Grammar Quiz on Unreal Past and Regrets

Choose the correct option. The first sentences are provided as context. 0 I didn't wear enough sunscreen. –> I wish I wore / had worn enough sunscreen.

• I wore

• I had worn

Choose the correct option. The first sentences are provided as context. 1 You want to go to the cinema but I don’t. –> I’d rather we went / would go to the theatre.

• I’d rather we went

• I would go

Choose the correct option. The first sentences are provided as context. 2 We didn’t book the rooms in advance. –> If only we booked / had booked the rooms in advance.

• we booked

• we had booked

Choose the correct option. The first sentences are provided as context. 3 I can’t swim. –> I wish I can / could swim.

• I can

• I could

Choose the correct option. The first sentences are provided as context. 4 I should learn how to swim. –> It’s time I learned / had learned how to swim.

• I learned

• I had learned

Choose the correct option. The first sentences are provided as context. 5 Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to help us. –> I wish she was / had been able to help us.

• she was

• she had been

Choose the correct option. The first sentences are provided as context. 6 They’re coming with us. –> I’d rather they aren’t / weren’t coming with us.

• they aren’t

• they weren’t

Choose the correct option. The first sentences are provided as context. 7 He isn’t a formal member of the club, unfortunately. –> If only he was / had been a formal member of the club.

• he was

• he had been

Choose the correct option. The first sentences are provided as context. 8 He ought to realise what he’s lost. –> It’s high time he realised / would realise what he’s lost.

• he realised

• he would realise

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 0 If only I had worn (wear) enough sunscreen yesterday.