THE SUBJUNCTIVE

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1. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present Subjunctive of the verbs shown in brackets. For example:

They insisted that she _____ at once. (to come)

They insisted that she come at once.

The proposal that she ______ us has merit. (to meet)

The proposal that she meet us has merit.

1. He suggested that I _________ ready by eight o'clock. (to be)

2. We request that she _________ the window. (to open)

3. They demanded that he _________ the room. (to leave)

4. I will ask that she _____________ me. (to accompany)

5. They recommended that he _________ to Bermuda. (to fly)

6. The request that we ______ ready to leave at six is a nuisance. (to be)

7. The recommendation that she ______ a holiday was carried out. (to take)

8. It is necessary that you _________ able to come with us. (to be)

9. They asked that we _________ standing. (to remain)

10. The requirement that he _________ work will be hard to meet. (to find)

11. It is important that he _________ everything he can. (to learn)

12. The demand that she __________ the report has been carried out. (to complete)

2. Complete each of the following sentences with the Past Perfect Subjunctive of the verb shown in brackets. For example:

They wished they ___ not ____. (to come)

They wished they had not come.

I wish I ________ ready on time. (to be)

I wish I had been ready on time.

Will she wish she __________ her bicycle? (to ride)

Will she wish she had ridden her bicycle?

1. I wish I ______ not ____________ the answers. (to lose)

2. They wished they ______ not _____________ the appointment. (to forget)

3. He will wish he __________________ us the book. (to show)

4. Will they wish we __________________ them some food? (to give)

5. We wish it _______________ yesterday. (to snow)

6. She wished she ______ not _________ the window. (to open)

7. I wished I _______________ the news. (to hear)

8. You wish you _______________ what to do. (to know)

3. Complete each of the following sentences with the Simple Past Subjunctive of the verb shown in brackets. For example:

He wished he ____ able to do it. (to be)

He wished he were able to do it.

I wish I ______ with you. (to agree)

I wish I agreed with you.

They will wish they _____ time to come. (to have)

They will wish they had time to come.

1. I wish it _________ possible to finish the work tonight. (to be)

2. Will he wish he ______ ready? (to be)

3. She wished she _________ how to sing. (to know)

4. We wish they ____________ to come with us. (to want)

5. You wished you ___________ better. (to feel)

6. They will wish it _________ warmer. (to be)

7. Does he wish he ____________ younger? (to be)

8. I wish I _________ the subject more interesting. (to find)

4. Complete the following sentences, using the indicated verbs in the Simple conjugation with would. For example:

They wished the sun ___________. (to shine)

They wished the sun would shine.

Does she wish it __________? (to snow)

Does she wish it would snow?

You will wish the bell _________. (to ring)

You will wish the bell would ring.

1. They wished she __________________ the arrangements. (to make)

2. He will wish you __________________ him. (to help)

3. She wishes the mail _______________. (to come)

4. We wished they _________________. (to hurry)

5. You will wish the door _________________. (to open)

6. They wish we _________________ for them. (to wait)

7. I wish you _________________ to me. (to write)

8. Will she wish you _______________ her? (to join)

5. Paying attention to the underlined adverbs indicating time, complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the verb shown in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Subjunctive, the Simple Past Subjunctive, or the Simple conjugation with would, depending on whether the time of the action referred to in the subordinate clause is earlier than, the same as, or later than, the time of making the wish. For example:

We wished they _________ us earlier. (to call)

We wished they had called us earlier.

She wishes she ____ in Rome now.

She wishes she were in Rome now.

I wish you __________ with us tomorrow. (to come)

I wish you would come with us tomorrow.

1. I wish he ___________ here now. (to be)

2. I wish that you _____________ here yesterday. (to be)

3. We wish you ________________ tomorrow. (to come)

4. You will wish you ______________ earlier. (to leave)

5. They wished he _________________ with them the next day. (to come)

6. We wish you ________________ yesterday. (to arrive)

7. I wish that he ______________ us next year. (to visit)

8. She wishes that she ___________ at home now. (to be)

9. You wish that he ______________ you last week. (to help)

10. He will always wish he ____________ rich. (to be)

11. The boy wished that he ____________ the competition the next day. (to win)

12. She will wish she _____________ the arrangements earlier. (to make)

13. I wish the weather ____________ warmer now. (to be)

14. We always wished we ____________ fluent in other languages. (to be)

15. They wish he ________________ them next week. (to telephone)

Answers to Exercise 1:

1. be 2. open 3. leave 4. accompany 5. fly 6. be 7. take 8. be 9. remain 10. find 11. learn 12. complete

Answers to Exercise 2:

1. had, lost 2. had, forgotten 3. had shown 4. had given 5. had snowed 6. had, opened 7. had heard 8. had known

Answers to Exercise 3:

1. were 2. were 3. knew 4. wanted 5. felt 6. were 7. were 8. found

Answers to Exercise 4:

1. would make 2. would help 3. would come 4. would hurry 5. would open 6. would wait 7. would write 8. would join

Answers to Exercise 5:

1. were 2. had been 3. would come 4. had left 5. would come 6. had arrived 7. would visit 8. were 9. had helped 10. were 11. would win 12. had made 13. were 14. were 15. would telephone

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