Usages irréels des temps passés : wish, rather, if only, it’s time

Cet exercice porte sur des structures grammaticales avancées utilisant des temps passés pour évoquer des situations irréelles ou hypothétiques. Vous vous entraînerez avec des formes telles que wish, if only, it's (high) time et would rather pour exprimer regrets, envies ou préférences dans des contextes présents et passés. Maîtriser ces expressions vous permettra de paraître plus naturel et nuancé à l’écrit comme à l’oral en anglais.

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