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C1 Unreal Time and Hypothetical Distancing Test

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C1 Unreal Time and Hypothetical Distancing Test

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British English usage: Advanced unreal time uses past forms to create distance from reality in wishes, preferences, high time expressions and hypothetical comparisons.

Cambridge Grammar reference: The past form may signal remoteness rather than past time; the past perfect pushes an unreal situation further back for regret or counterfactual reference.

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1. It’s high time we ___ home. (go)
2. I’d rather you ___ this with anyone. (not discuss)
3. She acts as if she ___ everything. (know)
4. He talks as though he ___ there himself. (be)
5. I wish I ___ more confident.
6. If only they ___ us earlier. (tell)
7. I’d sooner you ___ tomorrow instead. (come)
8. Suppose you ___ the job; would you take it? (get)
9. What if we ___ the deadline? (miss)
10. Choose the sentence expressing urgency now.
11. Choose the more formal hypothetical form.
12. She looked at me as if I ___ something wrong. (do)