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Wishes about the present and future

1    I wish I ___________________ drunk and kissed Samantha. (get NEGATIVE)


2    I wish it ___________________  so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain
NEGATIVE)
3    If only I ___________________  there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park
NEGATIVE)
4    If only I ___________________ more time for my hobbies. (have)
5    I wish it ___________________ more often in Valencia. (rain)
6    I wish I ___________________  to go to your nephew's wedding. (have
NEGATIVE)
7    I wish you ___________________ so much. You're a complete idiot when
you're drunk. (drink )
8    If only it ___________________ . The garden's as dry as a bone. (rain)
9    I wish Samantha ___________________ her hair more often. It looks so greasy
all the time. (wash)
10    I wish you ___________________ so horrible to your brother. He's a really
nice bloke. (be NEGATIVE)
11    I wish the council ___________________  that beautiful old house. It was
part of the town's heritage. (demolish NEGATIVE)
12    If only I ___________________ the money to go to Jon's wedding in The
States. (have)
13    I wish I ___________________  her she'd put on weight. She hates me now.
(tell NEGATIVE)
14    I wish you ___________________  to your mother like that. (speak
NEGATIVE)
15    If only we ___________________  a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges
are so expensive. (buy NEGATIVE)
16    I wish Jorge ___________________  so fast. It's only a matter of time before
he kills someone. (drive NEGATIVE)

1. I am not very tall.


      taller.

2. I didn't learn English when I was younger.


      when I was younger.
3. I can't speak perfect English.
      perfect English.

4. My hair isn't blonde.


      hair.

5. My tennis serve is useless.


     .

6. I didn't sleep very well last night.


      well last night.

7. I got really badly sunburnt on the beach yesterday because I forgot my


sun-cream.
      my sun-cream yesterday.

8. My nose is too big.


     .

9. I'm not the best student in the class.


      student in my class.

10. I didn't go out with my friends to the disco-bar last night.


      with my friends to the disco-bar last night.

11. My neighborhood is terribly noisy at night.


      at night.

12. I have to get up early every day.


     .

Source:

1. https://busyteacher.org/1895-i-wish-exercises.html
2. http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g7-wishes-and-regrets.php

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