Would rather and had better

Would rather and had better
Fill in the blanks.
1. I’d rather you ………………….. keep in touch with him.
a) don’t
b) didn’t
2. I wish I ……………….. go through this.
a) hadn’t to
b) didn’t have to
3. You’d better ………………… a doctor.
a) consult
b) to consult
4. After the way he treated me, I wish I …………………… him.
a) didn’t marry
b) hadn’t married
5. I’d rather …………….. on Sundays.
a) not to work
b) not work
6. You had better ………………… your valuables in a locker.
a) keep
b) to keep
7. We had better …………………. for a drink.
a) not stop
b) not to stop
8. We could sack him right now, but ……………….
a) I wouldn’t rather
b) I’d rather not
9. I wish I ………………… there when they arrested him.
a) was
b) had been
10. I wish you ………………… take this personally.
a) won’t

b) wouldn’t


Answers
1. I’d rather you didn’t keep in touch with him.
2. I wish I didn’t have to go through this.
3. You’d better consult a doctor.
4. After the way he treated me, I wish I hadn’t married him.
5. I’d rather not work on Sundays.
6. You had better keep your valuables in a locker.
7. We had better not stop for a drink.
8. We could sack him right now, but I’d rather not.
9. I wish I had been there when they arrested him.
10. I wish you wouldn’t take this personally.

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