L3.

IF ONLY – WISH CLAUSE

A. Types of WISH clause: (3 types)

Future wish I wish you would stop smoking.

I wish you didn't live so far away.

I wish I was rich.
Các loại câu ước Present wish
He wishes he could afford a holiday.

Past wish They wish they hadn't eaten so much

chocolate. They're feeling very sick now.

*NOTES:
1/ We use hope, not wish, when we want something to happen in the future or when we want
something to have happened in the past:
Ex: I hope the weather’s fine tomorrow.
NOT: I wish the weather’s fine tomorrow.

Ex: I hope they didn’t miss their flight.

NOT: I wish they didn’t miss their flight.

2/ We use if only to express a strong wish that things could be different. It means the same as
I wish but is stronger.
B. Exercises:
I. Future wish
1. I’m afraid he won’t get over his illness soon.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________
2. I will be late for school.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________
3. Hoa and Ba won’t go fishing this weekend.
 Hoa and Ba ___________________________________________________________

II. Present wish

1. I have to study hard.

 I wish ________________________________________________________________
2. I’m sorry I can’t speak English fluently.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________
3. I can’t give up smoking.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________
4. My laptop is broken.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________
5. I haven’t got enough money for the concert.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________
6. He doesn’t like playing sports.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________
7. I don’t have a computer.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________
8. They work slowly.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________

III. Past wish

1. Isabella didn’t apologize to her husband.

 Isabella wishes_________________________________________________________
2. Mila didn’t follow her father's advice.
 Mila wishes ___________________________________________________________
3. I forgot to switch off the light.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________
4. They were not quiet last evening.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________
5. I didn’t study hard at school.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________

6. It was cold last night.

 I wish ________________________________________________________________
7. These students talked too much in class.
 I wish________________________________________________________________
8. We didn’t understand them.
 We wish ______________________________________________________________
 KEY
I. Future wish

1. I wish he would get over his illness soon.

2. I wish I wouldn't be late for school.
3. Hoa and Ba wish they would go fishing this weekend.

II. Present wish

1. I wish I did not have to study hard.
2. I wish I could speak English fluently.
3. I wish I could give up smoking.
4. I wish that my laptop wasn’t broken.
5. I wish I had enough money for the concert.
6. I wish he liked playing sports.
7. I wish I had a computer.
8. I wish they didn’t work slowly.

III. Past wish

1. Isabella wishes she had apologized to her husband.
2. Mila wishes she had followed her father's advice.
3. I wish I hadn’t forgotten to switch off the light.
4. I wish they had been / would have been quiet last evening.
5. I wish I had studied harder at school.
6. I wish it hadn’t been cold last night.
7. I wish these students hadn’t talked too much in class.
8. We wish we had understood them.