Would Exercises

UNIT 37   Would Exercises

37.1   Read the situarion and then write a sentence with I wish . . . would . . . .

Example: It's raining. You want to go out, but not in the rain. So you want it to stop raining.
What do you say?  I wish it would stop raining.

1.   You're waiting for Tim. He's late and you're getting impatient. You want him to come.
What do you say?  I wish____________________________________________________

2.   A baby is crying and you're trying to sleep. You want the baby to stop crying.
What do you say? I___________________________________________________________

3.   You're looking for a job-so far without success You want somebody to give you a job.
What do you say?  I wish somebody ___________________________________________________________

4.   Brian has been wearing the same old clothes for years. You think he needs some new clothes, and you want him to buy some. What do you say to him? ______________________________________________________________________


37.2   Use I wish . . . wouldn't . . . .

Example: Tom drives very fast. You don't like this. What do you say to him?
I wish you wouldn't drive so fast.

1.   You are telling your friend about the man in the apartment next door. He often plays the piano in the middle of the night, and you don't like this. What do you say to your friend?
I ______________________________________________________________________________________________

2.   A lot of people drop litter in the street. You don't like this. What do you say?
I wish people_________________________________________________________________________________

3.   Jane always leaves the door open. You don't like this. What do you say to her?                        
I ______________________________________________________________________________________________


37.3   Write a sentence with promised.

Example: I wonder why she's late. She promised she wouldn't be late.

1.   I wonder why Steve hasn't written to me. He promised _____________________________________________

2.   I wonder why Ann told Tom what I said. She promised______________________________________________

3.   I wonder why they haven't come. They______________________________________________________


37.4   These sentences are about things that often happened in the past. Put in would with one of these verbs:                        be               walk               take                   shake
Example: Whenever Carol was angry, she would walk out of the room.

 
1.   We used to live next to a railroad track. Every time a train went past, the whole house________________________________

2.   That cafe is nearly always empty now. I remember a few years ago it________________________________ crowded every night.

3.   When he went out, Jack______________________always________________________umbrella with him, whether it was raining or not.