CLAIM

CIIIIMMAR FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORMS

OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

- NT -' - 1. I wish I ________ (be) the manager of this company.

2 . ________________P e t e r w i s h e s h e
wish(es) + subject + past simple
________________ ( n o t b u y ) t h a t c a r . I t
We form wish clause using past simple to breaks down so often and causes him
express our wishes or regrets for the trouble.
present. 3. Asle y's mother wishes she
(do) well in the
Examples: final exams next week.

4 . _________________L a r r y w i s h e s h e
 I wish
_______________ ( b e ) o n a s p a h o l i d a y
I were rich as a She wishes
relaxing rather than working in the office
she had a bigger house.
 Thomas now.
wishes he weren't a
policeman. 5 ._
_M a r y f e e l s h o m e s i c k . S h e w i s h e s
 They wish s h e _____________________________ ( b e )
they could go to Paris. in her home with her parents now.

6 . ________________________I w i s h y o u
______ (bring) me a glass of water.I am
very thirsty.
 wish(es) +
subject + past perfect 7 .__________K a r e n w i s h e s h e r f a t h e r
____________________ ( no t go ) t o R us si a
We form wish clause using past perfect on business.She misses him.
to express our regrets about the past,
situations. 8 ._
It was a very hot and sunny.I wish I
________________________________ (take)
Examples: my sunglasses and sunlotion with me.
9 .__Y o u l o o k o v e r w e i g h t . I w i s h y o u
 I wish I ____________________________ (attend) a
hadn't treated John like that.
gym this summer.
 Fanny
wishes she had studied 1 0 .___________M y f a t h e r w i s h e s h e
Physics at university. ___________________ (not forget) to take
 He wishes he the camera with him.The view was
had bought a bigger car. wonderful.

1 1 . ___________J o s e p h w i s h e s h e

_ _swum
wish(es) + subject + would

We form wish clauses using would to express

__
__________________ ( n o t c h e a t ) i n t h e
exam.The teacher was very angry with
him.

1 2 . _____________________I w i s h I
our wishes for the future. •
_______ ( n o t s p ea k ) s o I o u d l y . M y b a b y
brother woke up.
Examples: •

1 3 .________M i c h a e l w i s h e s h i s f a t h e r
I wish my son would go to a good _______________________ (give) him £100
highschool. for the school trip next month.
• My mother wishes I would become an ;
engineer when I grow up. 1 4 . ___M r . P a r k e r w i s h e s t h e r e
He wishes his girlfriend would accept ___________________________ ( n o t b e )
his marriage proposal. mosquitoes around.They bite him badly.
•
1 5 . ________________I w i s h p e o p l e
______________ ( n o t c u t ) t h e t r e e s a n y
more.
1 6 . __________M y m o t h e r w i s h e s I
____________________ ( t a k e ) h e r t o t h e
hospital for her operation this weekend.

1 7 . ____________T i m o t h y w i s h e s s h e
___________________ ( n o t ea t ) t o o m a n y
strawberries.She has got a terrible
stomachache.

1 8 . _______________P a m w i s h e s s h e
_______________ ( h a v e ) an m p 3 p la y e r .
She could listen to music now.

1 9 . ____________________I w i s h I
________ ( k n o w ) m o r e a b o u t c o o k i n g . I
have to prepare something special for my
guests.

2 0 . _______________W e w i s h w e
______________ ( w i n ) t h e m a t c h n e x t
Sunday. We will be this year's champion
then.
2 1 . ______T h e s t u d e n t s w i s h t h e y
________________________ ( st ud y) m or e.
They all got bad marks from the maths exam.
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