TO EXPRESS THE

CONDITIONAL
I would like a cup of tea,
please.
If I were rich, I would travel
around the world.

1. I __________(love) a cup of hot tea. Its so cold outside!

2. ________________(you/prefer) a cup of tea or a cup of coffee?
3. If I were you, I _______________(not/buy) such an expensive handbag.
4. Who ___________________(you/like) to meet if you could meet anyone?
5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where _____________ (you/go)?
6. What ________________(we/do) without Mark? Hes so helpful!

TO EXPRESS A REGULARLY
REPEATED ACTION IN THE
PAST (same meaning as USED
TO) When I was a child, my mum

1. When I was young, I _____________ be very shy. Whenever we had a visit, I

___________ lock myself in my bedroom.
2. I got a new bike for my tenth birthday. My brother ____________ask me to ride it,
would sing me a song to sleep.
but I _____________(not/let) him use it.
3. When my parents were young, there ____________ a lot of illiterate people in our
country. Fortunately, this situation has improved a lot.
4. My mother ________________(not/let) me read at night, so I ____________
(take) a flashlight to bed and I stayed awake, reading my comics, for a while.
When USED TO is expressing
5. When I was a child, I ____________wake up to the sound of the birds singing in
a situation in the past, would
the garden.
may not be used as an
6. My father _______________have an old car. Now, hes got a brand new one.
alternative.
7. My grandmother ____________read me to sleep every night when I was six.
I used to live in Iowa
8. Tom ________________live in Mexico. Now, he lives in Texas.

Anne: You are eating too much these days, Sam. How much do you weigh?
Sam: _________________________________(not/tell) you, honey.
TO EXPRESS PREFERENCE Anne: Ill prepare a salad for dinner.
Sam: I__________________________(have) a steak with chips than eat a salad.
(WITH RATHER)
Anne: Well, I____________________________(go) out for dinner than stay at
I would rather go to the
cinema with you than study for home, but we must make an effort, Sam. Remember what the doctor told you.
Sam: I_______________________(not/talk) about that now. Im hungry.
the exam.

1. The film was quite entertaining but

Id rather go to the theatre.
Id rather have gone to the theatre.
I used to go to the theatre.

4. My first grade teacher

used to sit at her desk with a stern face every morning
would have sit at her desk with a stern face.
would rather sit at her desk with a stern face.

2. My father
would rather be afraid of flying.
used to be afraid of flying.
would be afraid of flying.
3. When I was a little child
my aunt would pinch my cheek every day.
my aunt would rather pinch my cheek every day.
my aunt would have pinched my cheek every day.

5. When the class was over, my teacher

would stand up and smile.
did use to stand up and smile.
would rather stand up and smile
6. My younger sister
used to be very cheerful.
would rather be very cheerful.
would be very cheerful.