verb tenses for unreal situations

Choose the correct answer.

It's high time you _____ to the doctor about that hip pain.

• had been

• went

It's high time the government _____ its responsibility to these people seriously.

• took

• had taken

He'd rather we _____ work on this until the order is confirmed.

• didn't start

• wouldn't

He acts as if we _____ friends, but I barely know him.

• had been

• were

It's time we ____ to do something about this situation.

• tried

• try

• 'd try

Suppose you ____ enough money to invest? Where would you invest it?

• would have

• had

• would had

What if you ____ a superpower of your choice? Which would it be?

• will have

• have

• could have

• are going to have

You don't like the essay topic we chose, do you? Would you rather we _______ a different topic?

• would chose

• would have chosen

• had chosen

• chose

They act as though climate change _____ a reality.

• hadn't already been

• wasn't already

Rewrite the sentence using the word in brackets.

You are an adult now, and you should start acting like one. (time)

You are an adult now, and it's (a)   like one.