Unreale Verwendung der Vergangenheitsformen: wish, rather, if only, it’s time

Diese Übung konzentriert sich auf fortgeschrittene grammatische Strukturen, die Vergangenheitsformen verwenden, um über irreale oder hypothetische Situationen zu sprechen. Du übst mit Formen wie wish, if only, it's (high) time und would rather, um Bedauern, Wünsche oder Vorlieben in Gegenwarts- und Vergangenheitskontexten auszudrücken. Die Beherrschung dieser Ausdrücke hilft dir, im Englischen sowohl schriftlich als auch mündlich natürlicher und nuancierter zu klingen.

1. I wish I _____ how to solve this problem.

knew

know

have known

2. He talks as if he _____ the boss.

was

were

3. If only she _____ the job offer.

took

had taken

has taken

4. It’s time you _____ a new phone.

get

will get

got

5. I’d rather you _____ to him like that.

don’t speak

haven’t spoken

didn’t speak

6. If only we _____ earlier, we would have seen the performance.

had arrived

arrived

have arrived

7. She acts as though she _____ the place.

owns

has owned

owned

8. I wish they _____ so much noise during meetings.

didn’t make

hadn’t made

wouldn’t make

9. If only I _____ harder for the exam.

had studied

studied

have studied

10. It’s high time we _____ a decision.

make

have made

made

11. I’d rather you _____ with us to the meeting.

came

come

had come

12. Don’t you wish you _____ him the truth?

told

have told

had told