English Grammar with Kudjo. Part 3. Понятная и забавная грамматика для детей и взрослых. - страница 14

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Remember to use only Past Simple or Past Continuous in this construction, which refers to unreal present or future.

EXERCISE 1


Find the proper verb and put it into the correct form: eat, teach, come, return, remember, give up, become, stop, have


1 It’s time Chilly ***** to Kudjo.

2 It’s high time Kudjo and Luna ***** believing in ghosts.

3 It’s about time Luna ***** a heart-to-heart with her parents.

4 It’s high time Kudjo ***** serious and responsible.



5 It’s time they *****. It’s lunchtime.

6 It’s time they ***** home from walking. It’s very late.

7 It’s about time parents ***** that they used to be children too.

8 It’s high time Kudjo ***** Luna to speak the Humanish language.

9 It’s high time Luna ***** flirting with other dogs.


EXERCISE 2


Look at the situations and make sentences using it’s /about /high/ time:


For example,

Luna always has filthy paws after walking, even in dry weather. — It’s time she became tidier.


1 The weather is chilly and gloomy. It has been drizzling since yesterday.

2 Kudjo looks sleepy. He has spent all night doing puzzles.

3 Luna refuses to eat healthy dog food. She prefers pasta and pizza.

4 Kudjo and Luna aren’t talking to each other. They have argued over trifles.

5 Luna is in panic. Her dad is looking for the saw!

6 Kudjo has forgotten to return the saw. He always forgets important things!

7 Luna is cooking today. The dish smells and looks disgusting.

8 Luna is waiting for Kudjo with the saw. He is late, as usual!

9 The spring has come and cats are caterwauling!


WOULD RATHER


Would rather (do) = would prefer (to do).


We use would rather («d rather) + V0 to express preference: He’d rather stay at home today.


The negative form is: I’d rather not + V0

He’d rather not go out tonight.


We say ’would rather do something than do something else’:

He’d rather stay at home than go out.


When the subject of would rather is different from the subject of the following verb, we use another structure: I’d rather somebody + Past Simple


In this structure we use the past, but the meaning is present not past.

He’d rather Luna stayed with him at home and cooked something tasty.


EXERCISE 3


Answer these weird questions using «d rather or «d rather not:


1 Would you rather eat a spider or a snail?

2 Would you rather be invisible or have the ability to fly?