Ex. 73, p. 476 1. Even if the doctor
were here, he
couldn't help you. 2. If it
were summer we
would/should have a walking holiday. 3. If only he
avoided/had avoided complications! 4. If only I
could keep from thinking about my troubles! 5. If you
hadn't walked bareheaded, you
wouldn't have caught cold. 6. But for you I
should/would never
have found a way out then. 7. If I
could forget everything! 8. If
you
weren't cold, you
wouldn't be shivering from head to foot. 9. If this medicine
had not brought down the fever, we
would/should have had to send for a doctor. 10. If
Anne
had passed her exams in spring, she
would feel/ would be feeling a second-year
student. 11. If he
had followed all the doctor's instructions, he
would have avoided pneumonia. 12. If the boy
had known about the Centigrade thermometer, he
would not have thought of death. 13. If it
ached him to move, he
wouldn't be walking himself. 14. If he
had heard your words, he
would have got offended.
Ex. 74, p. 477 1. I wish I hadn't left/forgotten the book at home. (If only I hadn't left/forgotten the
book at home!) I should read this fragment to you. 2. I wish it hadn't happened. (I'm
sorry it happened.) If you had been there, you might have prevented it. 3. I wish I
could swim as well as you. 4. "I wish I hadn't left Capetown," Lanny thought. 5. We
wished we had gone to the theatre with them. 6. I wish we had been told what to do
in such cases. (If only we had been told what to do in such cases!) 8. I wish someone
would call on us/drop in tonight. 9. I wish it hadn't been so cold and we had been
able to walk longer. 10. Suddenly she felt so lonely that she wished she hadn't come
there alone. 11. I wish you had followed/listened to the doctor's advice. You would
be feeling/would feel much better now. 11. I wish you were interested in art. We
could/might go to the exhibition together. 12. I wish you had turned on the radio in
time. You would have enjoyed listening to this programme.