WISH-IF ONLY WORKSHEET-

A-Choose the correct answer:

1. Alice didn't get a good grade. She wishes she(work)..harder
2. Tom likes football very much. He wishes he (become).. a professional football player
3. He was running very fast when he had a heart attack. If only he (not/run) .so fast.
4. She's keen on computers. She wishes she (study) . computer science next school year.
5. I am sorry I dont know how to use the computer. If only (know). how to use it.
6. I stayed late at work and missed the last bus. I wish I (stay) at work late
B-FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS
1. I wish I ______ (be) the manager of this company.
2. Peter wishes he ______ (not buy) that car.It breaks down so often and causes him trouble.
3. Asley's mother wishes she ______ (do) well in the final exams next week.
4. Larry wishes he ______ (be) on a spa holiday relaxing rather than working in the office now.
5. Mary feels homesick.She wishes she ______ (be) in her home with her parents now.
6. I wish you ______ (bring) me a glass of water.I am very thirsty.
7. Karen wishes her father ______ (not go) to Russia on business.She misses him.
8. It was a very hot and sunny.I wish I ______ (take) my sunglasses and sunlotion with me.
9. You look overweight.I wish you ______ (attend) a gym this summer.
10. My father wishes he ______ (not forget) to take the camera with him.The view was wonderful.
11. Joseph wishes he ______ (not cheat) in the exam.The teacher was very angry with him.
12. I wish I ______ (not speak) so loudly.My baby brother woke up.
13. Michael wishes his father ______ (give) him 100 for the school trip next month.
14. Mr.Parker wishes there ______ (not be) mosquitoes around.They bite him badly.
15. I wish people ______ (not cut) the trees any more.
16. My mother wishes I ______ (take) her to the hospital for her operation this weekend.
17. Timothy wishes she ______ (not eat) too many strawberries.She has got a terrible stomachache.
18. Pam wishes she ______ (have) an mp3 player. She could listen to music now.
19. I wish I ______ (know) more about cooking.I have to prepare something special for my guests.
20. We wish we ______ (win) the match next Sunday. We will be this year's champion then.
21. The students wish they ______ (study) more. They all got bad marks from the maths exam.

C-CIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. If you park in a restricted area, you _____ a ticket on your windshield.
a. would find b. will find c. found d. could found
2. I get nervous if I _____ in front of a group. a. had to speak b. spoke c. have to speak d. will speak
3. If today _____ Friday, we could sleep in tomorrow morning. a. is b. were c. will be d. was
4. If you ____ more sleep, you _____ be so tired all of the time.
a. get/would c. got/wouldnt
b. got/wont d. dont get/arent going to
5. She _____ $20 in finance charges if she _____ her bill by the due date.
a. had saved/pays c. could have saved/will pay
b. could save/will pay d. could have saved/had paid
6. They_____ such a big van ______ the price of gas would skyrocket.
a. would have bought/if they knew b. wouldnt have bought/if had they known
c. wouldnt have bought/had they known d. wouldnt have bought/had they knew
7. If I _____ so much in this class, I ______ here.
a. wasnt learning/would be c. werent learning/wouldnt be
b. am not learning/wont be d. wasnt learning/wouldnt be
8. I wish I _____ myself better in English, but I _____.
a. will express/wont c. would express/wont
b. could express/cant d. can express/cant
D-FLL N THE BLANKS WTH THE CORRECT VERB FORM.
1. My grandmother always used to say, If it rains, it _______________ (pour).
2. Do you believe that if you _______________ (walk) under a ladder, youll have bad luck?
3. Imagineif money _______________ (grow) on trees, wed all be rich!
4. I dont understand the meaning of the proverb, If wishes ___________ (be) horses, beggars would ride.
5. If John Pemberton ____________ (invent, not) Coca-Cola in 1886, we ___________ (drink, not) it today
. 6. If you _______________ (live) in the U.S. in 1824, you _________(be) one of the first Americans to taste
pretzels.
7. Do you ever wish you _______________ (be) someone famous?
8. ______ we ______ (study, not) inverted conditionals in this chapter, we ______ (know, not) the answer to this!
E. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Some sentences require a negation and use
the contractions in the negative form.

1. Bruce wishes he ___________(have) more money so he could buy a new sweater.

2. I wish I ___________( (be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team.
3. I wish you ___________( (stop) watching television while I am talking to you.
4. I wish you ___________( (do) that. It annoys me.
5. I wish the holidays ___________( (come) so we could go off to the seaside.
6. Of course Tom wishes he ___________( (come) with us to Paris, but he has to stay here
7. I wish we ___________( (go) to the match on Saturday but we're visiting my uncle.
8. I wish you ___________( (keep) your mouth shut yesterday. Now Mary knows.
9. If only I ___________( (lose) all my money. Now I'm broke.
10. Peter is always late. If only he ___________( (turn up) on time for a change!
F. Complete the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it.
Example: I havent a job at the moment ---- If only/I wish I had a job
You wont ever wait for me -----------If only/I wish you would wait for me

1. Im not going to the party --------- If only/I wish ................................

2. I married Myrtle instead of Francis -------- If only/I wish ..................................
3. Weve run out of petrol -------- If only/I wish...........................................
4. Im taking a test tomorrow -------- If only/I wish...................................
5. This holiday has been a disaster -------- If only/I wish..............................
6. Its snowing outside -------- If only/I wish.........................................
7. People at work always shout at me ----- If only/I wish...............................
8. I acted very rudely in front of the headmaster -------- If only/I wish........................
9. I dont know how to ride a bicycle -------- If only/I wish.....................................
10. She never listens to me ---------- If only/I wish............................................
11. I cant speak Russian -------- If only/I wish.....................................
12. Im not tall, dark and handsome -------- If only/I wish.................................
13. I was caught robbing a bank -------- If only/I wish...................................
14. I crashed the car when I was drunk -------- If only/I wish.............................
15. Shes making beans again -------- If only/I wish...................................
16. Stop behaving like that!-------------- If only/I wish.............................
17. I failed my exam because I didnt study -------- If only/I wish......................................
18. I dont want to go to school, but I have to -------- If only/I wish...................................
19. My girlfriend left me after we argued -------- If only/I wish.......................................
20. I lost a lot of money at cards -------- If only/I wish....................................................
21. Why dont you ever look at me?--------- If only/I wish.................................................
22. I want to go to the Bahamas for a holiday -------- If only/I wish....................................
23. Im sorry I havent got more friends -------- If only/I wish............................................
G-Write wishes or regrets to the given situations, and also state if it is a wish or regret.
E.g. I cant cook. I wish I could cook. Wish
1. I dont have a good dictionary. ........................... .
2. Jack doesnt have a house. ........................... .
3. Jack slept too much last night. ........................... .
4 I didnt book a ticket for the concert. Now, there arent any seats left.
5. I want to be an architect in the future. ...........................
6. I shouted at my sister and made her cry. ...........................
7. My bike is really old and rusty. ........................... .
8. I didnt look for your keys at home. ........................... .
9. There isnt any milk for our coffees. ........................... .
10. Jack was driving too fast before the accident. ...........................