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Written practice Side by Side 4                             3                                        Units  5-6-7 

I-   WRITE A WISH:

Example:   Tom lives in Boston.     He wishes he lived in Peru.

1-    I had an accident because I wasn’t very careful.

    __________________________________________________________

2-    I don’t know how to swim.

    __________________________________________________________

3-    She doesn’t like to stay home alone.

    __________________________________________________________

4-    She doesn’t have vacation this Christmas.

    __________________________________________________________

5-    They arrived at school 2 hours late and couldn´t take the test.

    __________________________________________________________

II-  WRITE THE MEANING OF THE NEXT WORDS:

1- to pressure  _________________             6- wishing well       _________________

2- increase        _________________            7- convince          __________________

3- to bother     _________________             8- to improve         __________________

4- campaign   _________________             9- jealous               __________________   

5- get accepted   _________________        10- to wonder         __________________

III- CHANGE TO THE PAST UNREAL CONDITIONAL:

Example:  I didn’t call you because I left too late.   If I hadn’t left too late, I would have called you.

1- My kids weren’t happy because I forgot their presents.

    ____________________________________________________________________

2- I broke my leg because I wasn’t careful.

    ____________________________________________________________________

3- Michael didn´t go to the concert because he didn´t have the money.

    ____________________________________________________________________

4- Andrew won the championship because he had been preparing for it for a long time.

    ____________________________________________________________________

5- The plane didn´t take off because the pilot was on strike.

    ____________________________________________________________________

IV-  WRITE A SENTENCE USING “IF I WERE YOU”:

       I feel sick all the time.  What should I do?              If I were you, I’d visit a doctor

1-    I always forget what I’ve got to do.

      ____________________________________________________________________

2-    I’m always too busy for my family.

      ____________________________________________________________________

3-    I don´t like my new job.

      ____________________________________________________________________

4-    I´m looking for a good place to live. Where should I go?

      ____________________________________________________________________

5-    I have had a very bad cold for two weeks.

      ____________________________________________________________________

V- COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT IDEA.

1- If I (to be) ___________ you, I wouldn’t get that car.

2- If he (to see) ___________  ___________ that movie, he wouldn’t have gone there.

3- I could never buy a bike when I was young. I wish (to have) I __________  __________ the money.

4- If we (to buy) ___________ that house, I would be happy.

5- She’ll call you if she (to have) ___________ the time.

6- If they (to be, not) _____________ so busy, they would go to the party tonight.

7- I would ( to tell) ___________  ___________ you the truth, if it didn´t hurt you so much.

8- Susan doesn´t enjoy working in that restaurant, she wishes she (to work) __________somewhere else.

VI – WRITE THE PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE NEXT VERBS.

1.  break up    _____________________                 6.  win             _____________________    

2.  borrow       _____________________                 7.  find             _____________________

3.  save           _____________________                 8.  improve     _____________________    

4.  run by        _____________________                 9.  Skip           _____________________    

5.  bother        _____________________                 10. spend        _____________________