I WISH______________KEY

WISH

1.- COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT TENSE

     1) I don’t understand this point of grammar. I wish I 

         _____understood_______________ (understand) better

     2) It never stops raining here. I wish it ____would stop________________ (stop) 

         raining

     3) I should never have said that. I wish I _____hadn’t said_______________ (not

          say) that 

     4) I miss my friends. I wish my friends ___were_________________ (be) here 

         right now.

     5) I speak terrible English. I wish I _____spoke_______________ (speak) English 

         well

     6) I cannot sleep. The dog next door is making too much noise. I wish it

         ____would keep________________ (keep) quiet

     7) This train is very slow. The earlier train was much faster. I wish I 

          _____had caught_______________ (catch) the earlier one.

     8) I didn’t see the TV programme but everybody said it was excellent. I wish I

         ______had seen______________ (see) it

     9) I went out in the rain and now I have a bad cold. I wish I _______hadn’t gone 

         _____________(not go) out.

   10) This movie is terrible. I wish we _____had gone_______________ (go) to see 

          another one.

   11) I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I 

         ______lived______________ (live) in Spain.

   12) I love California. I wish I ______were______________  (be) there right now.

   13) My car is too small. I wish I ______had______________ (have) a bigger one.

   14) I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I ______had had______________ (have) 

          more time there but I had to go on to New York.

   15) My face is bright red. I wish I _______hadn’t sat_____________ (not sit) in the 

          sun so long yesterday.

   16) It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ____hadn’t told________________ 

         (not tell) him.

   17) They didn't offer me the job. I wish they _____had offered_______________ 

         (offer) it to me.

   18) You're always moaning about something or other. I wish you _____would 

           shut up _______________ (shut up)

   19) I hate having red hair. I wish I _______had_____________ (have) blonde hair.

   20) This exercise is very boring. I wish the teacher _____would 

         give_______________ (give) us some more interesting things to do.

   21) Bruce wishes he ____had________________ (have) more money so he could

          buy a  new sweater.

   22) I wish I _________were___________ (be) taller so that I could play in a 

         basketball team

   23) I wish I ______hadn’t parked______________ (not park) there, I wouldn’t have 

          got a fine

   24) I wish you _____didn’t drink_______________ (not drink) so much. You’re a 

         complete idiot when you’re drunk.

   25) I wish the council _____hadn’t demolished_______________ (not demolish) 

          that beautiful old house. It was part of the town’s heritage

   26) I wish Samantha _____washed_______________ (wash) her hair more often. It 

          looks so greasy all the time.

   27) I wish we ______hadn’t gone______________ (not go) to Malta for our 

          holidays. Greece would have been better, I think.

   28) Joseph wishes he _____hadn’t cheated______________ (not cheat) in the 

          exam. The teacher was very angry with him.

   29) I wish I ______knew_____________ (know) more about cooking. I have to 

          prepare something special for my guests.

   30) Timothy wishes she _______hadn’t eaten_____________ (not eat) too many 

         strawberries. She has got a terrible stomach ache.

2.- REWRITE NEXT SENTENCES USING “WISH”

     1) I’m sorry I spent so much money

          I wish I hadn’t spent so much money

     2) They know it was a mistake to lie to us

          They wish they hadn’t lied to us

     3) She regrets not buying that dress when she had the chance

         She wishes she had bought that dress when she had the chance

     4) I’m sorry I don’t know her phone number

          I wish I knew her phone number

     5) My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday.

         I wish my husband had remembered to bring ……

     6) I don't speak Italian so I can't read this book in original version.

         I wish I spoke Italian so ……

     7) He was driving very fast when he had the accident

         I wish he hadn’t driven so fast

     8) The children won't tell me the secret.

          I wish the children told me the secret

9)  I won't be able to take the day off.

I wish I could take the day off

10)       She didn't buy a lottery ticket. Everyone else won the lottery.

She wishes she had bought a lottery ticket

11)       Unfortunately I accepted the job

I wish I had accepted the job

12)       She didn't tell him she loved him and he married someone else

She wishes she had told him she loved him.

13)       I’m sorry I haven’t got a washing machine

I wish I got a washing machine

14)       I’m sorry I don’t live near my work

I wish I lived near my work

15)       I’m sorry our garden doesn’t get any sun.

I wish our garden got any sun

16)       I’m sorry I called him a liar

I wish I hadn’t called him a liar

17)       I’m sorry I didn’t book a seat

I wish I had booked a seat

18)       I’d like you to keep quiet

I wish you kept quiet

19)       I’d like Tom not to have been so rude

I wish Tom hadn’t been so rude

20)       I’m sorry that shops here shut on Saturday afternoon

I wish shops here didn’t shut on Saturday afternoon

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES_________KEY

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1.-            COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT TENSE

     1)  If _______were________________________ (be) you, I’d apologize to her right 

           away

     2) If I run into her, I ___________will tell____________________ (tell) her you’re 

         looking for her

     3) If he _______does________________________ (do) that again, I’ll call the police

     4) He’d never have asked her out on a date if she ______hadn’t kissed

         _________________________ (not kiss) him first. 

     5) If you were her, what ________would you do_______________________ (you, do)?

     6) If she hadn’t gone to England, she _____wouldn’t have met   

          __________________________ (not meet) Orlando Bloom

     7) If it doesn’t start snowing, __________go_____________________ (go) to Music 

         school

     8) If you _______had saved________________________ (save) some money earlier, 

          you wouldn’t have been broke right now

     9) If I hadn’t arrived at the airport so late, I _______wouldn’t have missed

         ________________________ (not miss) my flight

   10) ____________Get___________________ (get) the second T-shirt if you buy one.

   11) He almost fell from the balcony. I’m sure that if he had fallen, he 

         _________would have broken______________________ (break) his leg or 

        something.

   12) If I’m leaving now, I _____will be__________________________ (be) in two hours

   13) If she ______likes_________________________ (like), I can lend her my dress 

   14) We would run the risk of pricing ourselves out of the market if we 

          __________increased_____________________ (increase) the price

   15) If you’d asked your boss, I’m sure he _____would have considered 

         __________________________ (consider) your proposal

  16) The radio is broken. When you turn it on, it 

         ________makes_______________________ (make) a strange noise

  17) I’d set them the task if they __________were_____________________ (be) more 

        reliable

  18) If I had known how long the journey was, I _____would have taken 

        __________________________ (take) something else to read with me.

  19) If she _______doesn’t manage________________________ (not manage) to finish 

         the catalogue on time, we’ll have to postpone printing until next month

  20) The accident _____wouldn’t / might not have been__________________________

        (not be) if you’d been driving more slowly 

  21) She will know the answer if she ________tries_______________________ (try) to 

        understand

  22) She’d be happy if she ____________married___________________ (marry) him

  23) She wouldn’t have missed the train if she ________had woken 

        _______________________ (wake) up earlier

  24) His sister ___________would have been ____________________ (be) glad if you’d 

        phoned her

  25) If Jack __________meets_____________________ (meet) Jack, he’ll tell him the 

        truth

  26) He’d fly to Paris if he _________won______________________ (win) a lot of money

  27) If they take their medicine, they ________will feel_______________________

         (feel) better.

  28) If you _________had asked______________________ (ask) me, I’d have told you

  29) She’d feel better if she _______ate________________________ (eat) less

  30) If you meet her, _______________don’t ignore________________ (not ignore) her 

2.- REWRITE NEXT SENTENCES INTO CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

     1) I didn’t go Helen’s party because she didn’t invite me

         I would have gone to Helen’s party if she had invited me

     2) We’ll go to the beach unless it rains

         We’ll go to the beach if it doesn’t rain

     3) Ann can’t buy a new car because she hasn’t got enough money

         If Ann had enough money, she could / would buy a new car

    4) You can get access to Internet only by having a password

        You can get access to Internet if you have a password

     5) She feels lonely since she hasn’t got any friends

          If she had some friends, she wouldn’t feel lonely

     6) Lorenzo didn’t win the race because his motorbike broke down

         Lorenzo would have won the race if his motorbike hadn’t broken down

     7) Should you require more information, ask at the desk

         If you (should) require more information, ask at the desk

     8) Jim missed the plane because he arrived late at the airport

         If Jim hadn’t arrived late at the airport, he wouldn’t have missed the plane

     9) I don’t have a modem, so I can’t e-mail you

         If I had a modem, I would e-mail you  

   10) I didn’t sent them a postcard because I didn’t know their new address

          I would have sent them a postcard if I had known their new address

   11) I won’t go to the party if you don’t go with me

          I won’t go to the party unless you go with me

  12) Had I been told about the situation, I would have dismissed them

         If I had been told about ……

  13) Ice melts down when you heat it

        Ice melts down if you heat it

  14) You won’t get a promotion if your work doesn’t improve

         You won’t get a promotion unless your work improves

  15) Whenever I make a promise, I keep it

        If I make a promise, I keep it

  16) He was too slow to win the race

        If he hadn’t been so slow, he would have won the race  // If he had been faster, …

  17) Should you see Paul, tell him about the meeting

        If you see Paul, tell him about the meeting

  18) Had you asked me, I would have helped you

        If you had asked me, I would have helped you

  19) Whenever Peter and I meet, we talk about the good old times

         If Peter and I meet, we talk about the good old times

20)Had the referee seen the foul, he’d have awarded a penalty kick

If the referee had seen …….