0. I can’t play the guitar (I want I can) I wish I could play the guitar. ……………………………………………….. 1. I don’t know Paul’s phone number (and I regret it). ………………………………………………………………… 2. I don’t have a computer (and I need one). …………………………………………………………………………. 3. It’s cold (and I hate cold weather). ………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. I live in a big city (and I don’t like it). ……………………………………………………………………………… 5. Mary isn’t here (and I need to see her). ……………………………………………………………………………. 6. I can’t go to the party (and I’d like to). …………………………………………………………………………….. 7. There are many people here (and it’s very crowded). ……………………………………………………………… 8. I have to work tomorrow (but I’d like to stay at home). ……………………………………………………………. 9. I’m not lying on a beautiful sunny beach (and that’s a pity. ………………………………………………………… 10. I don’t have anything to eat. (I’m very hungry). ……………………………………………………………………

I/ Supply the correct verb form/ tense

1. I can’t play the guitar. I wish I (can) …………. play the guitar.

2. We (not live) ………….. in Da lat, the city of flowers. We wish we(live) ……………… in Da lat.

3. Amy (be) ……………. too busy. She wishes she (not be) ………………… too busy.

4. They (not have) ……… enough money to buy a new car. They wish they (have) ……………….… enough to buy a new car.  5. Jone’s son ………………………. ( never/ see) a cheetah.

6. The new reference books (be) ……… too expensive. Our students wish these books (not be) ………expensive

7. We (used/ walk) ……………………..…. past a small bamboo forest on our way to primary school.

8. Nancy and Harry (be) ………………………………... good friends for over five years.

9. Judies’s family (have) ………..… the opportunity to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum last summer.

10. In the 18^th century, jeans cloth (make) ………………………… completely from cotton.

11. Amanda’s school (be) …………………… small. She wishes it (be) ……………..……. bigger.

12. Katie and I (decide) …………………… just ………………. to move to Atlanta.

13. You (drink) …………….. already ………………. Three cups of coffee since I sat here.

14. ………… Thomas ever (eat) ………….. sushi?

15. Kathy (leave) ………….. my house a few minutes ago.

11. It’s cold ( and I hate cold weather) . -> I wish …………………………………………………………………

12.I don’t have a sister. -> I wish …………………………………………….

13. We can’t understand all the lessons. -> We wish………………………………………………………………

14. It’s a pity I can’t play the piano. -> I wish…………………………………………………………………

15. It's a pity your friend isn’t at the party. -> I wish………………………………………………………………

16. I’m sorry I’m not able to go with you. -> I wish……………………………………………………………

17. I’m sorry I don’t know her phone number -> I wish ……………………………………………………………

18. It is a pity . I can’t play the piano. -> I wish ………………………………………….

19. John lives in a small flat and he doesn’t like it . -> John wishes …………………………………………………

1. It’s a pity I can’t play the guitar well.

→ I wish……………………………………..………………………………..

2. I have been doing homework for two hours.

→ I started …………………………………………………………………

3. Study hard or you will fail the final exam.

→ If you………………………………………………………..

4. They will build a new market near my house

→ A new market………………………………………………………….

5. “Are you going to my party tonight?” She asked me.

→ She asked me ……

6. “Why don’t you come to class today?” she asked me.

→ She asked me………………………………………………………

VII. Choose the sentences that has the nearest meaning sentence as the given one
1. It’s a pity. I cant play chess.
A. I wish I can play chess. B. I wish I could plays chess.
C. I wish I could play chess. D. I wish I can’t play chess.
2. Where does Mai live?
A. He asked me where Mai lives. B. He asked me where does Mai live.
C. He asked me where Mai lived. D. He asked me where did Mai live.
3. They are going to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in Nha Trang.
Their 25th wedding anniversary …………….
A. are going to celebrate in Nha Trang. B. is going to be celebrated in Nha Trang.
C. are going to be celebrate in Nha Trang. D. is going to celebrate in Nha Trang.
4. Lan doesn’t have enough time to do it well.
If Lan had more time, …………..
A. she would do it well. B. she will do it well.
C. she would do well. D. she does it well.
5. I want to buy him a T – shirt on his birthday, but I don’t have enough money.
A. I can buy him a T – shirt on his birthday if I had some money
B. If I had enough money for it I’d buy him a T – shirt on his birthday.
C. I will buy him a T – shirt on his birthday if I have enough money
D. If I had enough money I’d buy him a T – shirt on his birthday

Write the second sentence so that is has a similar meaning to the first.

1.      It’s a pity I can’t play the guitar well.

I wish                                                                                                                                     

2.      My mother spent three hours making a dress.

It took                                                                                                                                     

3.      We haven’t been to the concert for over a year.

The last time                                                                                                                          

4.      Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

He enjoys                                                                                                                               

5.      We last saw our grandfather two years ago.

We haven’t                                                                                                                             

6.      You can make payment at any post office.

Payment                                                                                                                                 

7.      The president presented the trophy to the winner.

The trophy                                                                                                                             

8.      He hasn’t been back to his hometown for 10 years.

It is                                                                                                                                         

9.      He would go hunting when he was in Africa.

He used                                                                                                                                  

10.  His dog is called Tony.

He                                                                                                                                          

11.  Some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the “ao dai”, so it looks modern.

Because                                                                                                                                  

12.  Poets have mentioned the “ao dai” in poems for centuries.

The “ao dai”                                                                                                                           

13.  The design and material used for men were different from those used for women.

The design and material used for men were not                                                                    

14.  My father stopped smoking two years ago.

My father hasn’t                                                                                                                    

15.  Let’s use electricity economically.

Why                                                                                                                                       

16.  Someone will blow a whistle if there is an emergency.

A whistle                                                                                                                                

17.  They have worked in that factory for ten years.

They began                                                                                                                            

18.  The boy is sorry for being late.

He wishes                                                                                                                               

19.  People say that the soil here is very rich.

The soil here                                                                                                                          

20.  Helen started to learn Chinese in 2000.

Helen has been                                                                                                                       

21.  They have learnt English for ten years now.

They started                                                                                                                           

22.  She started to give up smoking last year.

She                                                                                                                                         

23.  Tom and Mary have worked in that factory since 1990.

Tom and Mary                                                                                                                       

24.  I haven’t written to you for a month.

I last                                                                                                                                       

25.  I have lived in Hue since I was an eleven-year-old girl.

I started                                                                                                                                  

26.  He hasn’t seen her for twelve years now.

He last                                                                                                                                    

27.  How long have you learned French?

How long ago                                                                                                                        

28.  When did you start to listen to pop music?

How long