The document expresses wishes for different situations using the structure "I wish" followed by the past simple form of a verb. It provides examples of wishes relating to not having a car, not being able to play the piano, being at home instead of work, it not being too cold, being healthy instead of ill, having new shoes, having enough money to go on holiday, having more time to read books, being able to drive, and a broken laptop being fixed. It then gives sentences to fill in the blanks with the correct past verb forms, expressing various wishes about jobs, purchases, exams, holidays, family, weather, health, activities, possessions, knowledge and events.
The document expresses wishes for different situations using the structure "I wish" followed by the past simple form of a verb. It provides examples of wishes relating to not having a car, not being able to play the piano, being at home instead of work, it not being too cold, being healthy instead of ill, having new shoes, having enough money to go on holiday, having more time to read books, being able to drive, and a broken laptop being fixed. It then gives sentences to fill in the blanks with the correct past verb forms, expressing various wishes about jobs, purchases, exams, holidays, family, weather, health, activities, possessions, knowledge and events.
The document expresses wishes for different situations using the structure "I wish" followed by the past simple form of a verb. It provides examples of wishes relating to not having a car, not being able to play the piano, being at home instead of work, it not being too cold, being healthy instead of ill, having new shoes, having enough money to go on holiday, having more time to read books, being able to drive, and a broken laptop being fixed. It then gives sentences to fill in the blanks with the correct past verb forms, expressing various wishes about jobs, purchases, exams, holidays, family, weather, health, activities, possessions, knowledge and events.
MAKE SENTENCES USING “WISH” + PAST SIMPLE ABOUT THE THINGS I
DON’T LIKE. YOU CAN PUT IN ‘THAT’ IF YOU WANT, OR LEAVE IT OUT. For example: “I’m cold” Becomes: “I wish (that) I weren’t cold” 1. I don’t have a car. ______________________I wish I had a car. ______________________________________2. I can’t play the piano. __________________________I wish I could play the piano. __________________________________3. I’m at work. ___________________________I wish that I were at home. _________________________________4. It’s winter. __________________________I wish it weren´t too cold. __________________________________5. I’m ill. _________________________I wish I were healthy. ___________________________________6. I don’t have new shoes. ___________________________________________________I wish that I had new shoes. _________7. I can’t afford to go on holiday. ____________________________I wish I had enough money. ________________________________8. I don’t have time to read lots of books. _______________________________I wish I had more time. _____________________________9. I can’t drive. ________________I wish I could drive. ____________________________________________10. My laptop is broken. ______________________I wish that it were not broken. ______________________________________ FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS 1. I wish I ___were___ (be) the manager of this company. 2. Peter wishes he ____didn´t__ (not buy) that car. It breaks down so often and causes him trouble. 3. Ashley's mother wishes she _____did_ (do) well in the final exams next week. 4. Larry wishes he ___were___ (be) on a spa holiday relaxing rather than working in the office now. 5. Mary feels homesick. She wishes she __were____ (be) home with her parents now. 6. I wish you ____brought__ (bring) me a glass of water. I am very thirsty. 7. Karen wishes her father ____didn´t go__ (not go) to Russia on business. She misses him. 8. It was a very hot and sunny. I wish I _____took_ (take) my sunglasses and sun lotion with me. 9. You look overweight. I wish you ____attended__ (attend) a gym this summer. 10. My father wishes he ____did not forget__ (not forget) to take the camera with him. The view is wonderful. 11. Joseph wishes he ____did not cheat__ (not cheat) in the exam. The teacher is very angry with him. 12. I wish I __didn´t speak____ (not speak) so loudly. My baby brother woke up. 13. Michael wishes his father ____gave__ (give) him £100 for the school trip next month. 14. Mr. Parker wishes there ____weren´t __ (not be) mosquitoes around. They bite him badly. 15. I wish people ___did not cut___ (not cut) the trees any more. 16. My mother wishes I ____took__ (take) her to the hospital for her operation this weekend. 17. Timothy wishes she _____didn´t eat_ (not eat) too many strawberries. She has got a terrible stomachache. 18. Pam wishes she ____had__ (have) an mp3 player. She could listen to music now. 19. I wish I ____knew__ (know) more about cooking. I have to prepare something special for my guests. 20. We wish we ____won__ (win) the match next Sunday. We will be this year's champion then. 21. The students wish they ___studied___ (study) more. They all got bad marks from the math’s exam.