you want or be able to read minds?
6 Would you rather be good-looking but stupid or intelligent but ugly?
7 Would you rather move to a new city every week or never be able to leave the city where you were born?
8 Would you rather be talked about by everybody or ignored by everybody?
9 Would you rather be able to disappear or make other people disappear?
EXERCISE 4
Look at the situations and make sentences using «d rather + someone + Past Simple:
Kudjo is talking to Luna. Complete the sentences, as in the example:
– I’ll cook dinner if you really want me to, but ….I’d rather you cooked something delicious tonight.
1 I’ll go to the market if you really want me to, but ….
2 I’ll tidy the room if you really want me to, but ….
3 I’ll empty the rubbish bin if you really want me to, but ….
4 I’ll hoover the flat if you really want me to, but ….
5 I’ll make coffee if you really want me to, but ….
6 I’ll wash the bowls if you really want me to, but ….
7 I’ll throw a party this weekend if you really want me to, but ….
8 I’ll find your favourite toy if you really want me to, but ….
9 I’ll fight with that nasty Dane if you really want me to, but ….
EXERCISE 5
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form and guess the last word of the sentence:
1 Kudjo would rather Luna /not communicate/ with her neighbour so *****.
2 It’s high time Luna /behave/ herself in *****.
3 Kudjo would rather /live/ in the country and /eat/ natural *****.
4 Luna would rather /not go/ to the country at all. She is afraid of pigs and *****.
5 Luna’s parents would rather Luna /know/ nothing about their skeletons in the *****.
6 It’s about time they /stop/ considering Luna to be little and *****.
7 Luna would rather /have/ long blonde hair than short brown *****.
8 Kudjo would rather /not have/ any hair in the hot *****.
9 It’s time Kudjo and Luna /find/ a new hobby (for example, fishing) and /forget/ about *****.
EXERCISE 6
Change the sentences using the constructions in brackets:
For example,
Luna’s parents are too fussy and it irritates Luna. («d rather) – Luna would rather her parents were not so fussy.
1 Kudjo and Luna didn’t understand what the bats were trying to tell them because they didn’t know their language. (unreal of past)
2 Kudjo has been meaning to learn different languages of birds and mammals. («d rather)
3 Anyway, Kudjo and Luna guessed that the bats wanted to show them something important. (unreal of past)
4 The dogs agreed to follow the bats because they believed them. (unreal of past)
5 The bats would like Kudjo and Luna to go into the forest. («d rather)
6 Luna is a bit scared of going to the middle of nowhere especially after midnight. (unreal of present)
7 Moreover, Luna’s parents are in a twit because it’s too late and Luna hasn’t come home yet. (it’s high time)
8 On the other hand, the bats may know something that can help the dog find the truth. (real condition)
9 Kudjo prefers to follow the bats anywhere in spite of the night time. («d rather)
EXERCISE 7
Enlarge the sentences by using the constructions in brackets:
For example,
Kudjo wants Luna to go with him.
«d rather… – Kudjo would rather Luna went with him to see what the bats have decided to show them.
It’s time… — It’s time Luna stopped being such a coward.
If … – If Luna were not so cowardly, she’d risk going with Kudjo.
1 Luna’s parents are worried a lot.
«d rather… —
It’s time… —
If … —
2 The bats are still fluttering their wings around Kudjo and Luna.
«d rather… —
It’s time… —
If … —
3 The little pup is feeling much better now.
«d rather… —
It’s time… —
If … —
4 Luna has agreed to follow the bats but only in the morning.
«d rather… —
It’s time… —
If … —
5 The first problem is how to explain it to the bats.
«d rather… —
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