1.I’m sorry that I don’t finish my homework.

→ I wish ____I finished my homework. __________________________________________________

2.It’s a pity you can’t come to the party with us.

→ Wewish ___you could come to the party with us._________________________________________________

3.Her health is very bad.

→ She wishes _____Her health weren't very bad._____________________________________________

4.They play soccer very badly.

→ They wish ______They played soccer better____________________________________________

5.Helen won’t go dancing with us tonight.

→ Helen wishes _____she would go dancing with us tonight.___________________________________________

6.They often make noise in the class.

→ We wish ___they didn't often make noise in the class._________________________________________________

7.I’d love to be a film star.

→ I wish ____I were a film star._________________________________________________

8.There were some trees in the field.

→ There used _____to be some trees in the field. _____________________________________________

9.She doesn’t live with her parents any more.

→ She used __to live with her parents __________________________________________________

10.People often did this work by hand.

→ This work used ___to be done by hand____________________________________________

11.We had a nice garden once, but not any longer.

→ We used ______to have a nice garden once _______________________________________________

12.I’m very nervous when driving on the left.

→ I’m not _used to driving on the left._____________________________

A)

1. I'd rather you stayed at home this Christmas.
2. I'd rather the children went to bed.
3. I'd raher you helped your mother with housework.
4. I'd rather you didn't come to class late.
5. I'd rather you kept silent in the classroom.
B)
1. It's time you dressed yourself.
2. It's about time the children went to bed.
3. It's time we hurried up.
4. It's high time children went to bed.
5. It's about time we went home.

C) 

The last time I went out with him was 5 months ago.

 This is the first time I have seen such a cruel mother.

 We haven't seen Mr. Jones for two years.

 I haven't visited the USA before.

 I began learning English 10 years ago.

 She has moved to London for 20 years.

 The last time the Pikes visited Paris was 2 years ago.

 I haven't written to him for a week. 

 It's 6 years since Mary started learning English. 

How long has your father bought that car?

Three years has passed since i last saw her

.I haven't seen john since he was leaving for Edinburgh

They didn’t like ice-cream when they ate too much and was sick

.John has worked as a television presenter for 5 years

My uncle started working in that factory 10 years ago

.When did your family read Tuoi Tre newspaper?

Since 2005,my old friend has worked on that farm

How long has he taught Physical education in this school?

.My mother had this washing machine a long time ago

My father hasn’t drunk champagne for 10 years

Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi:

1. He has got nobody to play with.
-> He wish he had somebody to play with.
2. We must study harder this semester.
-> We wish we didn't have to study harder this semester
3. The cat is always scratching the window.
-> I wish the window wasn't be scratched by the cat
4. You are singing a boring song.
-> I wish the song you sing wasn'tboring
5. We are living in a bad neighborhood.
-> We wish the neighborhood we live wasn't bad

I’m sorry I’m not able to go with you .

-> I wish I were able to go with you

22. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting.

-> It’s very exciting to spend the weekend in the countryside

23. Why don’t we go to the countryside?

-> I suggested going to the countryside.

24. Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English 

-> If you don't practice speaking E everyday, you can't improve your E

25. She’s very pleased to going away on holiday soon .

-> She’s looking forward to going away on holiday soon

26. Do you like learning a foreign language ?

-> Are you interested in learning a foreign language?

27. The boy is sorry he doesn’t have his teacher’s address .

The boy wishes he had his teacher's address

28. This city had old building, but none can be found nowadays .

There used to have old building in this city

29. “ where do you live?” The interviewer said to me .

The interviewer asked where I lived.

30. “ I’m very busy . I’ll ring you tomorrow ,” Susan said to me .

Susan told me she was very busy so she would ring me the next day.

31. “ Can you speak any foreign languages ?” Henry said to me .

Henry asked me if I could speak any foreign languages?

32. “ Don’t shout ,” I said to Jim.

I told Jim not to shout.

33. The last time we saw him was on Monday .

We haven't seen him since Monday

34. “ Can you speak Vietnamese , Maryam ?” Nga asked.

Nga asked if Maryam could speak VNmese

35. Why don’t we go to the countryside this weekend ?

Minh suggested going to the countryside that weekend?

36. I would rather watch TV than go to the cinema.

I prefer watching TV to going to the cinema

37. “ Where will you spend your vacation next year ?” Liz said to us .

Liz asked us where we would spend our vacation the next year.

38. It rained so heavily that they decided to cancel the match.

So heavily did it rain that they decided to cancel the match

39. I can do what I want and you can’t stop me.

You can’t stop me from doing what I want

40. Please don’t interrupt me all the time.

Would you mind not interrupting me all the time?

41. My father said I could use his car . (câu này chưa có gợi ý)

1. were (với to be trong cấu trúc wish thì luôn dùng were nhé)

2. wrote

3. could

4. bought

5. studied

Ex 1: Rewrite the folowing sentences with "WISH"

1. I'm not very clever

--> I wish I were very clever

2. There isn't a playground in my neighrbood

--> We wish there were a playground in our neighrbood

3. She doesn't have many friends here

-->She wishes she had many friends here

4. It rains so often here

--> I wish it didn't rain so often here

5. I cannot go to the match this evening

--> I wish I could go to the match this evening

6. I live far from the school

--> I wish I lived near the school

7. I don't know how to cook

--> I wish I knew how to cook

8. He cannot play football with his friends

--> He wishes he could play football with his friends

Ex 2: Rewrite the folowing sentences with the words provided

1. I'm sorry I don't have a call phone

--> I wish I had a call phone

2. I'm sorry I cannot speak English well

--> I wish I could speak English well

3. It's a pity you can't join the trip

--> I wish you could join the trip

4. It's a pity books are so expensive

--> I wish books weren't so expensive

5. Hoa is sorry that she isn't living with her parents in Hue

--> Hoa wishes she were living with her parents in Hue

6. Hung hates having to go to school on Saturdays

--> Hung wishes he didn't have to go to school on Sundays

7. I'm sorry I don't know anything about computer

--> I wish I knew something about computer

8. It's pity there isn't a library in my village

-> I wish there were a library in my village

9. I'd love to live near the sea

--> I wish I lived near the sea

10. It's a pity I cannot play the guitar

--> I wish I could play the guitar

Ex 1: Rewrite the folowing sentences with "WISH"

1. I'm not very clever

--> I wish...l were very clever ..................................................................

2. There isn't a playground in my neighrbood

--> We wish...there were a playground in my neighborhood .................................................................

3. She doesn't have many friends here

-->She wishes...she had many friends here .................................................................

4. It rains so often here

--> I wish...it didn't rain so often here .......................................................................

5. I cannot go to the match this evening

--> I wish...l could go to the match this evening .........................................................................

6. I live far from the school

--> I wish..l didn't live far from the school ................................................................................

7. I don't know how to cook

--> I wish.l knew how to cook ...................................................................................

8. He cannot play football with his friends

--> He wishes..he could play football with his friends..............................................................................

1 went

2 were

3 wrote

4 could

5 bought

6 studied

7 would go

8 would stop

9 were

10 would lend

Wishes:

1. The weatheris very hot. I wish it (be) WERE cooler.

2. We seldom write to her. I wish we (write) WROTE to her more often.

3. Jone doesn't know how to swim. Hw wishes he (can) COULD swim.

4. Jone doesn't buy the book. She wishes she (buy) BOUGHT it.

5. Mai wants to pass the exam. She wishes she (study) STUDIED harder to pass the exam.

6. We will not go to Ha Long Bay next week. I wish we (go) WOULD GO there.

7.It is raining now. I wish it (stop) WOULD STOP raining soon.

8. My parents are not in now. I wish they (be) WERE at home wish us now.

9. I know Namwill not lend me his car. I wish he (lend) WOULD LEND it to me.

10. We want to be in London now. We wish we were there now

1.was 2.wrote 3.could 4.bought 5.studied 6.went/would go 7.stopped/would stop 8.were 9.would lend 10.we were there.

1. I wish I (go)…will go……………. to the movie with you.
2. I wish I (have)…will have……… day off.
3.I wish I (study)……will study……………………… Latin instead of Greek.
4. I wish I (not/ spend)…won't spend……. so much money.
5. I wish the weather (be) ..…will be………….warm, so we could go swimming.
6. I wish I (ask)……will ask….………. him how to get there.
7. I wish I (not stay)……won't stay…….……………….. at home.8. I wish I (not/ buy) ……won't buy……….……………..that book.
9. I wish I (not/ see) …won't see……….him.
10. I wish I (not/ call)…won't call………. him a liar.
11. I don’t have time to go to “High Quality Good Fair “. I wish I (go) will go………there.
12. The weather is very hot. I wish it (be) will be………cooler.
13. We seldom write to her. I wish we (write) …will write……………… to her more often.
14. John doesn’t know how to swim. He wishes he (can) …will can……………..…… swim.
15. John doesn’t buy the book. She wishes she (buy) …will buy…………………..… it.
16. Mai doesn’t pass the exam. She wishes she (study) ……will study………..…… harder.
17. We will not go to Ha Long Bay next week. I wish we (go)  will go………… there.
18. It is raining now. I wish it (stop) will stop…… raining soon.
19. My parents are not in now. I wish they (be) …will be…….……at home with us now.
20. I know Nam will not lend me his car. I wish he (lend). will lend……………… it to me
Chúc bạn học tốt nha !

- Lần sau bạn gửi tách các câu ra nhé, hơi khó nhìn 

1. I wish I will go to the movie with you.
2. I wish I will have day off.
3.I wish I will study Latin instead of Greek.
4. I wish I won't spend so much money.
5. I wish the weather will be warm, so we could go swimming.
6. I wish I will ask him how to get there.

7. I wish I won't stay at home.

8. I wish I won't buy that book.
9. I wish I won't see him.
10. I wish I won't call him a liar.
11. I don’t have time to go to “High Quality Good Fair “. I wish I will go there.
12. The weather is very hot. I wish it will be cooler.
13. We seldom write to her. I wish we will write to her more often.
14. John doesn’t know how to swim. He wishes he will can swim.
15. John doesn’t buy the book. She wishes she will buy it.
16. Mai doesn’t pass the exam. She wishes she will study harder.
17. We will not go to Ha Long Bay next week. I wish we  will go there.
18. It is raining now. I wish it  will stop raining soon.
19. My parents are not in now. I wish they will be at home with us now.
20. I know Nam will not lend me his car. I wish he will lend it to me