31. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you
-> I wish …………………………………………………………
32. The police has just released John
-> John …………………………………………………………
33. I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking tô softly
-> They were speaking …………………………………………………………
34. We spent 5 hours getting to London
-> It took …………………………………………………………
35. I get to work in 20 minutes
-> It …………………………………………………………
36. It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday
-> This work …………………………………………………………
37. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice
-> I wish …………………………………………………………
38. The bread is so tale we can’t eat it
-> The bread isn’t …………………………………………………………
39. Who does this bag belong to?
-> Whose …………………………………………………………
40. My boyfriend is very short – tempered
-> My boyfriend loses …………………………………………………………
41. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out
-> No matter …………………………………………………………
42. If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home
-> Get …………………………………………………………
43. How have you been getting on with your enquiries?
-> How much …………………………………………………………
44. I gave Ted the massage, but he already knew about it
-> I needn’t …………………………………………………………
45. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow
-> The snow …………………………………………………………
46. I didn’t arrived in time to see him
-> I wasn’t …………………………………………………………
47. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday
-> I apologize …………………………………………………………
48. She didn’t hurry, so she missed the train
-> If .…………………………………………………………
49. Barbara is the best tennis – player in the club
-> No one …………………………………………………………
50. I haven’t seen that man here before
-> It’s …………………………………………………………
51. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it
-> The furniture was …………………………………………………………
52. The robbers made the bank manager hand over on the money
-> The bank manager …………………………………………………………
53. Tom learned to drive when he was nineteen
-> Tom has …………………………………………………………
54. She had never been so unhappy before
-> She was unhappier …………………………………………………………
55. It was so late that nothing could be done
-> It was too …………………………………………………………
56. He left school and then joined the army
-> After …………………………………………………………
57. The leak was repaired by the plumber this morning
-> The plumber …………………………………………………………
58. This flower is very beautiful!
-> How …………………………………………………………!
59. Somebody stole his watch yesterday
-> His watch …………………………………………………………
60. The last time she had a swim was 5 years ago
-> She hasn’t …………………………………………………………
61. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’ clock the following morning
-> ‘’Please …………………………………………………………’’
16. I haven’t got any friends in this city.
I wish -----I had got some friends in this city--------------------------------------------------
17. They knew each other very well so they were not still reserved.
If --they hadn't known each other very well, they would have been reserved ---------------------------------------------------------
18. I’m sorry I didn’t help you yesterday.
I wish ----I had helped you yesterday---------------------------------------------------
19. I feel sick because I ate too much ice-cream.
I wish -------I hadn't eaten too much ice-cream------------------------------------------------
20. I have to work this Saturday .
I wish -------I didn't have to work this Saturday-----------------------------------------
21. Tomorrow is a workday.
I wish ---------tomorrow weren't a workday--------------------------------------------
22. You didn’t leave soon, so you didn’t get there by noon.
If ------you had lived soon, you would have got there by noon----------------------------------------------------
23. He was in a hurry, so he left his briefcase on the bus.
If ---------he hadn't been in hurry, he wouldn't have left his briefcase on the bus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------