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………………………………………….……..

* Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same.
1. I have never gone abroad before.
I wish ……I went abroad ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Is it all right if I take some photographs?
Would you mind ………if I took some photographs? …………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.
The last time …………we saw each other was over two years ago…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The test was not easy enough for him to get good grades.
The test was so ………easy that he couldn't get good grades…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. We can’t have a holiday because we don’t have enough money.
If we ………had enough money, we could have a holiday ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1.I don’t know your address.

→ I wish ____I knew your address____________________________________________________________

2.She doesn’t have enough money to buy that beautiful house.

→ She wishes ____she had enough money to buy that beautiful house. ________________________________________________________

3.I’m sorry that I don’t finish my homework.

→ I wish ______I finished my homework. __________________________________________________________

4.What a pity! I don’t know his name. → I wish I knew his name.________________________________________________________________

5.You can’t see my doctor now. → I wish ___You could see my doctor now_____________________________________________________________

6.It’s a pity you can’t come to the party with us.

→ We wish ______________you couldcome to the party with us._______________________________________________

7.I’m sorry I’m late. → I wish __I weren' late______________________________________________________________

8.Her health is very bad. → She wishes _________her health weren't bad___________________________________________________

9.They play soccer very badly. → They wish ______they played soccer better______________________________________________________

10.Our car runs out of petrol. → We wish __________our car didn't run out of petrol___________________________________________________

11.It rains heavily today. 6→ We wish ________it didn't rain heavily today_____________________________________________________

12.We have to attend the important meeting tomorrow.

→ We wish __we didn't have to attend the important meeting tomorrow.___________________________________________________________

13.Helenwon’t go dancing with us tonight.

→ Helen wishes ____she would go dancing with us tonight.______________________________________________________

14.The shirt is too small for me to wear.

→ I wish ___this shirt weren't too small _____________________________________________________________

15.They often make noise in the class. → We wish ______they didn't make noise in the class. _______________________________________________________

16.They are always late for class. → The teacher wishes _____they weren't always late for class. ________________________________________________

17.It’s very difficult for me to do the exercise.

→ I wish ________the exercise weren't difficult________________________________________________________

18.I’d love to be a film star. → I wish _______I were a film star_________________________________________________________

19.I’d like you to keep quiet. → I wish _____you kept quiet___________________________________________________________

20.I’d like it to stop raining. → I wish _____it stopped raining___________________________________________________________

21.I usually stayed up late to watch football matcheslast year.

→ I used ___to stay up late to watch football matcheslast year._____________________________________________________________

22.There were some trees in the field.

→ There used ____to be some trees in the field________________________________________________________

23.She doesn’t live with her parents any more.

→ She used __________to live with her parents___________________________________________________

24.I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.

→ I used ___to have time to collect stamps when I was in primary school._____________________________________________________________

25.My hair now is much longer than that in the past.

→ In the past my hair used ___to be shorter than it is now______________________________________________

26.People often did this work by hand.→This work used ___to be done by hand_____________________________________________________

27.People usually visited this city a long time ago.

→This city used___to be visited a long time ago_______________________________________________________

28.My relatives are living near me now.\

→My relativesused ____to live far from me__________________________________________________

29.They don’t make a lot of mistakes in spelling again.

→They used _____to make a lot of mistakes in spelling_______________________________________________________

30.We had a nice garden once, but not any longer.

→We used ______to have a nice garden________________________________________________________

31.I quite like listening to classical music now although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger.

→I am used ___to listening to classical music now__________________________________________________________

32.When you buy a new car, you need some time to practice driving it.

→You need some time to get ______used to  driving your new car_________________________________________

33.My brother quickly adapted to his new job at the bank.

→My brother quickly got used ____to adapting to his new job at the bank__________________________________________

34.I’m very nervous when driving on the left.

→I’m not used ___to driving on the left_______________________________________________________

35.This is the first time she’seaten durians.7

→She’s____never eaten durians before_____________________________________________________

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EX: Rewrite sentences using the words given so that their meaning stays the same.

1. Latin was an international language. (USED)

Latin used to be an international language. 

2. "Why don't you ask her yourself ?"  (SUGGESTED)

He/ She/ My friend suggested (that) I (should) ask her myself

3. My parents never let me stay out late at night. (WISH)

I wish my parents let me/ would let me stay out later at night

4. Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways (DISPOSE)

People/ They dispose of waste materials in a variety of ways. 

5. The opening of the new stadium was postponed for a week (PUT)

The opening of the new stadium was put off for a week.

1. Latin was an international language. (USED)

Latin used to be an international language. 

2. "Why don't you ask her yourself ?"  (SUGGESTED)

He/ She/ My friend suggested (that) I (should) ask her myself

3. My parents never let me stay out late at night. (WISH)

I wish my parents let me/ would let me stay out later at night

4. Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways (DISPOSE)

People/ They dispose of waste materials in a variety of ways. 

5. The opening of the new stadium was postponed for a week (PUT)

The opening of the new stadium was put off for a week.

I. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word or words in capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same.

1.   Everyone thought the book was written by the princess herself.             HAVE

      ____________The book was thought to have been written by the princess herself__________________________________________________________

2.   I can’t lift this table on my own.                                                                                                  UNLESS

      _______________Unless you help me, I can't lift this table on my own_________________________________________________________

3.   I won’t stay in this job, not even for double the salary.                                       IF

      _____________________ I won't stay in this job, even if the salary is double___________________________________________________

4.   The coins are believed to have been buried for safe keeping.                              IT

      ________ It is belived that the coins were buried for safe-keeping________________________________________________________________

5.   If you insist on eating so fast, of course you get in indigestion.                          WILL

      ________ If you will eat so fast, of course you get in indigestion________________________________________________________________

6.   It’s pity! You aren’t going to Ann’s party.                                                                                   WISH

      _______I wish you were going to Ann's party_________________________________________________________________

7.   Someone punches Sam in the face at a football match.                                        GOT

      _____Sam got his face punched at a football match___________________________________________________________________

8.   If you found the missing money, what would you do?                                       WERE

      ______Were you to find the missing money, what would you do?__________________________________________________________________

9.   They suspended Jackson for the next two matches.                                                         BANNED

      _______Jackson was banned from playing for the nest two matches_________________________________________________________________

10. Please come this way, and you’ll see if Mr. Francis is in.                                     WILL

      ________ If you will come this way, you'll see if Mr Francis is in________________________________________________________________

II.  By using the words in brackets, join each of the following sentences into logical ones. You may need to change some of the words.

1.   A student has studied English for a few years. He may have a vocabulary of thousands of words. (who)

      _______________A student who has studied English for a few years may have a vocabulary of thousands of words_________________________________________________________

2.   Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English. It is neither so literary and serious as formal English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English. (which)

      ________Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English, which is neither so literary and serious as formal English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English________________________________________________________________

3.   He bought a jeep. His friend advised him against it. (although)

      _____He bought a jeep although his friend advised him against it___________________________________________________________________

4.   Good writing requires general and abstract words as well as specific and concrete ones. It       is the latter that make writing vivid, real and clear. (though)

      ______Though good writing requires general and abstract words as well as specific and concrete ones, it is the latter that make writing vivid, real and clear__________________________________________________________________

5.   It was raining hard. They could not work in the fields. (so ... that)

      _____It was raining so hard that they could not work in the fields___________________________________________________________

6.   The politician is concerned with successful elections. The statesman is interested in the future of his people. (whereas)

      _______The politician is concerned with successful elections, whereas the statesman is interested in the future of his people_________________________________________________________________

7.   The results of the experiment were successful. The school refused to give any help. (although)

      ____ Although the results of the experiment were successful, the school refused to give any help____________________________________________________________________

8.   He chose to study computer science. Computer science has good employment
      prospects. (because of)

      ______He chose to study computer science because of the good employment prospects__________________________________________________________________

9.   Mary walked very slowly. She did not catch the train. (if)

      ______ If Mary hadn’t walked so slowly, she would have caught the train__________________________________________________________________

10. He is not coming. The meeting will be put off till next week. (in the event of)

      ____ In the event of his not coming, the meeting will be put off till next week____________________________________________________________________

A . WRITTING : Use the given words to rewrite the sentences so that the meaning stays the same .

1 , I'm so sad ! My bicycle has been stolen !

-> I wish My bicycle hadn't been stolen

2 , It's a pity that you aren't able to join our club .

-> I wish you were able to join our club

3 , The room is not so comfortable . It can't make us pleased . ( enough )

-> The room is not comfortable enough to make us pleased

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.....