Multiple choice questions (extracted from EGE)
1. She wishes her father .......... here now to help her.
A. has been B. is being C. is D. were
2. Julie goes to bed late. Her mother wishes .......... .
A. she went to bed early B. she went to bed late C. she doesn’t go to bed late D. she goes to bed early
3. My father won’t lend me his car. I wish ......... .
A. he lent me his car B. he didn’t lend me his car C. he would lend me his car D. he wouldn’t lend me his car
4. We wish we .......... a large house, but we can’t afford it now.
A. have B. had C. can have D. will have
5. I’m sorry I haven’t got any money on me. I wish I ......... .
A. have got no money on me B. have some money on me C. had got no money on me D. had some money on me
6. It’s a pity she didn’t take her doctor’s advice. She wishes .......... .
A. she took her doctor’s advice B. she had taken her doctor’s advice C. she takes her doctor’s advice D. she would take her doctor’s advice
7. My father isn't free today. I wish ......... .
A. my father is free today B. my father won’t be busy today C. my father would be free today D. my father were free today
8. I’m afraid our team will lose the game today. I wish .......... .
A. our team would win the game today B. our team won the game today C. our team didn’t lose the game today D. our team had won the game today
9. My friends didn’t take part in the game. I wish .......... .
A. my friends took part in the game B. my friends would take part in the game C. my friends did take part in the game D. my friends had taken part in the game
10. She wishes he .......... his letter of application earlier.
A. would write B. had written C. wrote D. would wrote
11. I wish you .......... make so much noise. I’m trying to work.
A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. wouldn’t
12. It wasn’t fine. I wish .......... .
A. it was fine B. it would fine C. it will fine D. it had been fine
13. She wishes she .......... to told you the bad news yesterday.
A. isn't asked B. wasn't asked C. weren't asked D. hadn't been asked
14. My uncle wishes he .......... time when he was young.
A. wouldn’t waste B. didn’t waste C. hasn’t waste D. hadn’t waste
15. -Minh: You speak English very well.
–Huong: Yes but I wish I .......... other languages well, too.
A. can speak B. am speaking C. spoke D. speak
16. I wish we .......... shopping here together.
A. would go B. will go C. can go D. go
17. I’m not able to visit London. I wish I .......... go there.
A. can B. will C. may D. could
18. I wish that the weather .......... not so warm.
A. be B. was C. are D. were
19. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. I wish I .......... your birthday party.
A. wouldn’t miss B. didn’t miss C. hadn’t missed D. had missed
20. I wish you .......... me a new one instead of having it .......... as you did.
A. gave/to repair B. would give/to repair
C. had given/to repaired D. had given/to be repair
21. I wish I ___ there for my holiday last year. I didn’t enjoy it.
A. wouldn’t go B. didn’t go C. hadn’t gone D. would rather go
22. I wish I _____ English when I was at high school.
A. study B. studied C. have studied D. had studied
23. I wish I _____ a computer.
A. use B. will use C. can use D. could use
24. They will drink wine at the party. I wish they _____.
A. cann't B. wouldn't C. hadn't D. shouldn't
25. I wish I _____ a trip to London last year.
A. had taken B. took C. will take D. take
26. I don’t know many people. I wish I _____ more people.
A. know B. knew C. have known D. should know
27. I have to work tomorrow. I wish I ______ in bed.
A. would stay B. should stay C. stay D. stayed
28. I wish _____ so much.
A. I haven’t eaten B. I hadn’t eaten C. I don't eat D. I won’t eat
29. I wish I ____ applied for the job.
A. will B. should C. had D. have
30. I wish you ______ something instead of just sitting and doing nothing.
A. do B. should C. will do D. would do
31. I wish Sarah ______ here now.
A. is B. were C. would be D. will be
32. ______ a car to drive now.
A. if I had B. only I had C. if only I had D. better I had
33. What are you going to do next year? – I wish I _____ the answer to that question.
A. knew B. had known C. would know D. will know
34. She wishes she _____ a doctor in the future.
A. is B. were C. will be D. would be
35. I wish I _____ your wedding, but I was in Paris.
A. could attend B. would attend C. attended D. could have attended
3. Multiple choice questions ( extracted from EGE)
1. She wishes her father ________ here now to help her.
A. has been B. is being C. is D. were
2. Julie goes to bed late. her mother wishes _______.
A. she went to bed early B. she went to bed late
C. she doesn’t go to bed late D. she goes to bed early
3. My father won’t lend me his car. I wish _______ .
A. he lent me his car B. he didn’t lend me his car
C. he would lend me his car D. he wouldn’t lend me his car
4. We wish we _____ a large house, but we can’t afford it now.
A. have B. had C. can have D. will have
5. I’m sorry I haven’t got any money on me. I wish I _______.
A. I have got no money on me B. I have some money on me
C. I had got no money on me D. I had some money on me
6. It’s a pity she didn’t take her doctor’s advice. She wishes ________.
A. she took her doctor’s advice B. she had taken her doctor’s advice
C. she takes her doctor’s advice D. she would take her doctor’s advice
7. My father is not free today. I wish ______.
A. my father is free today B. my father won’t be busy today
C. my father would be free today D. my father were free today
8. I’m afraid our team will lose the game today. I wish _______.
A. our team would win the game today B. our team won the game today
C. our team didn’t lose the game today D. our team had won the game today
9. My friends didn’t take part in the game. I wish _______.
A. My friends took part in the game B. My friends would take part in the game
C. My friends did take part in the game D. My friends had taken part in the game
10. She wishes he ______ his letter of application earlier.
A. would write B. had written C. wrote D. would wrote
11. I wish you ______ make so much noise. I’m trying to work.
A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. wouldn’t
12. It wasn’t fine. I wish _______.
A. it was fine B. it would fine C. it will fine D. it had been fine
13. She wishes she ______ to told you the bad news yesterday.
A. is not asked B. was not asked C. were not asked D. had not been asked
14. My uncle wishes he ______ time when he was young.
A. wouldn’t waste B. didn’t waste C. hasn’t waste D. hadn’t waste
15. -Minh: you speak English very well.
–Huong: Yes but I wish I _____ other languages well, too.
A. can speak B. am speaking C. spoke D. speak
16. I wish we ____ shopping here together.
A. would go B. will go C. can go D. go
17. I’m not able to visit London. I wish I ______go there.
A. can B. will C. may D. could
18. I wish that the weather _______ not so warm.
A. be B. was C. are D. were
19. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. I wish I _____ your birthday party.
A. wouldn’t miss B. didn’t miss C. hadn’t missed D. had missed
20. I wish you had given me a new one instead of having it repaired as you did.
A. gave/ to repair B. would give/ to repair
C. had given/ to repaired D. had given/ to be repair
21. I wish I ___ there for my holiday last year. I didn’t enjoy it.
A. wouldn’t go B. didn’t go C. hadn’t gone D. would rather go
22. I wish I _____ English when I was at high school.
A. study B. studied C. have studied D. had studied
23. I wish I _____ a computer.
A. use B. will use C. can use D. could use
24. They will drink wine at the party. I wish they _____.
A. can not B. would not C. had not D. should not
25. I wish I _____ a trip to London last year.
A. had taken B. took C. will take D. take
26. I don’t know many people. I wish I _____ more people.
A. know B. knew C. have known D. should know
27. I have to work tomorrow. I wish I ______ in bed.
A. would stay B. should stay C. stay D. stayed
28. I wish _____ so much.
A. I haven’t eaten B. I hadn’t eaten C. I do not eat D. I won’t eat
29. I wish I ____ applied for the job.
A. will B. should C. had D. have
30. I wish you ______ something instead of just sitting and doing nothing.
A. do B. should C. will do D. would do
31. I wish Sarah ______ here now.
A. is B. were C. would be D. will be
32. ______ a car to drive now.
A. if I had B. only I had C. if only I had D. better I had
33. What are you going to do next year? – I wish I _____ the answer to that question.
A. knew B. had known C. would know D. will know
34. She wishes she _____ a doctor in the future.
A. is B. were C. will be D. would be
35. I wish I _____ your wedding, but I was in Paris.
A. could attend B. would attend C. attended D. could have attended
