PROBLEM 9. PREFERENCE
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SUBJECT+
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WOULD RATHER+
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VERB WORD
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I
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would rather
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drive.
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SUBJECT+
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WOULD RATHER+
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NOT +
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VERB WORD
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I
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would rather
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not
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drive.
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SUBJECT+
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WOULD RATHER+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
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V(PAST)
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I
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would rather
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that
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you
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drove.
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SUBJECT+
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WOULD RATHER+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
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DIDN’T+
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VERB WORD
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I
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would rather
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that
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you
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didn’t
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drive.
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Note: Avoid using don’t or doesn’t instead of didn’t.
PROBLEM 10. UNFULFILLED DESIRES IN THE PAST
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SUBJECT+
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HAD HOPED+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
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WOULD
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VERB WORD
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We
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had hoped
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that
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she
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would
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change her mind.
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SUBJECT+
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HAD HOPED+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
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WOULD NOT
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VERB WORD
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We
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had hoped
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that
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she
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would not
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change her mind.
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PROBLEM 11. CONDITIONS
WILL, CAN, MAY, MUST
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IF+
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SUBJECT+
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V(PRESENT)+
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……., +
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SUBJECT+
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WILL+ (can, may, must)
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VERB WORD
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If
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we
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find
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her address,
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we
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will
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write her.
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OR
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SUBJECT+
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WILL+
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VERB WORD+
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IF+
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SUBJECT+
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V(PRESENT)+
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…
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We
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will
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write her
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if
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we
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find
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her address.
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WOULD, COULD, MIGHT, SHOULD
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IF+
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SUBJECT+
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V(PAST)+
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……., +
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SUBJECT+
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WOULD+(could, might, should)
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VERB WORD
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If
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we
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found
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her address,
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we
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would
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write her.
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OR
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SUBJECT+
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WOULD+
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VERB WORD+
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IF+
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SUBJECT+
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V(PAST)+
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…
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We
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would
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write her
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if
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we
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found
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her address.
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WOULD, COULD, MIGHT, SHOULD
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IF+
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SUBJECT+
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HAD+
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PARTICIPLE+
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..., +
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SUBJECT+
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WOULD HAVE+
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PARTICIPLE+M
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If
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we
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had
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found
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her address,
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we
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would have
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written her.
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OR
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SUBJECT+
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WOULD+
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HAVE+
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PARTICIPLE+
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IF+
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SUBJECT+
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HAD+
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PARTICIPLE+
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…
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We
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would
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have
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written her
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if
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we
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had
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found
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her address.
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PROBLEM 12. DESIRES
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SUBJECT+
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WISH(PRESENT)+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
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HAD COULD HAVE + WOULD HAVE
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+ PARTICIPLE
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I wish that you had called yesterday (past) I wish that you could have called yesterday (past) I wish that you would have called yesterday. (past)
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SUBJECT+
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WISH (PRESENT)+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
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V(PAST) –custom present COULD +VERB WORD + future WOULD+VERB WORD future WERE+ –ING FORM
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I wish that you called every day. I wish that you could call tomorrow I wish that you would call tomorrow
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