B. would visit        C. had visited        D. visit
33. I speak English badly. If only I _____ English well.
A. will visit        B. could visit        C. had visited        D. visited
34. It never stops raining here. I wish it ______ raining.
A. stopped
B. would stop
C. had stopped            
D. will stop
35. I miss my friends. I wish my friends ______ here right now.
A. were
B. would be                 
C. had been                 
D. was
36. I should never have said that. I wish I ______ that.
A. didn’t say
B. wouldn’t say
C. hadn’t said              
D. says
37. This train is very slow. The earlier train was much faster. I wish I ____ the earlier
train.
A. caught
B. would catch
C. had caught              
D. catches
38. My face is bright red. I wish I ______ in the sun so long yesterday
A. didn’t sit
B. wouldn’t sit
C. hadn’t sat                 
D. sat
39. It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ______ him.
A. didn’t tell
B. wouldn’t tell
C. hadn’t told               
D. tell
40. It’s a pity that you didn’t tell us about this.
A. I wish you told us about this.
B. I wish you would tell us about this.
C. I wish you had told us about this.
D. I wish you have told us about this.
41. I’m afraid he won’t get over his illness.
A. I wish he will get over his illness.
B. I wish he would get over his illness.
C. I wish he got over his illness.
D. I wish he had got over his illness.
42. Peter regretted buying the secondhand computer.
A. Peter didn’t want to buy the secondhand computer.
B. Peter wished he didn’t buy the secondhand computer.
C. Peter wished he hadn’t bought the secondhand computer.
D. Peter was glad to buy the secondhand computer.
43. I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth.
A. I wish you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth.
B. I wish you gave me a chance to tell you the truth.
C. I wish you had given me a chance to tell you the truth.
D. I wish you hadn’t given me a chance to tell you the truth.

Exercise 2: Fill the blanks with correct forms:

1. I am not going to sit here and let her insult me. I demand that she immediately
…………...(apologize) for what she just said.
2. Judy asked that we………….. (attend) her graduation ceremony next week.
3. Was it really necessary that……………. (sit) I there watching you the entire time
you were rehearsing for the play? - It was really boring watching you repeat the scenes
over and over again.
4. It is important to remember that Janine …………..(think) very differently from
you. She may not agree to the changes you have made in the organization of the
company.
5. It's a little difficult to find the restaurant. I propose that we all ………...(drive)
together so that nobody gets lost along the way.
6. He was running very fast when he had a heart attack. If only he …………(not run)
so fast.  
7. She’s keen on computers. She wishes she …………(study) computer science next
school year.
8. I am sorry I don’t know how to use the computer. If only I …………(knew) how to
use it.
9. I need help badly. If only you …………(help) me.
10. What a beautiful house! I wish I …………(had) a house like this one.
11. I wish you …………(stop) watching television while I am talking to you.
12. If only I …………(lost) all my money. Now I’m broke.
13. Peter is always late. If only he …………(turn up) on time for a change!

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences

1. Please don't tell anyone about it.
→ I'd rather you not
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 …………………………