1 I wish they …………………………………… here tomorrow. (be)
2 I wish I (be) …………………………………… a doctor.
3 I wish I (be) …………………………………… on the beach now.
4 They wish it ( not rain) ……………………………………
5 She wishes that she (do) ……………………… the homework every day.
6 We wish we (be) ……………………… at school now.
7 They wish they (not visit) ………………… Hue every day.
8 Minh (know) ……………………… a little English, so she (wish) ……………………… she (can speak) ……………………… it fluently.
9 We wish she (be) …………………………………… our teacher of English.
I wish she (come) …………………………………… to school on time in the future
4. Find out the mistakes
1. Peter wished that he has gone to the party last week.
2. I sometimes wish that I will have another car.
3. I wish my house were so large as John’s.
4. I wishes you had been at the meeting yesterday.
5. She wishes he will stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
6. I wish I didn’t say that to him yesterday.
7. I wish I wasn’t absent from class yesterday.
8. I wish my sister will go camping with me tomorrow.
9. She wishes that we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.
10. I have a lot of work to do. I wish I have more time.
11. She wishes she could speak English as fluent as her sister.
12. I wish I could make a 20000 miles-undersea trip in a nuclear submarine.
13. I really wish we can make a trip around the world.
14. He got bad marks. He wishes he reviewed his lesson carefully.
15. I wish I didn’t speak to him so severely yesterday.
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 ______ 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. 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
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 32. She wishes she could cook meals as good as her sister.
A. wishes B. could cook C. good D. her
Question 33. The children in my village used to going barefoot, even in winter. Now, they have shoes.
A. The B. in C. going D. shoes
Question 34. If she worked more carefully, she won’t make so many mistakes.
A. more carefully B. won’t make C. many D. mistakes
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
Question 35. “I don’t buy this skirt here”, Hoa said.
A. Hoa said she didn’t buy that skirt there.
B. Hoa said I don’t buy this skirt there.
C. Hoa said she doesn’t buy that skirt there.
D. Hoa said she didn’t buy this skirt there.
Question 36. She has never tasted this kind of food before.
A. She tasted this kind of food before.
B. This is the first time she has ever tasted this kind of food.
C. She has ever tastes this kind of food.
D. This is the last time she tasted this kind of food.
Question 37. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
A. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
B. The telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
C. The telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
D. The telephone has been invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
Question 38. The old woman was too weak to lift the box.
A. Although the old woman was weak, she could lift the box.
B. The old woman shouldn’t have lifted the box because she was so weak.
C. The old woman was so weak that she couldn’t lift the box.
D. The old woman lifted the box, so she wasn’t very weak.
Question 39. It’s very exciting to spend the weekend in the countryside.
A. To spend the weekend in the countryside is very excited.
B. Spend the weekend in the countryside is very exciting.
C. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very excited.
D. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting.
Question 40. “If I were you, I would follow the teacher’s advice”, Linda said to Tom.
A. Linda said to Tom if she were him, she would follow the teacher’s advice.
B. Linda ordered Tom to follow the teacher’s advice.
C. Linda asked Tom to follow the teacher’s advice.
D. Linda advised Tom to follow the teacher’s advice.
1. She wishs she (live)___________near the beach.
2. Sometimes I wish I (can fly)___________.
3. They wish their children (work)___________harder next semeter.
4. Tom wishes he (be)___________taller.
5. I wish I (can go)___________out with you.
6. We wish we (visit)___________Paris next summer.
7.If only Sue (not spend)___________so much money.
Question II. Rearrange the word or phrase in the right order to have meaningful sentences.
1.has / since / He / the / played / piano / 2015 / .
-> ……………………………………………………………………………………
2.wishes / well / she / could speak / English / She /.
-> ……………………………………………………………………………………
3.have time/ Nam / didn’t / got up /for / late, / he / breakfast ./ so /
-> ……………………………………………………………………………………
1.She suffered from a bad cold yesterday.
→ She went...............a bad cold yesterday.
2. You shouldn't cheat in the exam for any reasons.
→ On no account........................................in the exam.
3. I was surprised that Stuart has been given the vice president's job.
→ It came........................ me that Stuart has been given the vice president's job.
4. The proposals also .......... questions about when employers would be able to force workers to retire. (give/ rise/ bring/ raise)
5. It is not worth..............so hard for such a low salary. (to work/ working/ for working/ work)
6. She........................some suggestions for the fair next week. (came down with/ came up with/ came up against/ came in for)
Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1.Mr. Stone is not rich man. He wishes he ........ (to drive) a Porshe instead of the car he has now.
2. But his wife isn't fond of cars. She wishes they .......... (To live) in a bigger house.
3. They have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy wishes he ...... (To have) his own PC, and the girl, who is not very beautiful, wishes she .......... (To be) the most popular girl in her school.
4.Grandmother Sarah likes travelling a lot. She wishes she ......... (To see) lots of countries she reads about.
5. Grandfather John is fond of cooking. He is not a real chef, but he wishes he ........ (To work) is a famous restaurant.