18. Wishes "Res Wishes Why? Do you wish you had been | wish | had lived hundreds of years ag Christopher Columbus? Form Use | wish (if only) + Past Simple We express a wish about a (wish about the present) present situation which we want to be different. | wish he were/was with us now. 1 wish (if only) + subject + could We use this pattern for a wish (wish about the present) + bare infinitive or regret in the present concerning lack of ability. | wish he could learn faster. I wish (if only) + subject + would We express a wish for a (wish about the future) + bare infinitive change in the future. (we never say : bwish-Hwoute) | wish he would stop drinking so much. I wish (if only) + Past Perfect We express a regret or a wish (egret about the past) that something happened or didn’t happen in the past. | wish he hadn't failed his test. 1. “If only” means the same as “I wish” but it is more emphatic. I wish he could help me. If only he could help me. (stronger, more emphatic) 2. After “I wish” we may use “were” instead of “was” in all persons. | wish | wasiwere rich. 13218. Wishes @ Ann doesn’t like her new house. Write what she wishes. The house is so old and dirty. She has to paint it. The house doesn't have central heating. The kitchen is small. 1... wish the house wasn't. s0 old and dirty. @ Kate wants things to be different in the future. Write what she wishes. | want my father to give me more pocket money. | want my brothers to stop fighting. | don’t want my mother to make me eat vegetables. | don’t want my sister to wear my clothes. 1. | wish my father would give me more pocket money. 1... wigh | hadn't left my job. (a) Fill in: wish about the present, regret about the past, wish about the future; then write what the people wish. 1. regret about the past... 2. 3, I wish | hadn't eaten | | too many cakes. CO, He ate too many cakes. He is not good-looking. She broke her leg. 13318. Wishes Her students don’t work hard Its raining hard. He is wet He is smoking and she doesn't in her lesson. and cold. like it He was rude to his boss He crashed his dad's car She can't type fast yesterday. last night. ‘She won't get the job. 10, His mother shouts at him He talks too much and she His car is very old but he all the time. doesn't like it. can't buy a new one. 15. She stayed in the sun too long. She is sad because she is poor. _ He stayed out late last night. 13418. Wishes @ Read what Hilda says and write what she wishes. | didn't go to university. I didn’t get any qualifications. | can’t find a better job. The telephone never stops ringing. My boss doesn't like me. I'd like to be rich. | always feel tired. It was wrong ‘of me to shout at Ann. 1. [wish | had gone to university. @) Write what these people wish they had or hadn’t done as in the example: 1. John drove his car so fast that he had an accident. John: . | wish | hadn't driven my car so fast. | wouldn't have had an accident. 2. Julie was late and she missed the beginning of the film. Julie: 3. Jack ate too much and he was sick. Jack: 4, Claire was very nervous during her driving test and she didn't pass. Claire: 5. Susan didn't take off her gold ring when she went swimming and she lost it in the sea. Susan: 6. Terry and Jane didn’t save any money so they didn't go on holiday last summer. Terry and Jane: @ Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1.lwish| had met (meet) that actor when he was in town. 2. He wishes he (buy) that book last week - now he hasn't got enough money. 3. Ifonly | (be) older, | could have a driving licence. 4. |wish | (can) remember where that book is. 5. Tony wishes he (go) to Paris with his brother, but he has to work. 6. If only the dog (notieat) the tickets - now we can't go to the show. 7. Ifonly | (not/make) that mistake yesterday. 8. | wish this box (notibe) so heavy - | can't lift it. 9. We wish we (novleave) the gate open. Now the dog has escaped. 10. Paula wishes she (have) more time for gardening, but she hasn't. 11, Mrs Brown wishes she (write) those letters yesterday. 13518. Wishes @ Using the bold type in the sentences, write wishes as in the example: 1. You left the radio on and now the batteries don't work. You say, *../ wish | hadn't left the radio on. 2. It's very dark outside and you can’t find your torch. You say, “ 7 3. You didn’t do your homework and your teacher is angry. You say, “ ’ 4. You are looking at a beautiful flower. You don’t know what it is called. ‘You say, “ 7 5. It's raining outside and you want it to stop. You say, “ 7 6. You stayed up late last night and today you're very tired. You say,“ 7. You are having a party but nobody has come yet. You say, “ . 8. You have short, straight hair. You would like long, curly hair. You say, “ 9. You have just left your house and left the keys inside. You say, “ , 10. Itis Christmas Day and it doesn’t look like it is going to snow. You say, “ a 11. You live in the city. You prefer the countryside. You say, . The teacher divides the class into two teams. Then he/she pretends to be a magic genie. The teams in turn make wishes, Each grammatically correct sentence gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner. Team AS1: | wish | had a lot of money. Team BS1: | wish | were taller. Team AS2: | wish | am famous. Teacher: No! | wish | wasiwere famous. Team A doesn't get a point. The teacher divides the class into two teams. The teams in turn make sentences about what an unhappy housewife wishes to change in her life in the future. Each grammatically correct sentence gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner. Team AS1: | wish my children would get better marks. Team BS1: | wish my husband would come home earlier. etc. 136