She wishes she bought that house.

- Wish ở hiện tại: S + wish(es) + (that) + S + V2/ed

- Dùng để mong ước sự việc không có thật ở hiện tại

she wishes she had bought that house.

She wishes she had bought that house

Rewrite with the given word:

1. The robber suddenly realized that a policeman was watching him. ( watched)

-> The robber suddenly ____________realized that he was being watched___________ by a policeman.

2. Maybe Phong went home early.( may)

-> Phong ________may have gone________ home early.

3. Their plans for the camping have been spoilt by the weather. ( fallen)

-> Their plans _______________for the camping have fallen through because of the weather_______________.

4. My mother thought she might run the out of cash, so she took her cheque-book with her. (Case)

-> My mother took her cheque-book with her________in case she ran_______ out of cash.

5. Minh regrets not buying that watch. (Wishes)

-> Minh ________wishes he had bought_______ that watch.

6. My bicycle needs to be prepared soon. ( must)

-> I really __________must have my bicycle____________ repaired soon.

7. You couldn't't have been successful without her help. ( she)

-> You could not _________have succeeded without__________ her.

8. " You have broken my glasses , Thanh" said Sang. ( accused)

-> Sang _____________accused Thanh of having broken___________ his glass.

Rewrite with the given word:

1. The robber suddenly realized that a policeman was watching him. ( watched)

-> The robber _________was suddenly being watched by a policeman.______________ by a policeman.

2. Maybe Phong went home early.( may)

-> Phong ___________may have gone _____ home early.

3. Their plans for the camping have been spoilt by the weather. ( fallen)

-> Their plans _____________for the campng have Fallen through Because Of The Weather
_________________.

4. My mother thought she might run the out of cash, so she took her cheque-book with her. (Case)

-> My mother took her cheque-book with her_______in case she might run ________ out of cash.

5. Minh regrets not buying that watch. (Wishes)

-> Minh ___wishes he had bought____________ that watch.

6. My bicycle needs to be prepared soon. ( must)

-> I must really ______ have my bike ________________ repaired soon.

7. You couldn't't have been successful without her help. ( she)

-> You could not _____have been successful _____________if she hadn't help you _

8. " You have broken my glasses , Thanh" said Sang. ( accused)

-> Sang ____âccused thanh for having broken _____________________ his glass.

Hoa regrets not watching that film last night.

1/ “You’ve broken my glasses, Thanh!” said Sang. (accused)

→ Sang ACCUSED THANH HAVING BROKEN his glasses.

2/ My bicycle needs to be repaired soon. (must)

→ I really REALLY MUST HAVE MY BICYCLE repaired soon.

3/ Minh regrets not buying that watch. (wishes)

→ Minh WISHES HE HAD BOUGHT that watch.

4/ You couldn’t have been successful without her help. (she)

→ You couldn’t HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IF SHE HADN'T HELPED WITHOUT her.

5/ My mother thought she might run out of cash, so she took her cheque-book with her. (case)

→ My mother took her cheque-book with her IN CASE SHE RAN out of cash.

6/ Their plans for the camping have been spoilt by the weather. (fallen)

→ Their plans FOR THE CAMPING HAVE FALLEN THROUGH because of the weather.

7/ The milk was too stale to drink. (fresh)

→ The milk WASN'T FRESH ENOUGH to drink.

8/ Maybe Phong went home early. (may)

→ Phong MAY HAVE GONE home early.

9/ We can’t possibly study in all this noise. (impossible)

→ It IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO STUDY in all this noise.

10/ The robber suddenly realized that a policeman was watching him. (watched)

→ The robber suddenl WAS BEING WATCHED by a policeman.

Question 1: Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it. (1,0 p)

1.      Susan regrets not buying that house.

è Susan wishes____________she had bought that house__________________________________.

2.      I am sure that someone forgot to lock the door.

è Someone must___________ have forgotten to lock the door.__________________________________.

3.      The news was so wonderful that she decided to have a celebration.

è It was such _____________________ wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration. _________________________.

4.      You work hard but you will never be promoted here.

è Although ______________you work hard ,you will never be promoted here____________________________________.

5.      I’ve never met such a famous person before.

è It is______________the first time i've ever met such a famous person_______________________________________.

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2. I prefer writing email to letters. (RATHER)

       I ____________would rather write email____________________________________ than a letter.

4. Tony regrets not being able to attend the party last night.    (COULD)

       Tony wishes that _____________he could atttend ___________________________ the party last night.

5. Smoking in public places is not allowed.        (RULES)

            It is ______________against the rules to smoke_____________________________________ in public places.

2,I would rather writing emails than letters

4,Tony wishes that he could attend the party last night

5,It is against the rules to smoke in public places

Rewrite the sentences, using the word given, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. Jeremy regrets not having accepted the job he was offered. (WISHES)

→ Jeremy wishes he had accepted the job he was offered.

2.If you had heard the politician speak, you'd think he had won the election. (THOUGH)

→ Though you had heard the politician speak, you'd think he had won the election.

3.I think you should get a haircut (ABOUT)

→ I'm about to get a haircut.​

4.I can't stand Betty borrowing my clothes without asking me first. (RATHER)

→ I would rather Betty ask me before borrowing my clothes.

5.It's a pity government spend so much money on nuclear weapons. (WOULDN'T)

→ I wouldn't want the government to spend so much money on nuclear weapons.

6.I advise you to see the dentist today: otherwise your toothache will get worse. (BETTER)

→ It's better for you to see the dentist today; otherwise, your toothache will get worse.

7. Jim would really like to participate in the debate,but he can't. (COULD)

→ Jim could like to participate in the debate, but he can't.

8.Susan doesn't like watching TV in the evenings, she'd rather read magazines. (TO)

→ Susan prefers to read magazines instead of watching TV in the evenings.

9. You should have waited for us. (BETTER)

→ It would have been better if you had waited for us.

10. He should starts studying hard . (FOR)

→ It's for him to start studying hard.

11. We didn't want to leave the party so early . (LEFT)

→ We regret not having left the party earlier.

12. It would have been better to have hired a car during the holiday. (ONLY)

→ It would have been better only to have hired a car during the holiday.

13.We'd prefer to go shopping rather than stay at home. (RATHER)

→ We would rather go shopping than stay at home.

14. I would like to know how to play the piano. (KNEW)

→ I wish I knew how to play the piano.

15. Mr.Smith wanted me to finish the reports yesterday but I couldn't. (SOONER)

→ I couldn't finish the reports sooner as Mr. Smith wanted me to.