a. 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 weren’t cold”
1. I don’t have a car. ______________________I wish I had a car.
______________________________________2. I can’t play the piano.
__________________________I wish I could play the piano.
__________________________________3. I’m at work.
___________________________I wish that I were at home.
_________________________________4. It’s winter.
__________________________I wish it weren´t too cold.
__________________________________5. I’m ill.
_________________________I wish I were healthy.
___________________________________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 had enough money.
________________________________8. I don’t have time to read lots of
books. _______________________________I wish I had more time.
_____________________________9. I can’t drive. ________________I
wish I could drive.
____________________________________________10. My laptop is
broken. ______________________I wish that it were not broken.
______________________________________
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS IN
BRACKETS
1. I wish I ___were___ (be) the manager of this company.
2. Peter wishes he ____didn´t__ (not buy) that car. It breaks down so
often and causes him trouble.
3. Ashley's mother wishes she _____did_ (do) well in the final exams next
week.
4. Larry wishes he ___were___ (be) on a spa holiday relaxing rather than
working in the office now.
5. Mary feels homesick. She wishes she __were____ (be) home with her
parents now.
6. I wish you ____brought__ (bring) me a glass of water. I am very thirsty.
7. Karen wishes her father ____didn´t go__ (not go) to Russia on business.
She misses him.
8. It was a very hot and sunny. I wish I _____took_ (take) my sunglasses
and sun lotion with me.
9. You look overweight. I wish you ____attended__ (attend) a gym this
summer.
10. My father wishes he ____did not forget__ (not forget) to take the
camera with him. The view is wonderful.
11. Joseph wishes he ____did not cheat__ (not cheat) in the exam. The
teacher is very angry with him.
12. I wish I __didn´t speak____ (not speak) so loudly. My baby brother
woke up.
13. Michael wishes his father ____gave__ (give) him £100 for the school
trip next month.
14. Mr. Parker wishes there ____weren´t __ (not be) mosquitoes around.
They bite him badly.
15. I wish people ___did not cut___ (not cut) the trees any more.
16. My mother wishes I ____took__ (take) her to the hospital for her
operation this weekend.
17. Timothy wishes she _____didn´t eat_ (not eat) too many strawberries.
She has got a terrible stomachache.
18. Pam wishes she ____had__ (have) an mp3 player. She could listen to
music now.
19. I wish I ____knew__ (know) more about cooking. I have to prepare
something special for my guests.
20. We wish we ____won__ (win) the match next Sunday. We will be this
year's champion then.
21. The students wish they ___studied___ (study) more. They all got bad
marks from the math’s exam.