I . Finish the sentence so that it has the nearest meaning to the sentence printed before it
1. Of course , I can't go to the moon for a vacation
=> I wish I ......................................
2. Like many other people , I can't read people's minds
=> I wish I .........................................
3. Lan would love to talk with famous people in the would
=> Lan wishes she ..................................................
4. I want to know every language in the world
=> I wish I .........................................
5. Fiona would love to live in Paris
=> Fiona wishes she ..................................
6. I hate having to get up early in the morning
=> I wish I .........................................
7. I never have enough money to buy things I like
=> I wish I .....................................
8. We hate having to do a lot of homework every day
=> We wish we .............................................
9. Many parents complain that the quality of the school is too low
=> Many parents wish the quality of the school .................................
5-> Fiona wishes she lived in Paris
6-> I wish i didn't have to get up early in the morning
7-> I wish i had nough money to buy thing i like
8-> We wish we didn't have to do a lot of homework everyday
9-> Many parents wish the quality of the school weren't too low
1. The boss said he would fly to Ho Chi Minh city (last/ the following/ the previous/ next) day.
2. How much time do you spend (to watch/ watch/ in watching/ watching) TV every day?
3. I wish I (had/ have/ was having/ am having) enough money to buy a sport car.
4. It seems difficult for me (having/ to have/ to having/ had) a trip abroad.
5. Nowadays teenagers (used to wear/ used to wearing/ get used to wearing/ is used to wearing) jeans when going for a picnic.
6. If you want to (apply/ learn/ study/ attend) the course, you must pass the written exam.
7. She advised me (not to go out/ don’t go out/ to go out/ not go out) after dark.
8. I’m looking forward (to hear/ hearing/ to hearing/ heard) from you.
1. The boss said he would fly to Ho Chi Minh city (last/ the following/ the previous/ next) day.
2. How much time do you spend (to watch/ watch/ in watching/ watching) TV every day?
3. I wish I (had/ have/ was having/ am having) enough money to buy a sport car.
4. It seems difficult for me (having/ to have/ to having/ had) a trip abroad.
5. Nowadays teenagers (used to wear/ used to wearing/ get used to wearing/ is used to wearing) jeans when going for a picnic.
6. If you want to (apply/ learn/ study/ attend) the course, you must pass the written exam.
7. She advised me (not to go out/ don’t go out/ to go out/ not go out) after dark.
8. I’m looking forward (to hear/ hearing/ to hearing/ heard) from you.
1 .many schools are overcrowed because there are so many children in VN.
➜I wish
2.my school has no play ground equipment or extra activities .
➜I wish
3.in the Mekong delta , small children go through same foot bridges in older to get to school .
➜I wish
4.Kindergarten teachers don't have trainning course in making hard made.
➜I wish
5.children from poor families can't go to school because they have to earn money.
➜I wish
6.I live in London (and I hate London )
➜I wish
7. Tina can't come to the party (she's your best friend )
➜I wish
8.I have to work tomorow (but I'd like to stay in bed )
➜I wish
9. I don't know anything about cars
➜I wish
10.I'm not lying on a beautiful sunny beach ( and that's a pity )
➜I wish
1 .many schools are overcrowed because there are so many children in VN.
➜I wish there weren't so many children in VN, so no school were overcrowded
2.my school has no play ground equipment or extra activities .
➜I wish my school had a play ground equipment or extra activities
3.in the Mekong delta , small children go through same foot bridges in older to get to school .
➜I wish small children in the Mekong delta went through same foot bridges in older to get to school
4.Kindergarten teachers don't have trainning course in making hard made.
➜I wish kindergarten teachers didn't have trainning course in making hard made
5.children from poor families can't go to school because they have to earn money.
➜I wish children from poor families could go to school
6.I live in London (and I hate London )
➜I wish I didn't live in London
7. Tina can't come to the party (she's your best friend )
➜I wish Tina my best friend could come to the party
8.I have to work tomorow (but I'd like to stay in bed )
➜I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow
9. I don't know anything about cars
➜I wish I knew something about cars
10.I'm not lying on a beautiful sunny beach ( and that's a pity )
➜I wish I were lying on a beautiful sunny beach
II. Rewrite these sentences using "I wish / If only"
1. I don't know many people. I wish ..............
2. I can't give up smoking. If only .................
3. I haven't got enough money for the concert. I wish ................
4. George isn't here. If only ...........
5. It's cold and I hate this weather. I wish it ..........
6. I'm sorry because Tina can't come to my party. If only ............
7. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish ............
8. I have to work tomorrow and I'd like to stay in bed. If only ...........
9. My car is broken and I don't know anything about cars. I wish .......
10. My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday.
If only ...................................................................................................
11. I should have travelled more when I was young. I wish ............
12. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish .........
13. I hate it when you drive fast in the city. If only ...............
14. It's a pity I didn't bring my camera with me. I wish ..................
15. I would like to go out more at the weekend. If only I ..............
16. He keeps arriving late for class. It's getting on my nerves. I wish ....
17. I would love to be lying on a beach in the Bahamas right now.
If only ..............................................................
18. I don't speak Italian so I can't read this book in original version. I wish ........
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........
Exercise 1: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. I wish I__________a doctor when I grow up(be)
2. They wish it__________tomorrow(not rain)
3. We wish we__________a test Tuesday(not have)
4. I wish it_________fine on the party next week(be)
5. I wish tomorrow__________a beautiful day(be)
6. I wish it__________heavily last Sunday(not rain)
7. You are driving to dangerously. I wish you__________slowly(drive)
8. I wish the traffic__________so much noise everyday(not make)
9. I haven't written to Tom for so long. I wish I___________his address(know)
10. I don't have enough money to buy that book. I wish I__________poor(not be)
11. She wishes she__________the most beautiful girl in Vietnam(be)
12. I wish I__________so much money(not spend)
Exercise 1: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. I wish I____were______a doctor when I grow up(be)
2. They wish it____wouldn't rain______tomorrow(not rain)
3. We wish we____didn't have______a test Tuesday(not have)
4. I wish it____would be_____fine on the party next week(be)
5. I wish tomorrow_____would be____a beautiful day(be)
6. I wish it__hadn't rained________heavily last Sunday(not rain)
7. You are driving to dangerously. I wish you __drove___ slowly(drive)
8. I wish the traffic_didn't make__so much noise everyday(not make)
9. I haven't written to Tom for so long. I wish I____had known___his address(know)
10. I don't have enough money to buy that book. I wish I____weren't_____poor(not be)
11. She wishes she_were__the most beautiful girl in Vietnam(be)
12. I wish I____didn't spend____so much money(not spend)
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given
1 : The teacher wishes you ( work)____ more than talked
2 : I wish I ( not live) ____ in such a noisy city.
3 : I wish I (have) ____ enough money to buy this book.
4 : I can’t wait one more day. It’s time I (call) ____him.
5 : His teacher called his mother. It’s time for him to (do) ____ homework.
6 : I can’t say more anything. It’s time for me (leave) ____ home.
7 : It’s time you (buy) ____ a new car. I think that your wife will like that.
8 : It’s time we (start) ____ join a new company.
9 : It’s time you (read) ____ that book.
10 : I (study) ____ Vietnamese for the last 20 years.
Rewrite
1. I wish to have enough money because I want to buy a new house.
-> I wish ……………………………………………….……….
2. He said something. I didn't understand.
-> I didn't understand.……….……………
3. I am in a habit of reading books in the evening.
-> I am used ……………………………………
4. I often want to the cinema at weekends.
-> I used………………………….…..…….
Thanks
1. I wish I had enough money because I want to buy a new house.
2. I didn't understand he said
3. I am used to reading books in the evening.
4. I used to want to the cinema at weekends.
Rewrite the sentences using " I wish"
1) I'd love to live in Australia
2) I hate having to go to school on Sunday
3) I'd love to be a film star
4) why don't we have a bigger house?
5) I'd love to speak more language
6) I'd love to be able to cook
7) I never have enough money, it would be nice to have more
8) I have having to do homework every night
9) I don't understand what the man says
10) my relatives live too for form me
11) my best friend will leave for Bangkok tomorrow and I'm very sad
12) we can't live together forever
13) my little brother makes a lot of noise when he cakes back from school
14) my grand mother always complains about something or other
15) my sister eats too little food
16) Peter always draws on the wall
Rewrite the sentences using " I wish"
1) I'd love to live in Australia
-> I wish I lived in Australia.
2) I hate having to go to school on Sunday
-> I wish I didn't have to go to school on Sunday.
3) I'd love to be a film star
-> I wish I would be a film star.
4) why don't we have a bigger house?
-> I wish we had a bigger house.
5) I'd love to speak more language
-> I wish I could speak more languages.
6) I'd love to be able to cook
-> I wish I was able to cook.
7) I never have enough money, it would be nice to have more
-> I wish I had more money.
8) I hate having to do homework every night
-> I wish I didn't have to do homework every night.
9) I don't understand what the man says
-> I wish I understood what the man says.
10) my relatives live too far from me
-> I wish my relatives didn't live far from me.
11) my best friend will leave for Bangkok tomorrow and I'm very sad
-> I wish my best friend wouldn't leave for Bangkok tomorrow.
12) we can't live together forever
-> I wish we could live together forever.
13) my little brother makes a lot of noise when he comes back from school
-> I wish my little brother didn't make a lot of noise when he comes back from school.
14) my grand mother always complains about something or other.
-> I wish my grandmother didn't complain about something or other.
15) my sister eats too little food
-> I wish my sister ate more food.
16) Peter always draws on the wall
-> I wish Peter didn't draw on the wall.
1) I wish I lived in Australia.
2) I wish I didn't have to go to school on Sunday.
3) I wish I would be a film star.
4) I wish we had a bigger house.
5) I wish I could speak more languages.
6) I wish I was able to cook.
7) I wish I had more money.
8) I wish I didn't have to do homework every night.
9) I wish I understood what the man says.
10) I wish my relatives didn't live far from me.
11) I wish my best friend wouldn't leave for Bangkok tomorrow.
12) I wish we could live together forever.
13) I wish my little brother didn't make a lot of noise when he comes back from school.
14) I wish my grandmother didn't complain about something or other.
15) I wish my sister ate more food. 16) I wish Peter didn't draw on the wall.
