Ejercicios de wish y would rather con soluciones (inglés 2.º Bachillerato) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Es hora de… ★★★

Completa cada frase con la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis.

1. It’s time we …… (buy) a new router.
2. It’s high time Mateo …… (call) his grandmother.
3. It’s about time the bus …… (arrive).
4. It’s time you …… (stop) checking your phone.
5. It’s high time they …… (repair) the school gym.

Ejercicio 2. Would rather con un solo sujeto ★★★

Elige la opción correcta.

1. I’d rather stay / to stay at home tonight.
2. Would you rather have / having tea or coffee?
3. Lucía would rather walk / walking than take the metro.
4. We’d rather not go / not to go to the beach today.
5. He’d sooner sleep / sleeping than watch that film.

Ejercicio 3. Would rather con otro sujeto ★★★

Completa con el pasado simple del verbo entre paréntesis.

1. I’d rather you …… (not / tell) anyone.
2. She’d rather we …… (come) tomorrow.
3. Ximena would rather her brother …… (turn) the music down.
4. My dad would rather I …… (not / drive) at night.
5. I’d rather you …… (wait) outside.

Ejercicio 4. Del español al inglés: las bases ★★★

Traduce al inglés.

1. Ya es hora de que nos vayamos.
2. Prefiero quedarme en casa.
3. Preferiría que no dijeras nada.
4. Ya va siendo hora de que estudies.

Ejercicio 5. ¿Real o irreal? As if y as though ★★★

Observa el esquema y elige la forma correcta. Si la situación es real usa el presente; si es irreal, el pasado.

1. Mateo talks as if he knows / knew everything, but he doesn’t.
2. Look at those clouds! It looks as if it is going to / were going to rain.
3. She treats me as if I am / were a child.
4. He spends money as though it grows / grew on trees.
5. You look as if you are / were about to faint. Sit down!

Ejercicio 6. Wish y if only con el presente ★★★

Completa con la forma correcta.

1. I wish I …… (have) a bigger room.
2. Joaquín wishes he …… (be) taller.
3. If only we …… (live) closer to the sea.
4. I wish I …… (can) play the piano.
5. They wish they …… (know) the answer.

Ejercicio 7. Une las mitades ★★★

Une cada comienzo con su final.

1. It’s time
2. I’d rather you
3. She jumped for joy
4. I wish
5. Suppose

1. as if she had won the lottery.
2. we booked the flights.
3. didn’t smoke in here.
4. I had listened to my teacher.
5. we missed the last train, how would we get home?

Ejercicio 8. Wish con el pasado perfecto ★★★

Completa con had + participio del verbo entre paréntesis.

1. I wish I …… (study) more last term.
2. If only Valentina …… (not / lose) her passport in Dublin.
3. Santiago wishes he …… (accept) the offer in Seattle.
4. We wish we …… (see) the concert in Leeds.
5. If only I …… (listen) to the weather forecast.

Ejercicio 9. Quejas con wish + would ★★★

Escribe una queja con I wish … would a partir de cada situación.

1. The bus is always late. (arrive on time)
2. My brother never knocks. (knock)
3. It keeps raining. (stop)
4. Lucía leaves her bike in the hall. (not leave)

Ejercicio 10. Would rather en el pasado ★★★

Completa con la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis.

1. I’d rather you …… (tell) me yesterday.
2. She’d rather they …… (not / invite) Dan to the party last week.
3. Mateo would rather he …… (go) to Cork last summer.
4. I’d rather you …… (not / mention) it to the teacher yesterday.
5. I’d rather …… (be) at home than here right now.

Ejercicio 11. Suppose y supposing ★★★

Completa con la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis.

1. Suppose you …… (win) a trip to Auckland. What would you pack?
2. Supposing it …… (rain) on Saturday, will they postpone the match?
3. Suppose Leo …… (not / get) the visa, what would he do?
4. Suppose you …… (miss) the ferry yesterday, what would have happened?
5. Suppose we …… (go) by train instead?

Ejercicio 12. Corrige el error ★★★

Cada frase tiene un error. Escríbela correctamente.

1. It’s time to we go.
2. I’d rather to stay at home.
3. I wish I would have more time.
4. I’d rather you don’t smoke.
5. I wish I knew it yesterday.

Ejercicio 13. Reescribe con otra estructura ★★★

Reescribe cada frase con la palabra o expresión indicada sin cambiar el significado.

1. You should really start revising. (It’s high time)
2. I prefer to eat later. (rather)
3. She isn’t a model, but she walks like one. (as if)
4. Please don’t use my laptop. (I’d rather)
5. I’m sorry I didn’t call you. (wish)

Ejercicio 14. Del español al inglés: deseos e hipótesis ★★★

Traduce al inglés.

1. Ojalá tuviera más tiempo para leer.
2. Ojalá hubiera estudiado más.
3. Habla como si fuera el dueño del instituto.
4. Preferiría que llegaran temprano.
5. Imagina que nos quedáramos sin batería.

Ejercicio 15. Comprensión: mensajes entre amigos ★★★

Lee la conversación y responde en inglés.

1. Where does Lucía wish she were, and is she there now?
2. Which sentence shows a preference about what another person does?
3. Is the exam really tomorrow? How do you know?

Ejercicio 16. Texto con huecos ★★★

Completa el texto con la forma adecuada del verbo entre paréntesis.

Valentina is in her last year at an instituto in Sevilla. It’s high time she (1) …… (choose) a degree, but she’d rather (2) …… (wait) until July. Her parents talk as if she (3) …… (already / decide), and she wishes they (4) …… (not / push) her. If only she (5) …… (can) spend a year in Dublin! Suppose she (6) …… (get) the scholarship next month, where would she go?

Ejercicio 17. Corrige el texto ★★★

Cada frase contiene un error de forma verbal. Corrígelo.

1. I’d rather you would stay.
2. It’s high time we are leaving.
3. He wishes he didn’t buy that car last year.
4. Suppose you would win the lottery, what would you do?
5. She’d rather going by bus than by train.
6. I wish it will stop snowing.

Ejercicio 18. Mediación: explica el mensaje ★★★

Tu amigo irlandés Cian no entiende español. Explícale en inglés, en dos o tres frases, este mensaje de tu hermana usando it’s time, would rather y wish: «Ya es hora de que ordenes tu cuarto. Preferiría que lo hicieras hoy y no el domingo. Ojalá me ayudaras más en casa».

Ejercicio 19. Transformaciones con palabra dada ★★★

Reescribe cada frase con la palabra indicada, sin cambiar el significado.

1. You haven’t tidied your room and now it is necessary. TIME
2. Ana asked me not to tell Dad. RATHER
3. He isn’t a professional chef, but he cooks like one. AS IF
4. I regret that I didn’t book earlier. WISH
5. What would you do if you lost your passport in Miami? SUPPOSE

Ejercicio 20. Escritura guiada: mi instituto ideal ★★★

Escribe un párrafo de cinco frases (60-80 palabras) sobre qué cambiarías en tu instituto. Usa una vez cada estructura: it’s time, would rather, wish, as if y suppose.