1 I didn't have to go now

2 she were with us now

3 Dick often wrote to us

4 he didn't always go to school late

5 my father gave up smoking

6 I could answer this question

could be answered by me

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Make wish sentences :

1) Lan's friend drivers very fast. She doesn't this.

Lan wishes.. her friend didn't drive very fast.

2) I'd you to keep quiet. You're making so much noise that I can't thick.

If only.You didn't make so much noise..

3) John is sorry he doesn't know VietNamese.

John wishes.he knew VietNamese. ..

4) My uncle wants to be able to get a job near his house but he can't.

My uncle wishes..he could get a job near his house .

5) It's raining. Mary wants togo out, but not in the rain.

Mary wishes.It weren't rain

6) It's pity he didn't work harder during the team.

His parents wish...he had worked harder during the team.

7) My father isn't here now. I want him to be here now.

If only...he were here now. 

8) The teacher wants you to work more than talk.

The teacher wishes...you worked more than talk. 

9) John would to be an astronaut when he grows up.

John wishes...he were an astronaut 

10) I'm sorry I couldn't help you yesterday.

I wish... I could have helped you yesterday. 

II. Rewrite these sentences using "I wish / If only"

1. I don't know many people. I wish ..i knew many people............

2. I can't give up smoking. If only ...i can give up smoking..............

3. I haven't got enough money for the concert. I wish ........i had got . enough money for the concert........

4. George isn't here. If only ...........

5. It's cold and I hate this weather. I wish it .weren't cold and i didn't hate this weather.........

6. I'm sorry because Tina can't come to my party. If only ....Tina can come to my party........

7. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish ..he hadn't been driving very fast.when he hadn't had the accident.........

8. I have to work tomorrow and I'd like to stay in bed. If only ....i didn't have to work tomorrow and i wouldn't like to stay in bed.......

9. My car is broken and I don't know anything about cars. I wish ...my car weren't broken and i knew anything about cars....

10. My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday.

If only my husband had remembered to bring his credit card with him on holiday....................................................................................................

11. I should have travelled more when I was young. I wish ..i shouldn't have travelled more when I hadn't been young..........

12. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish ...he hadn't been driving very fast when he hadn't had the accident......

13. I hate it when you drive fast in the city. If only .i hadn't hate it when you didn't drive fast in the city ..............

14. It's a pity I didn't bring my camera with me. I wish .......i had brought my camera with me...........

15. I would like to go out more at the weekend. If only I .wouldn't like to go out more at the weekend.........

16. He keeps arriving late for class. It's getting on my nerves. I wish ..he didn't keep arriving late for class..

17. I would love to be lying on a beach in the Bahamas right now.

If only i wouldn't love to be lying on a beach in the Bahamas right now..... .........................................................

18. I don't speak Italian so I can't read this book in original version. I wish ..i spoke Italian so i could read this book in original version.......

II. Rewrite these sentences using "I wish / If only"

1. I don't know many people. I wish ....I could know many people..........

2. I can't give up smoking. If only ..I could give up smoking...............

3. I haven't got enough money for the concert. I wish .I had got enough money for the concert...............

4. George isn't here. If only ....George could be here.......

5. It's cold and I hate this weather. I wish it ...won't cold.......

6. I'm sorry because Tina can't come to my party. If only ..Tina could come to my party..........

7. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish ...He hadn't been driving very fast.........

8. I have to work tomorrow and I'd like to stay in bed. If only .....I wouldn't have to work tomorrow......

9. My car is broken and I don't know anything about cars. I wish ...I knew anything about cars....

10. My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday.

If only ........My husband had remembered to bring his credit card with him on holiday...........................................................................................

11. I should have travelled more when I was young. I wish ....I had travelled more when I was young........

·      Choose the best answer.

1. I wish my brother …………. up smoking.

         A. gives            B. would give            C. will give          D. would be giving

2. My garden is too small. I wish it …………. bigger so that I could grow lots of flowers.

         A. is                 B. was                                    C. were                      D. would be

         3. We wish it ………….. now.

                 A. doesn’t rain      B. hasn’t rained               C. didn’t rain           D. wasn’t raining

         4. I have to work tomorrow. I wish I …………… in bed.

                 A. stayed          B. should stay                       C. stay                          D. would stay

         5. I like my new boss but I wish she …………… more responsibility.

                 A. gives            B. would give            C. has given                  D. give

         6. I’m getting bored with my recent job. I wish I ………….. another job.

                 A. did                       B. do                          C. am doing                 D. will do

         7. They wish they …………… in their hometown now to enjoy the festival.

A. can be           B. are                     C. will be                         D. could be

         8. I wish the boss ……………. us to stay home tomorrow.

A. had allowed  B. allows                C. allowed                      D. would allow

         9. I wish my father ………….. soccer at night. It’s so annoying.

                 A. won’t watch       B. doesn’t watch    C. can’t watch                  D. wouldn’t watch

         10. He wishes his son …………….. harder on his study.

A. would try                B. will try               C. tried                  D. tries

         11. She wishes she …………… strong enough to be a volleyball player.

A. is                   B. will be               C. were                  D. are

         12. I really enjoy our trip to the theater. I wish we ……………. more often.

 A. go                          B. went                  C. will go                           D. would go

         13. I’ve no idea where we are. I wish we ………….. a map.

A. have               B. would have       C. had                             D. will have

         14. I wish you …………….. your dirty shoes in your bedroom.

A. won’t leave       B. don’t leave        C. aren’t left                            D. wouldn’t leave

         15. She wishes she …………… not so fat.

A. were             B. is                       C. was                     D. will be

         16. I wish I ……………. Russian to talk to the man who is sitting beside me on the train.

 A. can speak     B. speak                 C. could speak                D. will speak

         17. The test is too difficult for me. I wish it ………….. a bit easier.

A. is                             B. were              C. will be                  D. would be

         18. She wishes she …………… a bigger house for her family.

A. has                         B. will have            C. can have                       D. had

         19. I wish I ……………. a plane.

 A. could fly      B. can fly               C. will fly                        D. fly

         20. The mother wishes her little daughter ………….. how to look after herself.

A. knows           B. knew              C. will know                      D. can know

21. People are cutting a lot of trees. I wish they …………… their action to protect the environment.

 A. would stop   B. stopped             C. will stop                      D. stop

         22. The boss wishes the employees ………….. their work again more seriously after the strike.

A. will start                 B. start                C. would start            D. started

         23. He wishes his business …………… better in the coming time.

A. will be           B. is                        C. were                   D. would be

         24. I wish I ……………. afford a laptop.

 A. can      B. could                 C. is                                D. can be

         25. I wish my parents ………….. to work so much.

A. don’t have          B. had            C. didn’t have            D. won’t have

1. I don't understand this point of grammar. I wish I ______ it better.
A. understood B. would understand C. had understood D. understands

2. It never stops raining here. I wish it ______ raining.
A. stopped B. would stop C. had stopped D. will stop

3. I miss my friends. I wish my friends ______ here right now.
A. were B. would be C. had been D. was

4. I should never have said that. I wish I ______ that.
A. didn't say B. wouldn't say C. hadn't said D. says

5. I speak terrible English. I wish I ______ English well.
A. spoke B. would speak C. had spoken D. speaks

6. I cannot sleep. The dog next door is making too much noise. I wish it ______ quiet.
A kept B. would keep C. had kept D. will keep

7. This train is very slow. The earlier train was much faster. I wish I ____ the earlier train.
A. caught B. would catch C. had caught D. catches

8. I didn't see the TV programme but everybody said it was excellent. I wish I ___ it.
A. saw B. would see C. had seen D. seen

9. I went out in the rain and now I have a bad cold. I wish I ______ out.
A. didn't go B. wouldn't go C. hadn't gone D. went

10. This movie is terrible. I wish we ______ to see another one.
A. went B. would go C. had gone D. go

11. I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ______ in Spain.
A. lived B. would live C. had lived D. live

12. I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I ______ more time there but I had to go on to New York.
A. had B. would have C. had had D. have

13. You drive too fast. I wish you__________ more slowly.
A. drive B. drove C. had driven D. would drive

14. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes that he _______ it. 
A. watched B. would watch C. had watched D. watches

15. My face is bright red. I wish I ______ in the sun so long yesterday
A. didn't sit B. wouldn't sit C. hadn't sat D. sat
16. It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ______ him.
A. didn't tell B. wouldn't tell C. hadn't told D. tell

17. They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ______ it to me.
A. offered B. would offer C. had offered D. offer

18. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice. I wish you __________ the doctor's advice.
A. took B. would take C. had taken D. could take

19. I hate having red hair. I wish I ______ blonde hair.
A. had B. would have C. had had D. am having

20. This exercise is very boring. I wish the teacher ______ us some more interesting things to do.
A. gave B. would give C. had given D. will give

21. I wish I__________ a doctor in the future.
A. am B. were C. had been D. would be

22. I wish that someday I ___________ able to marry her.
A. will be B. am C. would be D. had been

23. I wished I_________ enough money to buy the house. 
A. had B. have C. had had D. would have

24. John wishes he ________ a scientist when he grows up. 
A. is B. was C. will be D. would be

1) There isn't any water
=> I wish there were water
2) I can't buy a car because I don't have enough money
=> I wish I had enough money to buy a car
3) I am short so I can't reach the light
=> I wish I were taller to reach the light
4) I want to go out 
=> I wish I could go out
5) I'd like to pass the exam
=> I wish I passed the exam
6) I don't want to have bad marks
=> I wish I didn't have bad marks
7) Don't go out !
=> I wish you didn't go out
8) Don't be silly!
=> I wish you weren't silly
9) Open your box, please
=> I wish you opened your box
10) It's boring to sit here alone
=> I wish I didn't sit here alone
 

1 I wish I had (have) a brother or sister.

(Tôi ước mình có anh trai hoặc em gái.)

2 If only they would stop (stop) talking - I can't hear the film.

(Giá như họ ngừng nói chuyện - Tôi không thể nghe thấy bộ phim.)

3 I wish you would take (take) a photo of me so I could send it to my friends.

(Tôi ước bạn sẽ chụp một bức ảnh của tôi để tôi có thể gửi cho bạn bè của mình.)

4 If only we understood (understand) Spanish, we could ask for directions.

(Giá như chúng tôi hiểu tiếng Tây Ban Nha, chúng tôi có thể hỏi đường.)

5 I wish you liked (like) Chinese food; I don't want pizza again.

(Tôi ước bạn thích đồ ăn Trung Quốc; Tôi không muốn ăn pizza nữa.)

6 I wish you would finish (finish) that burger; I don't like the smell.

(Tôi ước bạn sẽ ăn hết cái bánh mì kẹp thịt đó; Tôi không thích cái mùi đó.)

1, I wish I could fly a plane 
2,I wish I could stop smoking 
3,I wish Ann were here 
4, I wish I liked being tall 
5, I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow 
6, I wish I were lying on a beach in hawaii 
7, I wish I could go to the party 
8, I wish I had a computer 
9, I wish the weather were better today 

1, I wish I could fly a plane 
2,I wish I could stop smoking 
3,I wish Ann were here 
4, I wish I liked being tall 
5, I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow 
6, I wish I were lying on a beach in hawaii 
7, I wish I could go to the party 
8, I wish I had a computer 
9, I wish the weather were better today

I. Use the correct verb form :

1. I wish I...had... one twin sister like my friend Sally. (have)

2. My parents wish they...would go... to the beach this weekend. (go)

3.I'm fed up with the rain. I wish it...stopped... (stop)

4. Jimmy wishes he..were... old enough to drive a car. (be)

5. I wish it..could.. go to the moon for a vocation .(can)

6.I wish you..didn't complain... all the time .(not complain )

7.He wishes he... worked... harder during the examination. (work)

8.We wish it..weren't raining.... raining now. (not be)

9.She wishes he.....didn't tell. a lie with her. (not tell)

10.My father wishes I...would pass.... the entrance 10 next month (pass)

11.She wishes her father .were.... here to help her now (be)

12.I wish you..hadn't given... them my phone yesterday (not give)

13. I wish they...had visited... us when we were in the town (visit)

14.He wishes someone..would give... him a work next month. (give)

15.If only I....would take.... a trip to HN next week (take)

16.We wishes we...had understood...the teacher's explanation yesterday. (Understand)

17.He missed an exciting sport program. He wishes he..had watched...it (watch)

18.If only I...had.. more time to finish this work. (Have)

19.I wish she...had come..to see me yesterday (come)

20.I wish that someone..were....able to marry her.(be)

Give the correct form of the following verbs.
1. I wish I (live) ……lived…… near my school.
2. I wish I (know) ……knew…… her address.
3. I wish I (be ) ……were…… taller.
4. I wish I (meet) ……was meeting… her now.
5. I wish he (not live) ……didn't live…… here.
ó. I wish I ( be ) ……would be…… a doctor when I grow up.
7. They wish it ( not rain) …would not rain…… tomorrow.
8. If only we (not have ) ………wouldn't have…… a test next Tuesday.
9. I wish it (be) ……would be……… fine on the party next week
10. I wish tomorrow (be) ………were… a beautiful day.