Make a wish
Wishes
I wish + Past Simple =
wishes about the present
Example: I wish Helen knew
about my feelings to her.
I wish + Past Perfect =
wishes about the past
Example: I wish Helen had
known about my feelings to
her before she came back to
London that year.
I wish + would + V1=
wishes about the future,
wishes to change someone’s
habits or behavior
Example 01: I wish Helen
wouldn’t ask me about my
feelings to her when I come to
her next month.
Example 02: I wish Helen
would stop asking me about
my feelings to her. It makes me
really nervous.
1. Sam didn't call me last night and didn't tell me about the event.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
2. I'm really lazy even though I have plenty of time for my hobbies.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
3. He starts doing something noisy in his flat every day from 5 p.m.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
4. My brother always tries to make me wash the dishes.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
5. My daughter is studying abroad. She is coming home next year only.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
6. Mathew didn't stop his mother from buying that useless device. It was a waste of
money.
Mathew wishes ___________________________________________________
7. It's beautiful here. It's a pity that you can't see this beauty together with me.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
8. Silvia didn't see our concert last week. She regrets about it.
Silvia wishes _____________________________________________________
9. Raymond is always late for all our business meetings. He is so irresponsible.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
10. Our guests didn't see our message about the time change of our meeting.
Our guests wish __________________________________________________
11. Stephen is too hardworking. He never has time for his friends.
Stephen wishes ___________________________________________________
12. You enjoy breaking all our local rules. It's offensive.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
13. My friend Gregory is a lawyer. He could help me with that problem.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
14. All the passengers want to get home faster. Everyone wants to return to their
families.
All the passengers wish ____________________________________________
15. The law forbids us to stay in this country any longer.
We wish ________________________________________________________
16. Lola forgot to water the plants and they died.
Lola wishes ______________________________________________________
17. Their dog is barking all day long. It's driving all of us crazy.
We all wish ______________________________________________________
18. I need this guitar to play music of a higher quality.
I wish __________________________________________________________
19. Our balcony needs repairing, but we don't have money to do it.
We wish ________________________________________________________
20. The mass media doesn't give any proven information.
Everybody wishes ________________________________________________