CAE Unit 3

1. CAE Unit 3 Hasier Goitia Álvaro Cáceres 1º C

2. Contents • Ifonly • Wishes • It’s time • Would rather/sooner

3. “ If only, if only, —the woodpecker sighs—, the bark on the trees were as soft as the skies. ” Spicing up conditionals If only

4. If Only HypotheticalSituations • Present: past + would • “If I had time, I’d take up piano lessons.” (I don’t have time, so I won’t take up piano lessons) • “If I were rich, I would buy a new car.” (I am not rich, so I won’t buy a new car)

5. If Only HypotheticalSituations • Past: past perfect + would have • “Had Itaken an umbrella, I wouldn’t have gotten wet.” (I didn’t take an umbrella, so I got wet) • “If I had studied, I would have passed the exam.” (I didn’t study, so I didn’t pass the exam)

6. If Only Conditionals with if only • If only can be used in both present and past hypotheticalsituations. • “If only I hadtaken an umbrella, I wouldn’t have gotten wet.” • “If only I were rich, I would buy a new car.”

7. If Only Uses of if only • If only shows regret. • “If only I hadn’t been so harsh, we would still be friends.” • If only is used to emphasize the sentence. • “If only I hadn’t dunk so much, this wouldn’t have happended!” • “If only she’d look at me, that would make my day!”

8. If Only Characteristics of if only • The second clause is often left out. • “If only I had known before!” • The verb to be usually takes the form of were. • “If only I were a rich man!”

9. “ Someday I’ll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me. ” The Wishing-Well Wishes

10. Wishes Present and Future Time • The verb appears after wish. • “I wish I had an iPhone.” (I don’t have an iPhone) • “I wish I was going on holiday next week.” (I am not going on holiday)

11. Wishes Would • Would is used when the speaker wants somebody or something else to change. • “I wish it would stop raining.” • “I wish he wouldn’t give us so much homework.”

12. Wishes Past Time • Wish + past perfect • “I wish I hadn’t eaten the whole pizza.” (I did eat the whole pizza) • “I wish I had studied more for the exam.” (I didn’t study)

13. “ I’d rather ask for forgiveness than ask for permission. ” Personal Preference I’d rather/sooner/prefer

14. I’d rather/sooner/prefer Sentence Structure • I’d rather is followed by past verb forms, like wishes in the present. • “I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here”. • Comparisons • “I’d ratherbe happy than rich.” (Present: I’d rather + infinitive) • “I’d ratherhavebeenborn in Grece than in Rome.” (Past: I’d rather + present prefect continuous)

15. Wishes I’d prefer • I’d prefer + it + past verb form. • “I’d prefer it if you didn’t smoke in here.” (I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here) • I’d prefer + person + infinitive • “I’d preferyouto sit on your chair.” (Rather than sit on the floor)

16. I’d rather/sooner/prefer Comparisons • I’d rather/I’d sooner. • “I’d rather/soonerhave a horse than a dog”. • “I’d rather/soonerhave tea than coffee”. • I’d prefer • “I’d prefer (having) a horse to a dog”. • “I’d prefer (having) tea to coffee.”

17. “ I’m late! I’m late for a very important date! No time to say “Hello”, “Goodby”, I’m late, I’m late, I’m late, I’m late! ” A Very Important Date It’s time

18. It’s time Sentence Structure • It’s time is followed by past simple or continuous. • “It’s time we fixed the radio”. • “It’s time you went to bed”. (Past simple) • “It’s time something was done about the problem.” (Past continuous)

19. It’s time Uses • It’s time refers to an ureal time. • “It’s time something was done about this!”. (Nothing has been done yet) • “It’s time he got his hair cut.” (He hasn’t gotten his hair cut yet.)

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21. CAE - Unit 3Exercises Hasier Goitia Álvaro Cáceres 1º C

22. Exercises Complete the sentences so that they have a similar meaning to the one given. • I’d prefer it if he stopped smoking. • I wish ___________________________. • If only __________________________. • It’s time _______________________. • I wish I could draw. • If only ________________. • It’s time _______________________. he would stop smoking he would stop smoking he stopped smoking I could draw I learnt how to draw

23. Exercises Complete the sentences so that they have a similar meaning to the one given. • It’s time something was done about this. • I wish ____________________________ about this. • If only ________________________ about this. • I’d prefer it if ______________________ about this. • I wish I hadn’t painted my room blue. • If only ________________________________. • I’d rather _________________________ a different color. something would be done something were done something was done I hadn’t painted my room blue have painted my room

24. Exercises Starting from the sentence given, create a new sentence with if only and I wish. • I’m not very tall. • I wish ____________. • If only _____________. • I can’t afford a new laptop. • If only _____________________, _________________________. • I wish _____________________ so that ________________________. I was tall I were tall I had enough money I would buy a new laptop I had enough money I could buy a new laptop

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