Name: __________________ Date: _____/ _____ / ______
Mark: Teacher:
WISHES
FORM I wish / If only + past simple I wish / If only + would + infinitive EXAMPLE I wish/If only I found a job. I wish/If only the weather would improve. I wish/ If only I had taken a computer course. MEANING To make a wish for the present or future. If only gives more emphasis to what we are saying. To express a wish for something to change in the future. It cannot be used to refer to oneself. To express regrets about things that happened or didnt happen in the past. It is impossible to change them now.
I wish / If only + past perfect
A- Write sentences beginning I wish or If only.
1. I live very far from the city centre. 2. Its very hot and I cant stand hot weather. 3. I didnt work hard when I was a student. 4. I didnt bring an umbrella and its raining. 5. The weather is terrible and I cant go to the beach. 6. He didnt telephone me before he came.
B- What do these people wish? Write sentences with the words given.
1. I cant find a good and cheap computer. (wish) 2. I dont know many people at work. (if only) 3. My car is always breaking down. (wish)
4. I cant afford to buy my girlfriend a nice birthday present. (wish) 5. I cant go to the disco with my friends. ( if only) 6. My job is so repetitive. ( (wish)
C- Write sentences with would. Use the words given in brackets and supply any missing word.
1. My sister is so noisy. ( she / not / make noise) 2. It is raining and I want to go out. (stop raining) 3. I dont have a car and I need one. (somebody / buy me / car) 4. Im looking for a job but I cant find a vacancy. (somebody / give me
/ job)
5. Brad always leaves the door open. ( not leave / door open) 6. A lot of people drop litter in the street. ( not drop/ litter)
D- React to these situations.
1. You didnt tell me about the concert. I didnt go.
I wish
2. You want to take some photographs but you forgot to bring your
camera. I wish .
3. Your mother didnt wake you up and you missed the bus.
I wish
4. You havent tidied your room for days and you cant find your
things. I wish
5. Your father didnt drive you to school and you got soaked.
I wish Youve painted your room blue but now you dont like it. I wish
1. I wish I didnt live so far from the city centre. 2. I wish / If only the weather would get warmer. 3. I wish / If only I had worked harder when I was a student. 4. I wish I had brought an umbrella. 5. I wish the weather would improve. 6. I wish / If only he had telephoned me before he came.
B
Answer key A
1. I wish I could find a good and cheap computer. 2. If only I knew more people at work. 3. I wish I could buy a new car. 4. I wish I could afford to buy my girlfriend a nice birthday present. 5. If only I could go to the disco with my friends. 6. I wish my job wasnt so repetitive. 1. I wish she wouldnt make so much noise. 2. I wish it would stop raining. 3. I wish / If only somebody would buy me a car. 4. I wish / If only somebody would give me a job. 5. I wish / If only Brad wouldnt always leave the door open. 6. I wish / If only people wouldnt drop litter in the street. 1. I wish you had told me about the concert.
2. I wish I had brought my camera to take some photographs. 3. I wish mother had woken me up. 4. I wish I had tidied my room. 5. I wish my father had driven me to school. 6. I wish I hadnt painted my room blue.
