Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a consolidar el uso del subjuntivo pasado en inglés para expresar hipótesis y deseos irreales en el presente, como ‘If I were you’ o ‘I wish I knew’.
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Exercice 1 — Completa con la forma correcta
Rellena el hueco con la forma verbal correcta del subjuntivo pasado en inglés.
- If I ___ (be) you, I would apologize immediately.
- She wishes she ___ (know) the answer to the question.
- If he ___ (have) more time, he would travel around the world.
- I wish I ___ (speak) French as fluently as my sister.
Correction
- If I were you, I would apologize immediately.
- She wishes she knew the answer to the question.
- If he had more time, he would travel around the world.
- I wish I spoke French as fluently as my sister.
Exercice 2 — Transforma las frases al subjuntivo pasado
Reescribe cada frase usando el subjuntivo pasado en inglés para expresar una situación hipotética o un deseo irreal en el presente.
- I don't have a car, so I can't drive to work. (Use 'If I…')
- He doesn't know her phone number, so he can't call her. (Use 'If he…')
- She is not tall enough to reach the shelf. (Use 'She wishes…')
- We don't live near the beach, so we can't go swimming every day. (Use 'If we…')
Correction
- If I had a car, I could drive to work.
- If he knew her phone number, he could call her.
- She wishes she were tall enough to reach the shelf.
- If we lived near the beach, we could go swimming every day.
Exercice 3 — Corrige los errores
Cada frase contiene un error relacionado con el subjuntivo pasado en inglés. Reescribe la frase completa de forma correcta.
- If I was you, I would think twice before deciding.
- She wishes she knows how to play the piano.
- If he will have more money, he would buy a bigger house.
- I wish I am able to help you with that problem.
Correction
- If I were you, I would think twice before deciding.
- She wishes she knew how to play the piano.
- If he had more money, he would buy a bigger house.
- I wish I were able to help you with that problem.
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