Subjunctive

Is it necessary that he _____ in hospital for four weeks?

• stay

• stayed

• stays

• would stay

I demand that she _____ to see a doctor at once.

• goes

• go

• went

• would go

It’s time my father _____.

• be retired

• were retired

• retiring

• should be retiring

The teacher recommended that every student _____ a dictionary.   

• buys

• buy

• bought

• would buy

It was essential that she _____ to do that yesterday.

• decides

• decided

• decide

• would decide

She demanded _____ more if we went to enter the competition

• us to practise

• we practised

• in practising

• that we practise

I wish last night’s programme _____ more exciting.

• had been

• was

• has been

• would be

The party yesterday was wonderful. I wish all of my friends _____.

• will come

• would come

• came

• could have come

It looked as though it _____ hard.

• rained

• was raining

• had rained

• would rain

I can’t speak English fluently, but I wish I _____ soon.     

• can

• could

• would

• had