Bài tập 1 . Viết lại câu sử dụng cấu trúc If only / Wish

1. It's a pity we aren't neighbours

⟹I .....wish we were......................................................................... neighbours

2.I regret speaking to him so impolitely yesterday

⟹I wished ......i hadn't spoken him so impolitely yesterday..........................

3.I want the baby to stop crying

⟹I wish .......the baby didn't cry..................................................

4. He is sorry for not having invited Molly to his party

⟹He wished ......he had invited Molly to his party................................................

5.She wished she didn't live in such a small house

⟹ If only She didn't live in such a small house

1. Her English is bad. → She wishes …her English were not bad.…………………………………………………

2. I am not able to help you. →I wish ……I were able to help you………………………………………………

3. He cannot go to her party. →He wishes …he could go to her party.……………………………………………

4. My father can buy this house. → I wish …my father could not buy this house.……………………………………………

5. Nam lives far from school. →Nam wishes ……Nam did not live far from school.………………………………………

6. I do not have many friends. →I wish ……I had many friends……………………………………………

7. The weather is bad today. →I wish ……the weather were not bad today………………………………………………

8. Hoa is not able to speak English well. →Hoa wishes ……she were able to speak English well. ……………………………

9. I cannot understand this lesson. →I wish ……I could understand this lesson.…………………………………………

10. He can be angry sometimes. →I wish ……he could not be angry sometimes…………………………………………

11. Nam draws badly. →Nam wishes …he did not draw badly.…………………………………………………

12. I do not know many friends. →I wish …………I knew many friends……………………………………

13. My father must work on Sunday. → I wish ……my father did not have to work on Sunday.……………………………………

14. Their father will sell this car. →They wish ……their father would not sell this car.…………………………………………

15. My friends will not visit me tomorrow. →I wish ……my friends would visit me tomorrow.…………………………………

16. It is raining. → I wish ……it were not raining………………………………………………

1. James is sorry that he is not hard-working.

-> James wishes he …were hard working………..

2. I’m sorry that my mother doesn’t come to my party.

-> I wish my mother ……came to my party………….

3. It’s a pity Tom is sick today.

-> We wish Tom ……weren't sick today…………….

4. It’s a pity that am not a superman.

-> I wish I ………………I were a superman

5. She doesn’t work hard for her exam.

-> She wishes …………..he worked hard for her exam

6. I don’t know many English words.

->I wish I ………………..Knew many English words

7. My friend can not stay with me longer.

->I wish …………………..my friend could stay with me longer

8. I don’t have time to go around the city.

->I wish …………………..I had time to go around the city

9. There aren’t any Mexican restaurants down town.

->I wish …………………………….there were some Mexican restaurants down town.

10. I don’t know how to cook.

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

1. What a pity! Peter is sick today.  

➙ We wish Peter weren't sick today

2. He's sorry he isn't invited to her party. 

➙He wishes he were invited to her party

3. He keeps coming to class late.

➙We wish he didn't keep coming to class late

4.It's a pity! This question seems difficult for me.

➙ I wish I could answer this question

5. This is the first time i tried that food.

➙I have never tried that food before

6.Attending the advanced courses helps Nam improve his skills.

➙ If Nam didn't attend the advanced course, he wouldn't improve his skills

7."I am going to attend an advanced English course at ILA center next month." An Huy said to me.

➙An Huy told me that he was going to attend an advanced English course at ILA center the next month

chia động từ trong ngoặc

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

Rewrite the sentences below, using wish or if only to express wishes.

1. I regret speaking to him so impolitely yesterday.

i wish i hadn't spoken to him so impolitely yesterday

2. Alen regretted asking Arthur to lend him 20 cent.

alân wishes he hadn't askd Arthur to lend him 20 cent

3. I want the baby to stop crying.

i wish the baby stopped crying

4. He is sorry now that he didn't invite Molly to his party.

he wishes he had invited Molly to his party

5. The hotel wasn't good.

i wish the hotel had been good

6. I didn't understand the lesson.

i wish i had understood the lesson

7. My friend didn't pass his exam.

i wish my friend had passed his exam

1. Peter regretted buying the secondhand computer last week.

--> Peter wished he hadn’t bought the secondhand computer.

2. I'm sorry that I didn't finish my homework last night.

--> I wish I had finished my homework last night.

3. Tom is sorry he didn't watch the games last Sunday.

--> Tom wishes he had watched the games last Sunday.

4.She regretted not having invited him to her birthday party.

--> She wished she had invited him to her birthday party.

5. ' I'm sorry I didn't phone you earlier. I was very busy,' Jill said to me.

--> Jill apologized me for not phoning me earlier and he explained to me that he had been very busy.

1 I wish I (live) .lived..... near my shool

2 She wishes she ( finish) ..had finished.... her homework last night

3 I wish they ( come ) ..had come....... here last Sunday

4 I wish they ( pay) had paid a visit to Cua Lo beach last week

5 She wishes she ( spend) .had spent...... her holiday at the seaside last weekend

6 If only the weather ( be not) hadn't been .... hot yesterday

7 I'm sorry that I didn't do the homework last night

⇒ I wish I had done the homework last night

8 I'm sorry that you can't join in the trip with us

⇒ I wish you could join in the trip with us

9 I'm sorry that I didn't complete our project on time

⇒ I wish i had completed our project on time

10 He is sorry now that he didn't invite john to her party

⇒ he wishes he had invited John to her party

11 It's a pity that you didn't tell me about that

⇒ If only you had told me about that

12 It's a pity that I didn't take my teacher's advice

⇒ I wish i had taken my teacher's advice

13 I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him

⇒ I wish i had gone to the airport to say goodbye to him

14 I regret giving the man my phone number

⇒ If only i hadn't given the man my phone number