8 a) 9.6.171) Read the table. Which tenses
do we use to express a wish for the
present; a regret for the past?
I wish/lf only I had more time (but I don't) - used to
express what we would like to be different in the present
I wish/If only I had helped them. (but I didn't) - used to
express regret about sth that happened in the past
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b) (9.6.17.1 Write what each person
could wish for, in your notebook.
1 He doesn't know how to read.
If only he knew how to read!
2 She wants them to be more generous.
3 Helen didn't volunteer last summer, but she
wanted to
4 He ignored the homeless man who asked
him for help
5 The shelter couldn't provide food for all the
homeless people.​

The language english is a national language in many countries. It alot many people to communicate. Speaking english helps alot if you go to any country without knowing the language, you can easily communicate with the people around you. This language is really simple to learn and understand. The sounds and grammar is alike to many other languages such as spanish. Also, since alot of companies create the posters and banners in english, it is best to know it. As we learn a new language we open new abilities. We dont need a translator in many moments when we know english. A scientific fact, as we study a new language our brains start to remember more things. It helps us and alot of people around. 

1. When I was driving down the road, a cat appeared in front of my car. I immediately stopped the car. When I got out, I saw that it had run away.
2. He looked at the boy and immediately realized that he had seen him somewhere before.
3. A friend of mine has been collecting letters from the time she was in high school. Now she has gathered so many of them that she does not know where to keep them.
4. Here they are! We have been looking for you everywhere. Where have you been?
5. Yesterday, our class went to the museum. I did not go with them because I had already been there.