20. It’s a pity our teacher isn’t here at the moment. -> I wish……the teacher were here at the moment………………………………………………………

21. It’s a pity my father can’t speak English. -> If only……my father could speak English……………………………………………………………

22. It’s a pity the weather isn’t better today. -> If only…the weather were better today……………………………………………………………

23. I live very far from school. -> I wish………I lived near school…………………………………………………

24. I draw very badly. -> I wish…I drew well………………………………………………………

25. There aren’t any rivers and lakes in my hometown. -> I wish…there were some rivers and lakes in my hometown ……………………………………………………

26. I don’t have a sister -> I wish………I had a sister………………………………………………

27. I don’t know many friends. -> I wish…………I knew many friends……………………………………………

28. Hoa can’t visit her parents. -> Hoa wishes……she could visit her parents………………………………………………

29. They don’t live in Hue. -> They wish…they lived in Hue…………………………………………………

30. I don't have a sister. -> I wish...... I had a sister.....................................................

31. I don't know many friends -> I wish..........I knew many friends..........................................................................

32. The wind is blowing so hard -> I wish.............the wind weren't blowing so hard................................................................

33. I am not sitting in a warm house. -> I wish.............I were sitting in a warm house.....................................................................

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

write sentences beginning "I wish..."

1.Don't shout at the time.It's so annoying

I wish you didn't shout at the time because it's so annoying.

2.It's a pity the weather isn't better today.

We wish the weather were better today.

I wish you wouldn't shout at the time. It's so annoying.

I wish the weather would be better today.

I. Rewrite the following sentences, using I wish:

5.I don't like being so tall. => I wish ..........I wasn't so tall........................................................

6. I can't understand what that tourist is saying. => I wish ..............I could understand what that tourist is saying. ..........................................................

7. Uncle Ho's Mausoleum doesn't open today. => I wish.........Uncle Ho's Mausoleum opened today..............................................

8. I'm sorry you don't love me. => I wish ..........you loved me.........................................................

9. It's a pity the weather isn't better today. => I wish........the weather was better today.............................................................

10. I don't know many people in the town. => I wish..........I knew many people in the town. ....................................................................

1. I wish I could fly a plane

2. I wish I was/were taller.

3. I wish the weather was/were better today.

do 

is 

will buy 

will go 

hurry/ will catch

is

will be

rises

will finish

rains

will give

10. do

11. is

12. will buy

13. will go

14.hurry/will catch

15. is

16, will be

17. rises

18. will finish

19. rains

20. will give

10. do

11. is

12. will buy

13. will go

14.hurry/will catch

15. is

16, are 

17. rises

18. will finish

19. rains

20. will give

II. Rewrite these sentences using "I wish / If only"

1. I don't know many people. I wish ..i knew many people............

2. I can't give up smoking. If only ...i can give up smoking..............

3. I haven't got enough money for the concert. I wish ........i had got . enough money for the concert........

4. George isn't here. If only ...........

5. It's cold and I hate this weather. I wish it .weren't cold and i didn't hate this weather.........

6. I'm sorry because Tina can't come to my party. If only ....Tina can come to my party........

7. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish ..he hadn't been driving very fast.when he hadn't had the accident.........

8. I have to work tomorrow and I'd like to stay in bed. If only ....i didn't have to work tomorrow and i wouldn't like to stay in bed.......

9. My car is broken and I don't know anything about cars. I wish ...my car weren't broken and i knew anything about cars....

10. My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday.

If only my husband had remembered to bring his credit card with him on holiday....................................................................................................

11. I should have travelled more when I was young. I wish ..i shouldn't have travelled more when I hadn't been young..........

12. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish ...he hadn't been driving very fast when he hadn't had the accident......

13. I hate it when you drive fast in the city. If only .i hadn't hate it when you didn't drive fast in the city ..............

14. It's a pity I didn't bring my camera with me. I wish .......i had brought my camera with me...........

15. I would like to go out more at the weekend. If only I .wouldn't like to go out more at the weekend.........

16. He keeps arriving late for class. It's getting on my nerves. I wish ..he didn't keep arriving late for class..

17. I would love to be lying on a beach in the Bahamas right now.

If only i wouldn't love to be lying on a beach in the Bahamas right now..... .........................................................

18. I don't speak Italian so I can't read this book in original version. I wish ..i spoke Italian so i could read this book in original version.......

II. Rewrite these sentences using "I wish / If only"

1. I don't know many people. I wish ....I could know many people..........

2. I can't give up smoking. If only ..I could give up smoking...............

3. I haven't got enough money for the concert. I wish .I had got enough money for the concert...............

4. George isn't here. If only ....George could be here.......

5. It's cold and I hate this weather. I wish it ...won't cold.......

6. I'm sorry because Tina can't come to my party. If only ..Tina could come to my party..........

7. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish ...He hadn't been driving very fast.........

8. I have to work tomorrow and I'd like to stay in bed. If only .....I wouldn't have to work tomorrow......

9. My car is broken and I don't know anything about cars. I wish ...I knew anything about cars....

10. My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday.

If only ........My husband had remembered to bring his credit card with him on holiday...........................................................................................

11. I should have travelled more when I was young. I wish ....I had travelled more when I was young........

I wish the weather weren't hot today

I.       Use the information in parentheses and complete the sentences.

1.      (I can’t play the guitar well.) I wish I could play the guitar better.

2.      (The weather is very cold.) I wish the weather _____were_______ much warmer.

3.      (It’s raining heavily now.) We wish it _______would stop_____ raining soon.

4.      (It isn’t summer.) The children wish it _______were_____ summer so that they could go on holiday.

5.      (Alice can’t cook anything at all.) She wishes she __could cook__________ something delicious.

6.      (I’m sorry, but I can’t help you.) I wish I ______could help______ you, but it’s impossible!

7.      (Mike and Dora can’t come to my birthday party.) I wish they ____could come________ to my birthday party.

8.      (Nam can’t get the scholarship although he’s tried his best!) Nam wishes he ___could get_________ the scholarship.

9.      (Pat smokes heavily; his wife doesn’t like it.) Pat’s wife wishes he ______stopped______ smoking.

10.  (I don’t like doing the washing-up, but I have to.) I wish I ______didn't have to______ to do the washing-up.