WISH

Exercise 1
Complete the sentences with a suitable word from the list below.
TO MAKE

TO BOOK

YOU

TO REMIND

YOU

ME

TO BE

YOU

TO SPEAK

HAD

1. John wishes he __________ a car.

2. I wish __________ a complaint.
3. I wish __________ a table for 4.
4. We wish _________ our customers we will be closed tomorrow.
5. I wish __________ all the best in your new life.
6. We wish __________ a merry Christmas.
7. I don't wish __________ recognized.
8. Wish __________ luck for my exams.
9. I wish __________ to the manager.
10. I wish __________ a safe journey home.

Exercise 2
Choose the correct answer for each sentence.
1. I don't understand this point of grammar. I wish I

understood

would understand

2. I speak terrible English. I wish I

spoke

it better.
had understood
English well.

had spoken

would speak

3. I should never have said that. I wish I

didn't say

wouldn't say

that.

hadn't said

4. I miss my friends. I wish my friends

were

would be

here right now.

had been

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Exercise 3
Match the statements.(A to J) with (1 to 10)
A. I'm overweight.

1. I wish I hadn't had so many beers.

B. It's raining cats and dogs.

2. I wish I hadn't eaten so much.

C. I never win at chess.

3. I wish it wasn't raining so hard.

D. I didn't go to the cinema.

4. I wish I had been able to answer them.

E. I went to 3 different pubs last night

5. I wish I could go.

F. I have eaten too much.

6. I wish I was slimmer.

G. I was wearing a tee shirt.

7. I wish I won a game occasionally.

H. She's late again.

8. I wish I hadn't been wearing a tee shirt.

I. I couldn't answer all his questions.

9. I wish I had gone.

J. I can't go to the party tonight.

10. I wish she wasn't late all the time.

Exercise 4
Put the words in the right order:
1. IT. WISH
HADN'T
I
DONE
I
_________________________________________________
2. WISH
MY I'D
PASSED
I
EXAMS.
_________________________________________________
3. SHE
WISH
HERE.
I
WERE
_________________________________________________
4. YOU
WISH
AWAY.
WENT
I
_________________________________________________

Exercise 5
Complete the sentencs with a suitable verb:
1. I live in a small house. I wish I _______________ in a bigger one.
2. My neighbour is a very rude man. I wish he _______________ more polite.

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