Rewrite as directed

1. It would be nice to be able to fly.                     

-> I wish …………………I could be able to fly ………………………….

2. I wish I hadn’t heard that.

-> I’d rather you…………… hadn'd told me that……………………

3. Everyone wished they had listened more carefully to the lecture.

-> Everyone regretted …………………not listening more carefully to lecture.……………………………………….

4. Unfortunately I’ve got to work late tonight.

-> I wish … i get to work early tonight…..

5. Is it better for me to leave?

-> Would you …sooner i left……..

6. It’s a pity I can’t borrow your car.

-> I wish you would……borrow your car.……

7. We really must discuss this again.

-> It’s important that ……we dicuss this again……

8. It’s a pity you were driving so fast.

-> I wish you ……hadn’t been driving so fast…….

9. May the President live a long time.

-> Long …live the president!....................

10. Jack prefers me not to say anything about the missing money.

-> Jack would rather …I didn’t say anything abiut the missing money……..

1. I wish I had studied art at school. Regret.

2. I wish you hadn't told the children that story. Criticism.

3. You shouldn't have bought that top. Criticism.

4. I wish I hadn't said that to Carol! Criticism.

5. I should have paid more attention in class. Regret.

6. My parents shoula have made me practise more. Criticism.

Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất:
1. I should never have said that. I wish I________that.
A. didn't say
B. wouldn't say
C. hadn't said
2. I only was in Miami for a week. I wish I ____ more time there but I had to go onto New York.
A. had
B. would have
C. had had
3. I wish that some day I ____ able to marry her.
A. would be
B. had been
4. You talk more than you work. The teacher wishes that_________
A. you worked more than you talk.
B. you worked more than you talked.
C. you had worked more than you had talk.
5. Susan regretted not buying that villa.
A. Susan wished she had bought that villa.
B. Susan wished she bought that villa.
C. Susan wished she could buy that villa.

Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất:
1. I should never have said that. I wish I________that.
A. didn't say
B. wouldn't say
C. hadn't said

2. I only was in Miami for a week. I wish I ____ more time there but I had to go onto New York.
A. had
B. would have
C. had had

3. I wish that some day I ____ able to marry her.
A. would be
B. had been

4. You talk more than you work. The teacher wishes that_________
A. you worked more than you talk.
B. you worked more than you talked.
C. you had worked more than you had talk.

5. Susan regretted not buying that villa.
A. Susan wished she had bought that villa.
B. Susan wished she bought that villa.
C. Susan wished she could buy that villa.

VI, Find out the mistakes
Peter wished that he has=>had gone to the party last week.
I sometimes wish that I will=> would have another car.
I wish my house were so large as John’s.
I wishes you had been at the meeting yesterday. =>wish
She wishes he will=>would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
I wish I didn’t say =>hadn't said that to him yesterday.
I wish I wasn’t => hadn't been absent from class yesterday.
I wish my sister will => would go camping with me tomorrow.
She wishes that we didn’t send=>hadn't sent her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.
I have a lot of work to do. I wish I have=>had more time.
She wishes she could speak English as fluent =>fluently as her sister.
I wish I could make a 20000 miles-undersea trip in a nuclear submarine.
I really wish we can=>could make a trip around the world.
He got bad marks. He wishes he reviewed=>had reviewed his lesson carefully.
I wish I didn’t speak=>hadn't spoken to him so severely yesterday.

1. he has gone (he had gone)

2. I will have (I would have)

3. were so large as John's (was so large as John's)

4. I wishes ( I wish)

5.he will stop (he would stop)

6. I wish ( I wished)

7. absent from class (absent in class)

8. will go camping (would go camping)

9. send her the candy ( send her candy)

10. I have more time ( I had more time)

11. She could ( she can)

12. I could make a ( I could make) bỏ a

13. We can (we could)

14. He reviewed ( he could review)

1. Andy wished that he ..could ..(can) think of a way of helping.

2. The teacher wish that her students.paid...(pay) more attention to the lessons.

3. I wish you .didn't live..(not live) so far away.

4. I wish Dam Sen Water Park were  (be) near my house.

5. He wishes he .drove .(drive) a Lamborghini in Paris.

6. I just wish that everything..could . (can) be as it used to be.

7. Don’t you ever wish you..had (have) someone to share your troubles with?

8. I wish I..ate . (eat) Spanish food in Barcelona.

9. I wish I knew ..(know) how to use a computer.

10.These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we.travelled .. (travel) first class.

Tham khảo

Peter wished that he has=>had gone to the party last week.
I sometimes wish that I will=> would have another car.
I wish my house were so large as John’s.
I wishes you had been at the meeting yesterday. =>wish
She wishes he will=>would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
I wish I didn’t say =>hadn't said that to him yesterday.
I wish I wasn’t => hadn't been absent from class yesterday.
I wish my sister will => would go camping with me tomorrow.
She wishes that we didn’t send=>hadn't sent her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.
I have a lot of work to do. I wish I have=>had more time.
She wishes she could speak English as fluent =>fluently as her sister.
I wish I could make a 20000 miles-undersea trip in a nuclear submarine.
I really wish we can=>could make a trip around the world.
He got bad marks. He wishes he reviewed=>had reviewed his lesson carefully.
I wish I didn’t speak=>hadn't spoken to him so severely yesterday.

1. Suppose they (cancel) has canclled the flight. How would you have got home?

2. We'd rather you (take out) took out separate holiday insurance.

3. I hate it when you speak to me as if (be) were/was a child.

4. She'd rather (not show) not show him her passport.

5. It's high time he (face) faced up to his responsibilities.

6. If only I (not/leave) hadn't left the window open!

7. If they (go) went out less, they'd have more money.

8. Chris prefers (work) to work mornings rather than evenings.

9. Suppose Helen (invite) invited your ex-boyfriend, would you still go to the party?

10. I'd rather Sam (not/play) didn't play his music so loud.

11. Sylvia wishes she (have) has long hair.

12. She had only lived there three months but she spoke the language as if she (live) had lived/ has been living there longer.

13. Tom's mother made him go to school although he would rather (stay) have stayed at home.

14. I feel a bit sick now. I wish I (eat) have eaten so much.

15. He much prefers (listen) listening to CDs to (go) going to live concerts.

16. I'd prefer (ride) my bicycle to the shops rather than (take) the bus.

17. I'd rather (live) alone than (share) a flat with a stranger.

18. I prefer (talk) with friends rather than (watch) television.

Bổ sung: 

16. riding , taking

17. live , share

18. talking, watching

Câu 1 là "had cancelled" vì câu này thuộc thì quá khứ giả đề cập đến thời gian trong quá khứ. Trường hợp này là tưởng tượng một tình huống ở quá khứ. Form: imagine/suppose/supposing +past perfect