Good evening, Mr. Bhas. These are my other questions.
1. She wishes she hadn’t forgotten her promise.
It means:
a. She tried not to forget her promise.
b. She didn’t forget her promise.
c. She forgot her promise.
d. She would forget her promise.
e. She couldn’t forget her promise.
2. I would rather you …………….. me a new one instead of having it repaired as you did.
a. would give
b. gave
c. had given
d. were able to give
e. were going to give
3. Mary stayed up very late last night. Today she is tired and sleepy.
She wishes ………..
a. she didn’t stay up very late last night
b. she didn’t sleep last night
c. she were tired and sleep
d. she hadn’t been tired and sleepy
e. she hadn’t stayed up very late last night
4. I am sure he is not the man in charge of the sales department. But now, he ……………..
a. acts as if he is the sales manager
b. is acting as if he would be the sales manager
c. would have acted as if he had been the sales manager
d. would act as if he was sales manager
e. acts as if he were the sales manager
5. I wish that, just for a day, I ………………… president of the United States.
a. am
b. was
c. are
d. had been
e. have been
6. I am sorry i cannot go to the airport to see you mother off.
I wish I …………………. to work overtime tonight.
a. wouldn’t have
b. haven’t had
c. won’t have
d. hadn’t have
e. don’t have
7. A good friend of yours visited your town, but unfortunately you were away when he came. So you didn’t see him. You say: I wish …………………….
a. I were able to see him
b. I could have met him
c. I could met him
d. I meet him
e. I can meet him
8. I wish someone ………………….. the telephone. It has been ringing for about five minutes.
a. would have answered
b. would answer
c. will answer
d. would be answered
e. answer
9. Bill has been working for this book for many years, and now he acts as if he were the owner.
From this sentence we may conclude that ……………………..
a. Bill is an honest man
b. Bill has become a rich man
c. Bill is share holder
d. Bill is not he owner of the store
e. Bill is the one whom the owner trust
10. John kept all of his money in his wallet instead of putting it in the bank. Then he lost his wallet. He probably wishes ………………….
a. there are no money in his wallet
b. he had found a bank to keep his money
c. he would have looked his money in his wallet
d. he would have taken his money from the bank
e. he had kept his money in the bank
11. I wish I had known that Ann was ill. I would have gone to see her.
This means:
a. I didn’t know that she was ill
b. I wanted to know if she was ill
c. I went to see her when she was ill
d. I knew that she wasn’t ill
e. I don’t know that she is ill
12. One of the dishes was broken. My little sister kept silent and acted as if she hadn’t done anything wrong.
From these sentences we conclude that ………………….
a. she broke the dish
b. she didn’t know who broke the dish
c. no one broke the dish
d. I myself broke the dish
e. someone else broke the dish
13. “Is Evi still sick?”
“Yes. I wish she ………………… here now to help me type the report.”
a. is
b. will be
c. were
d. had been
e. would be
14. I wish ……………….. now to watch our play.
a. he is here
b. he has been here
c. he were here
d. he will be here
e. he be here
15. I’d rather you ……………….. yesterday.
a. don’t do that
b. didn’t do that
c. hadn’t done that
d. wouldn’t do that
e. haven’t done that
16. There is a pretty girl at our campus. We wish we knew her, but she is a new student.
The underlined words mean:
a. we would have known the girl.
b. The girl is very familiar with us.
c. We don’t know the girl.
d. We have known the girl.
e. We had known the girl before.
17. My mother wishes I had washed the dishes.
It means:
a. I’m washing the dishes.
b. I washed the dishes.
c. I would wash the dishes.
d. I didn’t wash the dishes.
e. I haven’t washed the dishes.
18. Soraya has won the medal for gymnastic. I wish I ………………… as good as she is.
a. were
b. will be
c. should be
d. am
e. can be
“One who says ‘I don’t know’ and learns is better than one who knows and puff himself up.”
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Swara Bhaskara
June 3, 2010
It’s been so long but no one has answered this practice test. So, I decided to answer it and the following are my best shot.
1. c. She forgot her promise.
She wishes she hadn’t forgotten her promise.
2. c. had given
I would rather you HAD GIVEN me a new one instead of having it repaired as you did.
3. e. she hadn’t stayed up very late last night
Mary stayed up very late last night. Today she is tired and sleepy.
She wishes SHE HADN’T STAYED UP VERY LATE LAST NIGHT.
4. e. acts as if he were the sales manager
I am sure he is not the man in charge of the sales department. But now he ACTS AS IF HE WERE THE SALES MANAGER.
5. d. had been
I wish that, just for a day, I HAD BEEN president of the United States.
6. a. wouldn’t have
I am sorry I cannot go to the airport to see you mother off.
I wish I WOULDN’T HAVE to work overtime tonight.
7. b. I could have met him
A good friend of yours visited your town, but unfortunately you were away when he came. So you didn’t see him. You say: I wish I COULD HAVE MET HIM.
8. b. would answer
I wish someone WOULD ANSWER the telephone. It has been ringing for about five minutes.
9. d. Bill is not the owner of the store
Bill has been working for this book store for many years, and now he acts as if he were the owner.
10. e. he had kept his money in the bank
John kept all of his money in his wallet instead of putting it in the bank. Then he lost his wallet. He probably wishes HE HAD KEPT HIS MONEY IN THE BANK.
11. a. I didn’t know that she was ill
I wish I had known that Ann was ill. I would have gone to see her.
12. a. she broke the dish
One of the dishes was broken. My little sister kept silent and acted as if she hadn’t done anything wrong.
13. c. were
“Is Evi still sick?”
“Yes. I wish she WERE here now to help me type the report.”
14. c. he were here
I wish HE WERE HERE now to watch our play.
15. c. hadn’t done that
I’d rather you HADN’T DONE THAT yesterday.
16. c. We don’t know the girl.
There is a pretty girl at our campus. We wish we knew her, but she is a new student.
17. d. I didn’t wash the dishes.
My mother wishes I had washed the dishes.
18. a. were
Soraya has won the medal for gymnastic. I wish I WERE as good as she is.
And, as usual, please correct me if I am wrong!
Haries Ramdhani
March 18, 2012
Wandered around the web looked for Subjunctive quiz and finally stopped here, my answers actually same as the one above but here’s some corrections:
For number 3 the answer should be a. she didn’t stay up very late last night because it used She wishes
For number 4 the answer actually should be I could meet him because it used I wish but there’s no options like that on the question so the possible answer is a. I were able to see him
and for number 17 I thought the question is wrong, it should be My mother wished I had washed the dishes not My mother wishes I had washed the dishes.
Just tried to correct it, sorry if I’m also wrong :-)