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

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 worked fast.....
6.She doesn't join in the trip.
-> I wish....she joined in the trip....
7.I am not good at English.
-> I wish.....I were good at English....
8.He studies badly.
-> I wish....he didn't study badly....
9.He doesn't like playing sports.
-> I wish.....he liked playing sports....
10.I don't have a computer.
-> I wish....I had a computer....
11.Today isn't a holiday.
-> I wish..today were a holiday......
12.I can't sing this song.
-> I wish....I could sing this song....
13.He was punished by his mother.
-> I wish....he hadn't been punished by his mother....
14.They won't come here again.
-> I wish...they would come here again....
15.He won't go swimming with me.
-> I wish..he would go swimming with me .....
16.We didn't understand them.
-> I wish....we had understood them...
17.I will be late for school.
-> I wish..I wouldn't be late for school....
18.The bus was late today.
-> I wish...the bus hadn't been late today....
19.She doesn't like this place.
-> I wish....she liked this place....
20.These students talked too much in class.
-> I wish...these students didn't talk too much in class....
21.I can't play basketball.
-> I wish...I could play basketball.....

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 worked fast.....
6.She doesn't join in the trip.
-> I wish....she joined in the trip....
7.I am not good at English.
-> I wish.....I were good at English....
8.He studies badly.
-> I wish....he didn't study badly....
9.He doesn't like playing sports.
-> I wish.....he liked playing sports....
10.I don't have a computer.
-> I wish....I had a computer....
11.Today isn't a holiday.
-> I wish..today were a holiday......
12.I can't sing this song.
-> I wish....I could sing this song....
13.He was punished by his mother.
-> I wish....he hadn't been punished by his mother....
14.They won't come here again.
-> I wish...they would come here again....
15.He won't go swimming with me.
-> I wish..he would go swimming with me .....
16.We didn't understand them.
-> I wish....we had understood them...
17.I will be late for school.
-> I wish..I wouldn't be late for school....
18.The bus was late today.
-> I wish...the bus hadn't been late today....
19.She doesn't like this place.
-> I wish....she liked this place....
20.These students talked too much in class.
-> I wish...these students didn't talk too much in class....
21.I can't play basketball.
-> I wish...I could play basketball.....

refer

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....

6.she doesn't join in the trip.

=>i wish..she joined in the trip....

7.i am not good at english.

=>i wish.i were good at english....

8.he studies badly.

=>i wish...he didn't study badly........

9.he doesn't like playing sports.

=>i wish..he liked playing sports....

10.i don't have a computer.

=> i wish...........i had a computer....

11.to day isn't a holiday.

=>i wish.......today were a holiday........

12.i can't sing this song.

=> i wish......i could sing this song....

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 undersyand 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....

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 E

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 could 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 been punished by his mother.

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………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 6: rewrite the sentences keeping the same meaning, beginning as available

1. We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that everyday.

We were busier at work today than everyday

2. Jane cooks better than her sister.

Jane's sister doesn't cook as well as Jane

3. They understand more than we do.

We don't understand as much as they do

4. They understand more than we do

We don't understand as much as they do

5. It is much more difficult to speak English than to speak French.

To speak French is much more easier than to speak English

6. When I was younger, I used to go climbing more than I do now.

Now I don't go climbling as much as I used to

Exercise 5: 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...............................................................................................................

6.      She doesn’t join in the trip.

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

7.      I am not good at English.

 I wish ..I were good at English..............................................................................................................

8.      He studies badly.

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

9.      He doesn’t like playing sports.

 I wish ...he liked playing sports.............................................................................................................

10.  I don’t have a computer.

 I wish .I had a computer...............................................................................................................

11.  Today isn’t a holiday.

 I wish ..today were a holiday..............................................................................................................

12.  I can’t sing this song.

 I wish ..I could sing this song..............................................................................................................

13.  He was punished by his mother.

 I wish ..he hadn't been punished by his mother..............................................................................................................

14.  They won’t come here again.

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

15.  He won’t go swimming with me.

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

16.  We didn’t understand them.

 I wish .........we had understood them.......................................................................................................

1 In spite of the fact that she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end.

2 They visited Madrid despite not having time to visit El Prado.

3 In spite of the rain, we decided to go anyway.

4 The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people in spite of being always kind to animals.

5 Despite behaving badly, he wasn't punished

6 Despite having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job

7 Despite the heavy rain, we played the match as planned.

8 Despite the fact that my doctor had told me to stay in bed, I went to work.

9 In spite of taking a lot of exercises, he’s fat.

10 Despite having practised for hours on end, my first golf ball ended up in the trees.

III, For each situation, write a sentence “wish”
1. I don’t have to study.

-> I wish I had to study.
2. We had a lot of homework yesterday.

-> I wish we hadn't had a lot of homework yesterday.
3. It rains.

-> I wish it didn't rain.
4. It was very cold last night.

-> I wish it hadn't been very cold last night.
5. They work slowly.

-> I wish they worked fast.
6. She doesn’t join in the trip.

-> I wish she joined in the trip.
7. I am not good at English.

-> I wish I were good at English.
8. He studies badly.

-> I wish he studied well.
9. He doesn’t like playing sports. .

-> I wish he liked playing sports.
10. I don’t have a computer.

-> I wish I had a computer.
11. Today isn’t a holiday.

-> I wish today were a holiday.
12. I can’t sing this song.

-> I wish I could sing this song.
13. He was punished by his mother.

-> I wish he hadn't been punished by his mother.
14. They won’t come here again.

-> I wish they would come here again.
15. I may not go on a camping trip.

-> I wish I could go on a camping trip.
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 basket ball.

-> I wish I could paly basketball.
21. I’d like to have a bigger house.

-> I wish I had a bigger house.
I’d like they to keep quiet.

-> I wish they kept quiet.
You have to clean the floor after meals.

-> I wish you cleaned the floor after meals.
I’m sorry that I didn’t do the homework last night.

-> I wish I had done the homework last night.
It’s a pity that you didn’t tell me about that.

-> I wish you had told me about that.
I regret staying up late last night.

-> I wish I hadn't stayed up late last night.
I ‘m sorry that you can’t join in the trip with us.

-> I wish you could join in the trip with us.
The weather was very cold ,so we couldn’t go swimming.

-> I wish the weather were warm enough for us to go swimming.
You are making too much noise.

-> I wish you weren't making too much noise.
I ‘d love to speak many languages

-> I wish I could speak many languages.