CÂU ĐIỀU ƯỚC
4. A: I told your mother that you had left your job. B: I wish you _______ her. It’s none of your business.
A. wouldn’t tell B. didn’t tell C. hadn’t told D. doesn’t tell 5. A: I wish you _____ making that noise. It’s bothering me. B: Sorry, I’ll stop it right now.
A. would stop B. are going to stop C. stop D. can stop 6. A: These figures are too complicated to work out in your head. B: Yes, _________ a calculator.
A. I wish I would have B. if only we had C. if only we had had D. I wish we have 7. A: You look so tired. B: yes, I’m really sleepy today. I wish I _____ Bob to the airport late last night.
A. A. didn’t have to take B. weren’t taking C. hadn’t had to take D. didn’t take
8. A: It’s raining. I wish it ______. B: me too. If only the sun _____ so that we could go swimming.
A. A. stopped, shined B. would stop, were shining C. had stopped, had shined D. would stop, would shine 9. A: Did you study for that test?
B: No but now I wish I ______ because I flunked it.
A. had studied B. studied C. would study D. have studied 10. A: my feet are killing me! I wish I ____ more comfortable shoes. B: Yeah, me too. I wish I ____
that we were going to have to walk this much.
A. had worn, knew B. am wearing, had known
C. were wearing, would know D. were wearing, had known
C. AS IF/ AS THOUGH: được dùng để diễn tả một người hoặc một vật trông như thế nào đó, nghe như thế nào đó, cảm thấy như thế nào đó.
Ex: That house looks as if/ as though it’s going to fall down.
Có thể được dùng để diễn tả một điều không thật hoặc trái với hiện tại.
S1 + V + as if/ as though + S2 +Past simple
Ex: They look at me as if I _______(be) mad but I’m not.
Có thể được dùng để diễn tả một điều không thật hoặc trái với quá khứ S1 + V + as if/ as though + S2 + Past perfect
Ex: Tom looked tired as if he _______ ( work) very hard. but he didn’t work hard.
C. IT’S TIME, IT’S HIGH TIME:
It’s time/ It’s high time (+ for object) + to inf.
Ex: It’s time for the children to go to bed.
It’s time/ It’s high time + S + Past simple Ex: Ten o’clock. It’s time you ____ (go) home.
D. WOULD RATHER: (thích ... hơn)
Ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai:
S + would rather + V bare inf.(+ than + V bare inf) Ex: I would rather stay at home tonight
S1 + would rather (that)+ S2 + Past simple Ex: I’d rather you ________ (go) home now
Ở quá khứ:
S + would rather + have +PP.(+ than )
Ex: We went by sea but I’d rather _____(go) by air S1 + would rather (that)+ S2 + Past perfect
Ex: Roberto would rather we ________(not, leave) yesterday Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.
1. It’s just struck midnight. It’s high time we_____________ (leave)!
2. He walks as if he ___________(have) a wooden leg.
3. He talked as if he_____________ (do) all the work himself, but in fact Tom and I did most of it.
4. Father: I’ve supported you all through university. Now I think it’s time you______ (begin) to support yourself.
5. It’s time we ___________(do) something to stop road accident.
6. It’s high time they __________(mend) this road.
7. Ha always talks as though he ___________(address) a public meeting.
8. He treats us as if we _________(be) an idiot.
9. Wife: I'd like to get a job.
Husband: I'd much rather you _________(stay) at home and ___________(look) after the house.
10. You talk as though it ___________(be) small thing to leave your country for ever.
Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer:
1. She would rather ______a salad than a hamburger.
A. eating B. to eat C. eat D. ate
2. Jane would rather that it ______ winter now.
A. were B. be C. is D. had been
3. Bob would rather that Jill ______ to class yesterday.
A. go B. went C. had gone D. have gone
4. John would rather ________ than worked last night.
A. slept B. was sleeping C. have slept D. had slept 5. He acts as if he ________English perfectly.
A. know B. knew C. have known D. had known
6. She acted as though she____________him before.
A. knew B. know C. had known D. has known 7. He was wet as if he _________for hours
A. swim B. swam C. had swum D. has swum 8. Jack spends his money as if he ___________a lot of money.
A. has B. had C. had had D. has had
9. The old lady dresses as if it __________winter even in the summer.
A. be B. were C. is D. being
10. Henry talks with his dog as if it _________him.
A. understand B. understood C. understanding D. had understood.
11. I feel as if my head ________fire now.
A. was B. is C. had been D. has been
12. Mary dresses as if she _______ a queen.
A. is B. be C. were D. had been 13. We would rather________ coffee than tea.
A. to drink B. drink C. drunk D. drank
14. She sings as if she ________ a singer.
A. was B. is C. had been D. has been
15. She acted as if she_______ big amount of money.
A. had B. has C. have D. had had
BÀI TẬP
1. She's not only beautiful……….intelligent.
a. but also b. but c. however d. yet 3. You can come here either on Monday……….. on Friday.
a. or b. nor c. both d. and
5. They said both he ……..I were to come.
a. and b. but c. or d. so
6. The weather in Dalat is neither too hot in summer …………too cold in winter.
a. or b. nor c. or else d. otherwise
17. Graphite is a soft, slippery solid that is a good conductor of……….. heat and electricity.
a. not just b. and c. both d. moreover
18. The lecture was ……….interesting and instructive.
a. as b. either c. neither d. both
19. Both Mary and Allen……….. Jean are going on the tour.
a. as well b. as well as c. nor d. but 20. He likes travel, and …….does she.
a. too b. such c. so d. but
11. Flying is not only faster,………… safer than traveling by car.
a. also b. but c. and d. but also
19. We need either a nail………….. a screw to hang this picture.
a. and b. or c. both d. but
1. We should be firm……… patient in this case.
a. and b. or c. in stead of d. rather
4. We didn't go to Paris. We went to Rome ………..
a. also b. but also c. instead d. instead of 5. No one…………. Kathy knows very much about it.
a. and b. as c. but d. however
MỆNH ĐỀ TRẠNG NGỮ- DEPENDENT ADVERBIAL CLAUSE Mệnh đề trạng ngữ trong tiếng anh gồm có:
a. Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian-Adverbial clause of time
Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian thường bắt đầu bằng: Before, after, as soon as (ngay sau khi), while (trong khi), when, as (khi), until (mãi cho đến khi), till (mãi cho đến khi), once (khi mà, mỗi khi), by the time (ngay khi)…
- Once (một khi): Once you understand this exercise, you will find no difficulty in doing it.
- When: When it rains, I will go to school by bus.
- While: I learned a lot of French while I was in Paris.
- By the time (vào lúc): By the time I finished, I had met John.