1. He speaks English badly

-> I wish...........he spoke English well...........

2.My student write lessons slowly

-> I wish...............my students didn't write lessons slowly.............

3.The exercises are long

-> I wish...........the exercises weren't long..........

4.The film is boring

I wish...........the film wasn't boring.............

5.The weather is very hot today

->I wish..............the weather wasn't very hot today.............

1. I wish he spoke English well.

2. I wish my student wrote lessons quickly.

3. I wish the exercises was short.

4. I wish the film was interesting.

5. I wish the weather wasn't hot today.

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

1. I have to study hard.

I wish ……………I didn't have to study hard………………………….……………

2. We had a lot of homework yesterday.

I wish ……we hadn't had a lot of homework yesterday.……………………………………………….

3. It is raining heavily.

I wish ………it weren't raining heavily……………………………….……………

4. She doesn’t join in the trip.

I wish …she joined in the trip…………………………………….……………

5. I can’t sing this song. I wish ……I could sing this song…………………………………….…………

6. He won’t go swimming with me. I wish …he would go swimming with me ………………………………………………….

7. We didn’t understand them. We wish ……we had understood them…………………………………….……..

8. The bus was late today.

I wish …………the bus hadn't been late today……………………………….………..

9. She must be back home now I wish …………she didn't have to be back home now……………………………….………

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

III. Rewrite these sentences , using wish clause :

1. I don’t have to study.

= > I wish …I had to study……………

2. It rains. . = > I wish ……it didn't rain………

3. They work slowly. . = > I wish ……they didn't work slowly………………………………….…..……

4. She doesn’t join in the trip. .

= > I wish …she joined in the trip…………………

5. I am not good at English. .

= > I wish …………I were good at English……………………………

6. He studies badly. .

= > I wish ……he didn't study badly………………………………….………

7. He doesn’t like playing sports. . = > I wish …………he liked playing sports…………………………….………

8. It’s a pity I don’t have a computer. = > I wish ……I had a computer………………………..…

9. Today isn’t a holiday. = > I wish …today were a holiday……………………

10. I’m sorry I can’t sing this song. = > I wish ……I could sing this song……………………………

11. It’s a pity they won’t come here again. = > I wish …they would come here again……………………………………

12. I may not go on a camping trip. = > I wish ……I might go on a camping trip…………………………………………..

13. I will be late for school. = > I wish ……I wouldn't be late for school…………………………………….…….

14. She doesn’t like this place. = > I wish ……she liked this place…………………………………….…….

15. I can’t play basket ball. = > I wish I could play basketball………………………………………….……..

Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verb in brackets

1) We always have to take the bus home. I wish we ___didn't live__ (not/live) so far from the city centre.

2) We are completely soaked. I wish we __had brought___ (bring) the umbrella.

3) He is always whistling. I wish he __wouldn't do___ (not/do) that all the time.

4) We are having a wonderful holiday on the beach. I wish you ___were__ (be) here.

5) This computer is useless. I wish my parents ___had chosen__ (choose) a better one when they bought it.

6) She’s got a new job but she feels bored. She wishes her boss __would give___ (give) her more responsibility.

7) He is sorry he missed the wedding ceremony. He wishes he ___had gone__ (go).

8) I wish my neighbours __didn't make___ (not make) so much noise. I can hardly sleep at night.

9) Citizens wish their leaders __would start___ (start) doing something to improve the economic situation.

10) They have lots of money. Even so, they wish they ___had__ (have) more and more.

1) We always have to take the bus home. I wish we __didn't live___ (not/live) so far from the city centre.

2) We are completely soaked. I wish we ___brought__ (bring) the umbrella.

3) He is always whistling. I wish he __didn't do___ (not/do) that all the time.

4) We are having a wonderful holiday on the beach. I wish you __were___ (be) here.

5) This computer is useless. I wish my parents ___chose__ (choose) a better one when they bought it.

6) She’s got a new job but she feels bored. She wishes her boss ___would give__ (give) her more responsibility.

7) He is sorry he missed the wedding ceremony. He wishes he __went___ (go).

8) I wish my neighbours ___didn't make__ (not make) so much noise. I can hardly sleep at night.

9) Citizens wish their leaders __would start___ (start) doing something to improve the economic situation.

10) They have lots of money. Even so, they wish they __would have___ (have) more and more.

Helppppp!

8. I will be late for school.

-> I wish I wouldn't be late for school.

9. The bus was late today.

-> I wish the bus wasn't late today.

10. “How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?”

→ I asked Mai how many cars there were in front of her houe.

11. No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival.

→ I wasn't introduced to newcomers in the festival.

12. The food was too bad for the children to eat.

→ The food was so bad that the children couldn't eat.

13. Skating in the winter is interesting.

→ It's very interesting when skating in the winter.

14. No one in her team is more beautiful than Salim.

→ Salim is the most beautiful girl in her team.

1. It was cold last night.

-> I wish it wasn't cold last night.

2. They work slowly.

-> I wish they work faster.

3. She doesn’t join in the trip.

-> I wish she joined in the trip.

4. I am not good at English.

-> I wish I'm good at English.

5. He was punished by his mother.

-> I wish he wasn't punished by his mother.

6. They won’t come here again.

-> I wish they would come here here again.

7. We didn’t understand them.

-> We wish we understood them.

Ex 2: Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same.

1. It was cold last night. .

-> I wish …it wasn't cold last night…………………………………….…….

2. They work slowly.

-> I wish they didn't work slowly……………………………………….…..…………

3. She doesn’t join in the trip.

-> I wish …she joined in the trip…………………………………….……

4. I am not good at English. -> I wish …I were good at English ………….………

5. He was punished by his mother.

-> I wish he hadn't punished by his mother……………………………………………………

6. They won’t come here again.

-> I wish they would come here again………………………………………….…………

7. We didn’t understand them.

-> We wish …we had understood them……………………………………….……..

8. I will be late for school.

-> I wish …I wouldn't be late for school……………………………………….……….

9. The bus was late today.

-> I wish …the bus hadn't been late today……………………………………….………..

10. “How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?”

→ I asked………………………………………………………………

11. No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival.

→ I…asked Mai how many cars there were in front of her house. …………………

12. The food was too bad for the children to eat.

→ The food was so…bad that the children couldn't eat…………………………………………………

13. Skating in the winter is interesting.

→ It is interesting to skate in the water………………………………………………………………………

14. No one in her team is more beautiful than Salim.

→ Salim is the most beautiful girl in her team………………………………………………………………………

1 I don't know where my wallet is. I wish I ..knew....where my wallet was (know).

2 Michael is in the park playing with the older boys. I wish Michael...played..with them (play).

3 Things are not good in the country. I hope everything ..will get....better(get).

4 I am tired of hearing your screaming. It is time you ..stopped....screaming in my ear! ( stop).

5 I can't go to the pool with my friends because I can't swim. Oh, I wish I ...swam...(swim).

6 Veronica doesn't like calling boys. I really wish she .called....me. I want to go out with her(call).

7 David and Christian are at the cinema right now. I hope they ..will enjoy..themselves (enjoy).

8 You are a great guy Jimmy, but I don't love you. I wish I .loved....you (love).

9 This party is so boring and Gina is not coming. It is time I ...left...I'm tired of being here(leave).

10 Tommy is a great piano player. I wish I ...played..the piano just like him (play).

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..............................................................................

Rewrite the sentences using WISH

1. I have to study hard.   

I wish ………I didn't have to study hard……………………………….…………… 

2. We had a lot of homework yesterday. 

I wish …………we hadn't had a lot of homework yesterday………………………………………… 

3. It is raining heavily.

I wish ………it weren't raining heavily……………………………….……………

4. It was cold last night. .

I wish …………it hadn't been cold last night…………………………….…………….

5. They work slowly.  

I wish ………they didn't work slowly……………………………….…..…………

5. She doesn’t join in the trip. 

I wish ……………she joined in the trip…………………………………...……

6. I am not good at English.

I wish ………I were good at english……………………………….……………..

7. He studies badly. 

I wish …………he didn't study badly…………………………….……………..

8. He doesn’t like playing sports.

I wish ………he liked playing sports……………………………….……………..

9. I don’t have a computer.   

I wish ……………I had a computer………………..………….……………

10. Today isn’t a holiday.  

I wish …………today were a holiday…………………………….……………..

11. I can’t sing this song.

I wish ……………I could sing this song…………………………….…………

12. He was punished by his mother.

I wish ……………he hadn't punished by his mother.………………………………………

13. They won’t come here again.

I wish ……they would come here again…………………………………….…………

14. He won’t go swimming with me.

I wish …………he would go swimming with me………………………………………….

15. We didn’t understand them.

We wish ………we had understood them………………………………….……..

16. I will be late for school.

I wish ………I wouldn't be late for school………………………………….……….

17. The  bus was late today.

I wish ………the bus hadn't been late today………………………………….………..

18. She doesn’t like this place.

I wish ………she liked this place………………………………….………

19. These students talked too much in class.

I wish ………………these students hadn't talked too much in class………………………………….

20. I can’t play basketball.

I wish........................I could play basketball...............................................................................................................................