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    The document provides examples of using "wish" statements to express things one would like to change. It lists 10 situations such as not having a car, being unable to play the piano, or a broken laptop, and the corresponding "wish" statement to convey what one wants, such as "I wish I had a car" or "I wish my laptop wasn't broken." The purpose is to practice using the structure of "I wish" followed by the past simple verb form to talk about undesirable present circumstances or lack of abilities.

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    Wish Exercise 1

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    Mayrelys Salcedo Guerrero
    The document provides examples of using "wish" statements to express things one would like to change. It lists 10 situations such as not having a car, being unable to play the piano, or a broken laptop, and the corresponding "wish" statement to convey what one wants, such as "I wish I had a car" or "I wish my laptop wasn't broken." The purpose is to practice using the structure of "I wish" followed by the past simple verb form to talk about undesirable present circumstances or lack of abilities.

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    Wish Exercise 1

    I wish things were different! Make sentences using ‘wish’ + past simple
    about the things I don’t like. You can put in ‘that’ if you want, or leave it
    out.

    For example: ‘I’m cold’ becomes ‘I wish (that) I wasn’t cold’.

    1, I don’t have a car.


    I wish that I had a car.

    2. I can’t play the piano.


    I wish could play the piano.

    3. I’m at work.
    I wish that I wasn´t at work.

    4. It’s winter.
    I wish that it wasn´t winter.

    5. I’m ill.
    I wish that I wasn´t ill.

    6. I don’t have new shoes.


    I wish that I had new shoes.

    7. I can’t afford to go on holiday.


    I wish I could afford to go on holiday.

    8. I don’t have time to read lots of books.


    I wish that I had time to read lots of books.

    9. I can’t drive.
    I wish I could drive.

    10. My laptop is broken.


    I wish that my laptop wasn´t broken.

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