3. Multiple choice questions ( extracted from EGE)

1.    She wishes her father ________ here now to help her.

         A. has been                B. is being         C. is                   D. were

2.    Julie goes to bed late. her mother wishes _______.

         A. she went to bed early                                B. she went to bed late

         C. she doesn’t go to bed late                         D. she goes to bed early

3.    My father won’t lend me his car. I wish _______ .

         A. he lent me his car                            B. he didn’t lend me his car               

         C. he would lend me his car                 D. he wouldn’t lend me his car

4.    We wish we _____ a large house, but we can’t afford it now.

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

5.    I’m sorry I haven’t got any money on me. I wish I _______.

         A. I have got no money on me                      B. I have some money on me

C. I had got no money on me                        D. I had some money on me

6.    It’s a pity she didn’t take her doctor’s advice. She wishes ________.

         A. she took her doctor’s advice   B. she had taken her doctor’s advice 

         C. she takes her doctor’s advice   D. she would take her doctor’s advice

7.    My father is not free today. I wish ______.

         A. my father is free today                    B. my father won’t be busy today

         C. my father would be free today         D. my father were free today

8.    I’m afraid our team will lose the game today. I wish _______.

         A. our team would win the game today B. our team won the game today

         C. our team didn’t lose the game today D. our team had won the game today

9.    My friends didn’t take part in the game. I wish _______.

A. My friends took part in the game     B. My friends would take part in the game

C. My friends did take part in the game        D. My friends had taken part in the game

10.         She wishes he ______ his letter of application earlier.

         A. would write           B. had written            C. wrote             D. would wrote

11.         I wish you ______ make so much noise. I’m trying to work.

         A. shouldn’t               B. needn’t          C. couldn’t                  D. wouldn’t

12.         It wasn’t fine. I wish _______.

A. it was fine     B. it would fine          C. it will fine              D. it had been fine

13.         She wishes she ______ to told you the bad news yesterday.

A. is not asked   B. was not asked         C. were not asked      D. had not been asked

14.         My uncle wishes he ______ time when he was young.

A. wouldn’t waste      B. didn’t waste           C. hasn’t waste           D. hadn’t waste

15.         -Minh: you speak English very well.

–Huong: Yes but I wish I _____ other languages well, too.

         A. can speak              B. am speaking          C. spoke            D. speak

16.         I wish we ____ shopping here together.

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

17.         I’m not able to visit London. I wish I ______go there.

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

18.         I wish that the weather  _______ not so warm.

         A. be                          B. was                        C. are                         D. were

19.         I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. I wish I _____ your birthday party.

         A. wouldn’t miss        B. didn’t miss            C. hadn’t missed      D. had missed

20.         I wish you had given me a new one instead of having it repaired as you did.

         A. gave/ to repair                                 B. would give/ to repair

         C. had given/ to repaired                      D. had given/ to be repair

21.         I wish I ___ there for my holiday last year. I didn’t enjoy it.

         A. wouldn’t go           B. didn’t go                C. hadn’t gone                 D. would rather go

22.         I wish I _____ English when I was at high school.

         A. study            B. studied          C. have studied          D. had studied

23.         I wish I _____ a computer.

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

24.         They will drink wine at the party. I wish they _____.

         A. can not          B. would not              C. had not          D. should not

25.         I wish I _____ a trip to London last year.

         A. had taken               B. took                       C. will take                 D. take

26.         I don’t know many people. I wish I _____ more people.

         A. know                     B. knew                     C. have known                 D. should know

27.         I have to work tomorrow. I wish I ______ in bed.

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

28.         I wish _____ so much.

         A. I haven’t eaten       B. I hadn’t eaten         C. I do not eat                 D. I won’t eat

29.         I wish I ____ applied for the job.

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

30.         I wish you ______ something instead of just sitting and doing nothing.

         A. do                          B. should           C. will do           D. would do

31.         I wish Sarah ______ here now.

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

32.         ______ a car to drive now.

         A. if I had          B. only I had              C. if only I had           D. better I had

33.         What are you going to do next year? – I wish I _____ the answer to that question.

         A. knew                     B. had known             C. would know                 D. will know

34.         She wishes she _____ a doctor in the future.

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

35.         I wish I _____ your wedding, but I was in Paris.

         A. could attend           B. would attend          C. attended                 D. could have attended

3. Multiple choice questions ( extracted from EGE)

1.    She wishes her father ________ here now to help her.

         A. has been                B. is being         C. is                   D. were

2.    Julie goes to bed late. her mother wishes _______.

         A. she went to bed early                                B. she went to bed late

         C. she doesn’t go to bed late                         D. she goes to bed early

3.    My father won’t lend me his car. I wish _______ .

         A. he lent me his car                            B. he didn’t lend me his car               

         C. he would lend me his car                 D. he wouldn’t lend me his car

4.    We wish we _____ a large house, but we can’t afford it now.

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

5.    I’m sorry I haven’t got any money on me. I wish I _______.

         A. I have got no money on me                      B. I have some money on me

C. I had got no money on me                        D. I had some money on me

6.    It’s a pity she didn’t take her doctor’s advice. She wishes ________.

         A. she took her doctor’s advice   B. she had taken her doctor’s advice 

         C. she takes her doctor’s advice   D. she would take her doctor’s advice

7.    My father is not free today. I wish ______.

         A. my father is free today                    B. my father won’t be busy today

         C. my father would be free today         D. my father were free today

8.    I’m afraid our team will lose the game today. I wish _______.

         A. our team would win the game today B. our team won the game today

         C. our team didn’t lose the game today D. our team had won the game today

9.    My friends didn’t take part in the game. I wish _______.

A. My friends took part in the game     B. My friends would take part in the game

C. My friends did take part in the game        D. My friends had taken part in the game

10.         She wishes he ______ his letter of application earlier.

         A. would write           B. had written            C. wrote             D. would wrote

11.         I wish you ______ make so much noise. I’m trying to work.

         A. shouldn’t               B. needn’t          C. couldn’t                  D. wouldn’t

12.         It wasn’t fine. I wish _______.

A. it was fine     B. it would fine          C. it will fine              D. it had been fine

13.         She wishes she ______ to told you the bad news yesterday.

A. is not asked   B. was not asked         C. were not asked      D. had not been asked

14.         My uncle wishes he ______ time when he was young.

A. wouldn’t waste      B. didn’t waste           C. hasn’t waste           D. hadn’t waste

15.         -Minh: you speak English very well.

–Huong: Yes but I wish I _____ other languages well, too.

         A. can speak              B. am speaking          C. spoke            D. speak

16.         I wish we ____ shopping here together.

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

17.         I’m not able to visit London. I wish I ______go there.

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

18.         I wish that the weather  _______ not so warm.

         A. be                          B. was                        C. are                         D. were

19.         I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. I wish I _____ your birthday party.

         A. wouldn’t miss        B. didn’t miss            C. hadn’t missed      D. had missed

20.         I wish you had given me a new one instead of having it repaired as you did.

         A. gave/ to repair                                 B. would give/ to repair

         C. had given/ to repaired                      D. had given/ to be repair

21.         I wish I ___ there for my holiday last year. I didn’t enjoy it.

         A. wouldn’t go           B. didn’t go                C. hadn’t gone                 D. would rather go

22.         I wish I _____ English when I was at high school.

         A. study            B. studied          C. have studied          D. had studied

23.         I wish I _____ a computer.

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

24.         They will drink wine at the party. I wish they _____.

         A. can not          B. would not              C. had not          D. should not

25.         I wish I _____ a trip to London last year.

         A. had taken               B. took                       C. will take                 D. take

26.         I don’t know many people. I wish I _____ more people.

         A. know                     B. knew                     C. have known                 D. should know

27.         I have to work tomorrow. I wish I ______ in bed.

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

28.         I wish _____ so much.

         A. I haven’t eaten       B. I hadn’t eaten         C. I do not eat                 D. I won’t eat

29.         I wish I ____ applied for the job.

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

30.         I wish you ______ something instead of just sitting and doing nothing.

         A. do                          B. should           C. will do           D. would do

31.         I wish Sarah ______ here now.

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

32.         ______ a car to drive now.

         A. if I had          B. only I had              C. if only I had           D. better I had

33.         What are you going to do next year? – I wish I _____ the answer to that question.

         A. knew                     B. had known             C. would know                 D. will know

34.         She wishes she _____ a doctor in the future.

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

35.         I wish I _____ your wedding, but I was in Paris.

         A. could attend           B. would attend          C. attended                 D. could have attended

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1/ Jane wish she ( can/ go) _COULD GO___ travelling at least once a year.

2/ Jim wishes he ( earn) __EARNED___ more money so that he would live more comfortable.

3/ My mother wishes she ( not have) __DIDN'T HAVE__ to work for extra hours

4/ The little boy wishes it (not rain) __WEREN'T RAINING__ at the moment

5/ I wish I (be ) WERE healthier so that I could play some extreme sports

6/ Tim is sad because he has lost his bike. He wishes his mother ( buy) BOUGHT him a new one

7/ I wish someone ( offer) OFFERED me an opportunity to study abroad

8/ Jim is bored as he is doing his homework now. He wishES he (do) WEREN'T DOING his homework

9/ My father is an officer but he wishes he (be) WERE famous singer

10/ My mother never lets me go to school on my own. I wish she (let) LET me go alone

I.       Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense.

1.      Lisa is getting fat. She wishes she were (be) thinner.

2.      I wish I ______HAD____ (have) a good voice, but I don’t.

3.      Jeff feels very lonely at his boarding school. He wishes he ________WERE__ (be) at home with his family.

4.      You’re watching too much TV. I wish you ______WOULD SPEND____ (will spend) more time studying.

5.      If only I ___WERE_______ (be) as strong as you are!

6.      I wish I ____COULD WORK______ (can work) as hard as you do.

7.      Thao is very reserved. I wish she ____WOULD BE______ (will be) more friendly.

8.      I was rude to my friend yesterday. I wish I _____WEREN'T_____ (not be) so rude to her yesterday.

9.      I didn’t even answer her phone. I wish I ____HAD TALKED______ (talk) to her on the phone.

10.  She was angry because I didn’t tell her the truth. If only I _____HAD TOLD_____ (tell) her the truth!

Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1.Mr. Stone is not rich man. He wishes he ...drove..... (to drive) a Porshe instead of the car he has now.

2. But his wife isn't fond of cars. She wishes they .....lived..... (To live) in a bigger house.

3. They have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy wishes he ....had.. (To have) his own PC, and the girl, who is not very beautiful, wishes she .....were..... (To be) the most popular girl in her school.

4.Grandmother Sarah likes travelling a lot. She wishes she ....saw..... (To see) lots of countries she reads about.

5. Grandfather John is fond of cooking. He is not a real chef, but he wishes he ....worked.... (To work) is a famous restaurant.

1. had

2. would meet

3. were

4. had won

5. played

6. would

7. had been

8. could speak

9. would be

10. were

1. I wish I (have/ has/ had) a lot of interesting book.

2. I wish I (would meet/ met/ meet ) her tomorrow.

3. I wish I (was/ were/ am) your sister.

4. I wish they ( won/ had won/ would win) the match last Sunday

5. I wish they ( played/ playing/ play) soccer well.

6. She wishes she (will/ would/ can) come here to visit us.

7. I wish yesterday ( were /was/had been ) a better day.

8. I wish I (can speak/ could speak/ will speak) many languages

9. I wish tomorrow ( were/ will be/ would be) Sunday.

10. I wish I ( am/ was/ were) a movie star

1. had

2. would meet

3. were

4. had won

5. played

6. would

7. had been

8. could speak

9. would be

10. were

1.had

2.would meet

3.were

4.would win

5.played

6.would

7.were

8.could speak

9.would be

10.were

1. I wish I (have/ has/ had) a lot of interesting book.

2. I wish I (would meet/ met/ meet ) her tomorrow.

3. I wish I (was/ were/ am) your sister.

4. I wish they ( won/ had won/ would win) the match last Sunday

5. I wish they ( played/ playing/ play) soccer well.

6. She wishes she (will/ would/ can) come here to visit us.

7. I wish yesterday ( were /was/had been ) a better day.

8. I wish I (can speak/ could speak/ will speak) many languages

9. I wish tomorrow ( were/ will be/ would be) Sunday.

10. I wish I ( am/ was/ were) a movie star

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 ………….. abit 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

He wishes he________  a pilot.

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

________ is one of my favorite activities.

    A. cook         B. cooker         C. cooking         D. cooks

One of the ________ diseases that mankind has ever had is AIDS.

    A. bad         B. baddest         C. badder         D. worst

You won't get good marks if you write your answers _________.

    A. care         B. carefully         C. carelessly         D. careless

Doctors have tried to stop people from ________but they haven't been very_________

A. smoke/success    B. smoker/succeed    C. smoking/success    D. smoking/ successful

Marie Curie was a great ________, who won the Nobel Prize two times.

A. science         B. scientist          C. scientific         D. scientists