High School

Exercise.

I. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb.

1. The little boy wishes he (become) ______ an acrobat when he grows up.
2. I wish someone you (not give) ______ then my phone number yesterday.
3. I wish they (visit) ______ us when they were in town.
4. I wish they (know) ______ the true yesterday.
5. I don't know how to dance. I wish I (know) ______ how to dance.
6. I wish our team (play) ______ better next time.
7. My brother wishes he (not waste) ______ time when he was young.
8. I didn't go shopping. I wish I (go) ______ shopping.
9. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes he (watch) ______ it.
10. I wish that some day I (be) ______ able to marry her.
11. She wishes her father (be) ______ here now to help her.
12. I wish I (have) ______ more time to do this job.
13. I believe that what I said was fair. I don't regret (say) ______ it.
14. I wouldn't advise (stay) ______ in that hotel.
15. The house was dirty. They (not clean) ______ it for weeks.
16. That movie is worth (see) ______ late when there is.
17. My children enjoy (allow) ______ (stay up) ______ something special on TV.
18. There (be) ______ a number of telephone calls today.
19. It was clever of her (say) ______ so.
20. I really regret (hurt) ______ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question.

II. Write the correct form of the word.

1. Mr John has ______ views on the education of the children. (conserve)
2. Fruit and wine are important ______ of this region. (produce)
3. He was out of danger, now he is in ______ (safe)
4. The plane arrived ______ after a violent storm. (safe)
5. This evening was spent playing cards and talking (enjoy) ______ our vocabulary. (rich)
6. We should learn all the new words by heart in order to ______.
7. Our environment is strongly ______ (pollute)
8. Dalat is a beautiful ______ town. (hill)
9. Doctors say that this medicine is ______ if taken in large quantities. (poison)
10. John's quite an ______ person. He can work all day without a rest. (energy)
11. Farmers fertilize their land to make it ______ (produce)
12. The ______ of crops on the same land can prevent soil ______ (rotate_exhaust)
13. The smoke contains many different poisonous ______ (chemist)
14. Today's weather will be a ______ of yesterday. (continue)
15. They were happy because their work was finished ______ (succeed)
16. By giving the students up-to-date ______ knowledge, their mental ______ will be very worthwhile. (science - enrich)

Answer :

To complete this exercise, you'll need to use your knowledge of verb tenses and forms. Let's go through each sentence one by one:

Exercise I.

  1. The little boy wishes he became an acrobat when he grows up.

  2. I wish someone had not given them my phone number yesterday.

  3. I wish they had visited us when they were in town.

  4. I wish they had known the truth yesterday.

  5. I don't know how to dance. I wish I knew how to dance.

  6. I wish our team would play better next time.

  7. My brother wishes he had not wasted time when he was young.

  8. I didn't go shopping. I wish I had gone shopping.

  9. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes he had watched it.

  10. I wish that some day I will be able to marry her.

  11. She wishes her father were here now to help her.

  12. I wish I had more time to do this job.

  13. I believe that what I said was fair. I don't regret saying it.

  14. I wouldn't advise staying in that hotel.

  15. The house was dirty. They hadn't cleaned it for weeks.

  16. That movie is worth seeing, even late when there is.

  17. My children enjoy being allowed to stay up for something special on TV.

  18. There have been a number of telephone calls today.

  19. It was clever of her to say so.

  20. I really regret hurting your feelings when I asked you such a silly question.

Exercise II.

  1. Mr. John has conservative views on the education of the children.

  2. Fruit and wine are important products of this region.

  3. He was out of danger, now he is in safety.

  4. The plane arrived safely after a violent storm.

  5. This evening was spent playing cards and enjoying.

  6. We should learn all the new words by heart in order to enrich our vocabulary.

  7. Our environment is strongly polluted.

  8. Dalat is a beautiful hill town.

  9. Doctors say that this medicine is poisonous if taken in large quantities.

  10. John's quite an energetic person. He can work all day without a rest.

  11. Farmers fertilize their land to make it productive.

  12. The rotation of crops on the same land can prevent soil exhaustion.

  13. The smoke contains many different poisonous chemicals.

  14. Today's weather will be a continuation of yesterday.

  15. They were happy because their work was finished successfully.

  16. By giving the students up-to-date scientific knowledge, their mental enrichment will be very worthwhile.

These exercises help you understand the correct tense usage and word forms, which are essential parts of English grammar, particularly in expressing wishes and hypothetical situations, as well as forming adjectives, adverbs, and nouns correctly.

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