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