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I WISH…
Posted septiembre 15, 2015
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- If a genie came out of a bottle and granted you three wishes, what would you wish for?
- A famous singer you wish you had seen in concert.
- Something you wish the Town Council did to improve your town.
- A foreign language you wish you could speak apart from English.
- Something you wish a member of your family wouldn’t do.
- Something you wish had never been discovered or invented.
- A very expensive possession you wish you had.
- A quality you wish you had.
- A famous person you wish you could meet.
- A sport you wish you were very good at.
- An aspect of your personality you wish you could change.
- Something you wish people in Spain wouldn’t do.
- Something you wish you could understand about people’s behaviour.
- Something you wish you had learnt to do but still can’t do.
- Something you wish you hadn’t bought.
- A present you wish you had been offered at Christmas.
- A present you wish you had not given at Christmas.
- Somebody you wish you could see more often.
- Something you wish you hadn’t done this week.
- The number of brothers or sisters you wish you had had.
- When you wish you had been born.
- A country you wish you had been born in.
- A country / a city / a town you wish you lived in.
- What you wish Spanish television programmes were like.
- What you wish Spanish television programmes wouldn’t be like.
- Something you could say to an important person in politics.
- The mistakes you made when you were young that you wish you hadn’t made.
- Something you wish you knew how to do.
I wish / If only
Exercise 1 – Complete the statements
1. | I wish I hadn’t said to that to her.
This is a regret about ……………………………….. the present · the past · somebody’s behaviour |
2. | I wish you’d be nicer to him.
This is a regret about ……………………………….. the present · the past · somebody’s behaviour |
3. | I wish we could afford a new car.
This is a regret about ……………………………….. the present · the past · somebody’s behaviour |
Exercise 2 – Complete the rules
1. | To talk about regrets about something in the present, we use:
I wish / If only + subject + ……………………………….. a present tense · a past tense · past perfect · would |
2. | To talk about regrets about something in the past we use:
I wish / If only + subject + ……………………………….. a present tense · a past tense · past perfect · would |
3. | To talk about regrets about somebody’s behaviour in the present, we use:
I wish / If only + subject + ……………………………….. a present tense · a past tense · past perfect · would |
Exercise 3 – Select the best form of the verb to complete the sentence.
1. | I wish I ……………………………….. so shy. I might make friends more easily.
hadn’t been · wasn’t |
2. | I wish he ……………………………….. so much when we go out.
hadn’t smoked · wouldn’t smoke |
3. | If only they ……………………………….. us they were coming.
had told · would have told |
4. | I wish the photocopier ……………………………….. breaking down. I need this right now.
hadn’t kept · wouldn’t keep |
5. | She now rather wishes she ……………………………….. the other job she was offered.
took · had taken · would take |
6. | I do wish they ……………………………….. something about this traffic. It takes ages to get to work.
did · had done · would do |
7. | He wishes he ……………………………….. so fast when the police saw him.
wasn’t driving · hadn’t been driving · wouldn’t drive |
8. | She wishes she ……………………………….. to buy milk on the way home earlier.
remembered · had remembered · would remember |
9. | If only you ……………………………….. having to work this weekend.
weren’t · wouldn’t be |
10. | I do wish this rain ……………………………….. . I want to go for a walk.
stopped · had stopped · would stop |
Wishes about the past
wish + past perfect is used to express a regret, or that we want a situation in the past to be different.
- I wish I hadn’t eaten so much. (I ate a lot)
- I wish they’d come on holiday with us. (They didn’t come on holiday)
- I wish I had studied harder at school. (I was lazy at school)
Wish + would
wish + would + bare infinitive is used to express impatience, annoyance or dissatisfaction with a present action.
- I wish you would stop
- You are smoking at the moment and it is annoying me.
- I wish it would stop
- I’m impatient because it is raining and I want to go outside.
- I wish she’d be
- I am annoyed because she is speaking.
Wish and hope
To express that you want something to happen in the future (not wanting a situation to be different, and not implying impatience or annoyance) hope is used instead of wish.
- I hope it’s sunny tomorrow.
- “I wish it was sunny tomorrow” is not correct.
- I hope she passes her exam next week.
- “I wish she were passing her exam next week” is not correct.
- I hope the plane doesn’t crash tomorrow.
- “I wish the plane wouldn’t crash tomorrow” is not correct.
Wish and want
wish + infinitive or wish + object + infinitive is used to mean want in a formal situation.
- I wish to leave (+ infinitive)
- I wish to speak to your supervisor please. (+ infinitive)
- I do not wish my name to appear on the list. (+ object + infinitive)
Wish in fixed expressions
I/we wish you… is used in fixed expressions.
- I wish you a happy birthday.
- We wish you good luck in your new job.