B1 I Wish … IF007

Write sentences from the ones given starting with “I wish … ”.

1. I don’t eat a lot of vegetables.

I wish I ate more vegetables.

2. I can’t travel to New York. I haven’t got enough money.

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3. They didn’t score a goal.

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4. My car is so small.
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5. They lost the photo.

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6. I didn’t study hard at school.

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7. My sister invited me to her party, but I didn’t go.

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8. I only have one child, so I’m lonely.

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9. I don’t have a fast car.

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10. They were not quiet last evening.

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11. The train was late.

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12. They had an accident because of the bad weather.

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1. I don’t eat a lot of vegetables.

I wish I ate more vegetables.

2. I can’t travel to New York. I haven’t got enough money.

I wish I had enough money to travel to New York.

3. They didn’t score a goal.

I wish they had scored a goal.

4. My car is so small.
I wish I had a bigger car.

5. They lost the photo.

I wish they hadn’t lost the photo.

6. I didn’t study hard at school.

I wish I had studied harder at school.

7. My sister invited me to her party, but I didn’t go.

I wish I had gone to my sister’s party.

8. I only have one child, so I’m lonely.

I wish I had more children.

9. I don’t have a fast car.

I wish I had a fast car.

10. They were not quiet last evening.

I wish they had been / would have been more quiet last evening.

11. The train was late.

I wish the train hadn’t been late.

12. They had an accident because of the bad weather.

I wish the weather hadn’t been so bad.

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