WISH
1.- COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT TENSE
1) I don’t understand this point of grammar. I wish I ____________________
(understand) better
2) It never stops raining here. I wish it ____________________ (stop) raining
3) I should never have said that. I wish I ____________________ (not say) that
4) I miss my friends. I wish my friends ____________________ (be) here right
now.
5) I speak terrible English. I wish I ____________________ (speak) English well
6) I cannot sleep. The dog next door is making too much noise. I wish it
____________________ (keep) quiet
7) This train is very slow. The earlier train was much faster. I wish I
________________ (catch) the earlier one.
8) I didn’t see the TV programme but everybody said it was excellent. I wish I
____________________ (see) it
9) I went out in the rain and now I have a bad cold. I wish I
_____________________ (not go) out.
10) This movie is terrible. I wish we ____________________ (go) to see another one.
11) I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ____________________
(live) in Spain.
12) I love California. I wish I ____________________ (be) there right now.
13) My car is too small. I wish I ____________________ (have) a bigger one.
14) I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I ____________________ (have) more
time there but I had to go on to New York.
15) My face is bright red. I wish I ____________________ (not sit) in the sun so long
yesterday.
16) It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ____________________ (not tell) him.
17) They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ____________________ (offer) it to me.
18) You're always moaning about something or other. I wish you
____________________ (shut up)
19) I hate having red hair. I wish I ____________________ (have) blonde hair.
20) This exercise is very boring. I wish the teacher ____________________ (give)
us some more interesting things to do.
21) Bruce wishes he ____________________ (have) more money so he could buy a
new sweater.
22) I wish I ____________________ (be) taller so that I could play in a basketball
team
23) I wish I ____________________ (not park) there, I wouldn’t have got a fine
24) I wish you ____________________ (not drink) so much. You’re a complete idiot
when you’re drunk.
25) I wish the council ____________________ (not demolish) that beautiful old
house. It was part of the town’s heritage
26) I wish Samantha ____________________ (wash) her hair more often. It looks so
greasy all the time.
27) I wish we ____________________ (not go) to Malta for our holidays. Greece
would have been better, I think.
28) Joseph wishes he ___________________ (not cheat) in the exam. The teacher
was very angry with him.
29) I wish I ___________________ (know) more about cooking. I have to prepare
something special for my guests.
30) Timothy wishes she ____________________ (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
2) They know it was a mistake to lie to us
3) She regrets not buying that dress when she had the chance
4) I’m sorry I don’t know her phone number
5) My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday.
6) I don't speak Italian so I can't read this book in original version.
7) He was driving very fast when he had the accident
8) The children won't tell me the secret.
9) I won't be able to take the day off.
10) She didn't buy a lottery ticket. Everyone else won the lottery.
11) Unfortunately I accepted the job
12) She didn't tell him she loved him and he married someone else
13) I’m sorry I haven’t got a washing machine
14) I’m sorry I don’t live near my work
15) I’m sorry our garden doesn’t get any sun.
16) I’m sorry I called him a liar
17) I’m sorry I didn’t book a seat
18) I’d like you to keep quiet
19) I’d like Tom not to have been so rude
20) I’m sorry that shops here shut on Saturday afternoon
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