Past Perfect
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the past simple and the past perfect.
I wish you ...... (tell) me earlier about your financial problems. Then, we could have done somethinga about them and your company wouldn't have gone bust.
I wish she ...... (be) more open in her relationship. Michael would never have broken up with her then.
I wish they ...... (not/leave) the windows wide open. Now it's freezing cold in here.
I wish you ...... (not/reject) my proposal. We would have made a lot of money.
If only Lilly ...... (go) out with me on a date. I really worship the ground she walks on.
If only the manager ...... (enter) into that big contract. It could have been us with the big smiling faces on all those billboards now.
If only the mechanic ...... (not/change) the brakes. Now the car seems to be in a kind of worse shape than before.
If only Jane ...... (not/put) out the fire. Now, we'll never smoke the fish.
I'd rather you ...... (ask) for permission before coming in this late.
I'd rather she ...... (not/meet) Greg again. He's a real bad influence.
I'd rather you ...... (speak) with a marriage counselor. He might have helped you solve your biggest problems.
I'd rather Tim ...... (write) the letter last week. Now, it might be too late to do anything about the problems.