B) Write the correct forms of the verbs: 1. I wish I (have) today off.
I wish I (have) yesterday off.
2. If only I (know) the answer now.
If only I (know) the answer a few minutes ago.
3. He wishes he (visit) them, but he can’t.
4. She wishes she (clean) the refrigerator today. She wishes she (clean) it yesterday.
5. If only he (not / eat) so much garlic!
If only he (not / eat) so much garlic last night!
6. She has to walk up the stairs. She wishes her apartment building (have) an elevator.
C) Ann doesn’t like her new house. Write what she WISHES:
“ The house is so old and dirty. She has to paint it. The house doesn’t have central heating. The kitchen is small. “
1. I wish the house wasn’t so old and dirty.2. 3. 4.
D) Kate wants things to be different in the future. Write what she WISHES:
“ I want my father to give me more pocket money. I want my brothers to stop fighting. I don’t want my mother to make me eat vegetables. I don’t want my sister to wear my clothes. “
1. I wish my father would give me more pocket money.
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E) Ted regrets what he DID or DIDN’T DO. Write what he WISHES:
“ He left his job. He didn’t listen to his wife. He robbed a bank. He was sent to prison.”
1. I wish I hadn’t left my job.
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F) Read what Hilda says and write what she WISHES:
“ I didn’t go to university. I didn’t get any qualifications. I can’t find a better job. The telephone never stops ringing. My boss doesn’t like me. I’d like to be rich. I always feel tired. It was wrong of me to shout at Ann. “
1. I wish I had gone to university.
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G) Write what these people wish they HAD or HADN’T DONE as in the example:
1. John drove his car so fast that he had an accident.
John: I wish I hadn’t driven my car so fast. I wouldn’t have had an accident.
2. Julie was late and she missed the beginning of the film.
Julie:
3. Jack ate too much and he was sick.
Jack:
4. Claire was very nervous during her driving test and she didn’t pass.
Claire:
5. Susan didn’t take off her gold ring when she went swimming and she lost it in the sea. Susan:
6. Terry and Jane didn’t save money so they didn’t go on holiday last summer.
Terry and Jane:
