I could travel to DL by plane. 

Mary was fine this morning.

I didn't have to leave now. 

he lived near the office. 

they swam well.

it didn't rain heavily so that he could play basketball.

I could help you to do the housework.

I had met my old classmates last Sunday. 

the exercises weren't too difficult for him to do. 

my mother would come to your party tomorrow. 

he would be a doctor when he grew up.

she smiled at me.

3.It was raining, so he took his umbrella.

->He ______took his umbrella because it was raining_______________________

4.My grandfather cannot work very hard because of his age.

-> My grandfather is __too old to work very hard___________________________

5.He will be absent from the class discussion tomorrow.

-> I wish ____he wouldn't be absent from the class discussion tomorrow._________________________

6.It would be nice to travel to Dalat by train.

-> I wish____I could travel to Dalat by train. ___________________________________

7.He typed her lesson plan in 20 minutes.

->It took ____him 20 minutes to type her lesson plan _________________________________

->He spent __20 minutes typing her lesson plan ___________________________________

8.She likes to wear modern clothing at work.

->She’s fond ____of wearing modern clothing at work. ________________________________

9.It’s not easy to do this exercise.

->Doing _____this exercise is not easy____________________________

10.My father no longer works for this company.

->My father used ____to work for this company________________________

18. I’m sorry I don’t live near my work.

→ I wish ……I lived near my work……………………………

19. I would be nice tobe able to fly a plane.

→ I wish …I were able to fly a plane………………………….

20. I don’t have anything to eat.

→ I wish …I had something to eat…………………………………

21. It would be nice to be able to drive a car.

→ I wish …………I were able to drive a car……………

22. I want to fly like a bird but I can’t.

→ I wish……………I could fly like a bird…………………

23. What a pity! I can’t speak English well.

→ I wish …………I could speak E well ……………………

24. I don’t know Mai’s phone number.

→ I wish ……………………I knew Mai's phone number……………

2.      It would be nice to be able to fly a plane.

I wish I were able to fly a plane.                                                                   

3.      It’s a shame that I can’t stop smoking.

I wish I could stop smoking                                         

4.      Ann isn’t here and I need to see her.

I wish Ann were here                                                            

5.      I don’t like being so short.

I wish I weren't short                                                                 

6.      Unfortunately, I have to work tomorrow.

I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow                                                                

7.      I’m not lying on a beach in Hawaii.

I wish I were lying on a beach in Hawaii.

8.      I’m sorry I can’t go to the party.

I wish I could go to the party.

9.      I’d like to get access to the Internet, but I don’t have a computer.

I wish I had a computer to get access to the Internet

10.  It’s a pity the weather isn’t better today.

I wish the weather were better today

11.  I haven’t got a washing machine.

I wish I had a washing machine.

12.  I hate having to go to school on Saturdays.

I wish I didn't have to go to school on Saturdays.

13.  Why don’t we go away more often?

I wish we went away more often

14.  I’d love to speak many languages.

I wish I spoke many languages

15.  Why are the taxes so expensive?

I wish the taxes weren't so expensive

16.  Tricia won’t join us for the trip.

I wish Tricia would join us for the trip.

17.  Many people don’t observe the traffic law.

I wish Many people observed the traffic law.

18.  My Grandpa is not healthy now.

I wishMy Grandpa were healthy now.

19.  I didn’t attend Mr. Hope’s lecture, and now I regret it.

I wish I had attended Mr. Hope’s lecture

20.  I’m sorry the teacher didn’t give me enough time to finish the test!

I wish the teacher had given me enough time to finish the test

1 i wish i ( can speak / could speak/ will speak ) many languages

2 i wish tomorrow ( were / will be / would be ) sunday

3 she wishes she ( will/ would / can ) come here to visit us

4 min wishes he ( will/would/can) go abroad someday

5 i wish i (would be/were ) a lion tamer in the future

6 i wish i ( can play / could play) piano

7 i wish our team( will play / would play) better next time

8 the little boy wishes he ( became / would become ) an acrobat when he grows up

1.Children get present ______ Christmas and ______ their birthday. (at ... at / on ... on / on ... at / at ... on)

2. If you are going to the post off ice, would you post a letter ______ me? (to / at / on / for)

3. The windows haven’t been cleaned ______ weeks. (ago / since / for / to)

4. We usually go to our home village at least once ______ the summer. (in / on / to / for)

5. He said that John ______ u p his job.

(has given / have given / had given / had to give)

6. When I saw Susan, she said she was taking her driving test ______. (today / the next day / tomorrow / the tomorrow)

7. My TV is broken. I wish it ______ soon. (would be repaired / is repaired / was repaired / will be repaired)

8. I have lived with my parents. I wish I ______ an apartment. (will have / had / would have / has)

9. Have you ever wished you ______ to ski when you were younger? (will learn / could learn / learn / can learn)

10. Sometimes he wishes he ______ a different career when he graduates. (can choose / choose / will choose / could choose)

11. Matthew said he was meeting a friend at the station later ______. (that day / yesterday / tomorrow / this today)

12. The astronauts have alrea dy been in orbit ______ two days. (since / for / till / to)

13. We have lunch from 12.00 ______ 1.00. Then we start again go on ______ 5.30. (to ... at / from ... to / to ... to / to ... till)

14. She said that she ______ to learn to drive.

(is going / go / goes / was going)

15. She asked me ______ I liked pop music. (if / that / what / when)

16. She said that she was going away for a few days and ______ phone me when she got back. (will / must / would / shall)

17. I’ve lived in this street ______. (in 1998 / for 1 998 / since 1998 / tomorrow)

18. I want two seats for Romeo and Juliet ______ Friday night. (on / in / at / to)

19. Our train arrived in York ______ 6.00. (in / for / on / at)

20. There was an accident at the crossroads ______ midnight last night. (at / fo r / on / in)

21. She said she ______ come to the party on Friday. (won’t / doesn’t / can’t / couldn’t)

22. I’m going to swim ______ Monday with Tom. (at / on / for / of)

23. If my watch is broken, I ______ buy a new one because I always need one. (have to / might / have / may)

24. I have got an awful headache. If I see a chemist’s, I ______ buy some aspirins. (must / might / may / should to)

25. I plan to travel around the world. If I don’t visit my father in Japan this year, I ______ go to the USA. (must / have / may / ought to)

26. If you want to get good grades, you ______ study hard. (must / ought / have to/ have)

27. Let’s wait ______ it stops raining. (until / for / to / since)

28. I have lived in this house ______. (ago six years / in six years / since six years / for six years)

29. Columbus discovered America ______ the 15th century. (in / since / for / on)

30. The course begins ______ 8 am ______ 5 pm. (from ... during / from ... since / from ... to / in ... to)

31. I fell asleep ______ the movie. (during / si nce / from / for)

32. Bill asked where ______ from. (do I come / did I come / I come / I came)

33. He wonders what ______ with my heavy luggage. (I will do / I would do / will I do / I do)

34. He said that he was coming ______. (tomorrow after / yesterday / the next day / following day)

35. You ______ go to university if you want to study medicine. (has to / will / must / ought)

36. If you want to loose weight, you ______ eat too many sweets. (might not / mustn’t / shouldn’t / may not)

37. She wishes she __ ____ a new bicycle. (can have / will have / has / could have)

38. I ______ it ______ rain so much in this city. (wishes ... didn’t / wish ... didn’t / wished ... don’t / wish ... don’t)

39. If you want to get well, you ______ see a doctor. (must / might / may / ou ght)

40. ______ you ever wish you ______ fly? (Did ... could / Do ... could / Do ... can / Did ... can)

41. If he doesn’t come soon, he ______ be late. (has / ought to / ought / might)

42. I wish I ______ on a beautiful sunny beach now. (would be lying / can be lying / can be lied / could be lying)

43. ______ he will change his job if he go to the USA. (Perhaps / Since / Recently / Lately)

44. He ______ someone ______ answer that telephone. It’s been ringing for about five minutes. (wish ... can / wish ... would / wi shes ... can / wishes ... would)

45. If the kitchen is in a mess, you ______ clean it. (will / might / ought to / may)

46. I wish you ______ so fast. It makes me nervous. (weren’t driving / can’t drive / won’t drive / will not drive)

47. The music next door is very loud. I wish they ______. (would turn it down / can turn down it / will turn it down / turn down it

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……..

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

1. Children get present ______ Christmas and ______ their birthday. (at ... at / on ... on / on ... at / at ... on)

2. If you are going to the post office, would you post a letter ______ me? (to / at / on / for)

3. The windows haven’t been cleaned ______ weeks. (ago / since / for / to)

4. We usually go to our home village at least once ______ the summer. (in / on / to / for)

5. He said that John ______ up his job. (has given / have given / had given / had to give)

6. When I saw Susan, she said she was taking her driving test ______. (today / the next day / tomorrow / the tomorrow)

7. My TV is broken. I wish it ______ soon. (would be repaired / is repaired/ was repaired / will be repaired)

8. I have lived with my parents. I wish I ______ an apartment. (will have / had / would / has)

9. Have you ever wished you ______ to ski when you were younger? (will learn / could learn / learn / can learn)

10. Sometimes he wishes he ______ a different career when he graduates. (can choose / choose / will choose / could choose)

11. Matthew said he was meeting a friend at the station later ______. (that day / yesterday / tomorrow / this today)

12. The astronauts have already been in orbit ______ two days. (since / for / till / to)

13. We have lunch from 12.00 ______ 1.00. Then we start again go on______ 5.30. (to ... at / from ... to / to ... to / to ... till)

14. She said that she ______ to learn to drive. (is going / go / goes /was going)

15. She asked me ______ I liked pop music. (if / that / what / when)

16. She said that she was going away for a few days and ______ phone me when she got back. (will / must / would / shall)

17. I’ve lived in this street ______. (in 1998 / for 1998 / since 1998 / tomorrow)

18. I want two seats for Romeo and Juliet ______ Friday night. (on / in / at / to)

19. Our train arrived in York ______ 6.00. (in / for / on / at)

20. There was an accident at the crossroads ______ midnight last night. (at / for / on / in)

21. She said she ______ come to the party on Friday. (won’t / doesn’t / can’t / couldn’t)

22. I’m going to swim ______ Monday with Tom. (at / on / for / of)

23. If my watch is broken, I ______ buy a new one because I always need one. (have to/ might / have / may)

24. I have got an awful headache. If I see a chemist’s, I ______ buy someaspirins. (must / might / may / should to)

25. I plan to travel around the world. If I don’t visit my father in Japan this year, I ______ go to the USA. (must / have / may / ought to)

26. If you want to get good grades, you ______ study hard. (must / ought / have / have)

27. Let’s wait ______ it stops raining. (until / for / to / since)

28. I have lived in this house ______. (ago six years / in six years / since six years / for six years)

29. Columbus discovered America ______ the 15th century. (in / since / for / on)

30. The course begins ______ 8 am ______ 5 pm. (from ... during / from ... since / from ... to / in ... to)