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5B Grammar structures after wish

 a Complete the sentences with would / wouldn’t and a verb from the list.

leave ​let  clean ​stop ​raining ​do ​not borrow ​not make ​not wear

Rachel
1 I wish my mom would leave me alone! She’s always
interfering with what I do.
2 I wish my brother my things. He never
puts them back. Rachel
Frankie
3 I wish it ! Then we could go out and play
baseball.
4 I wish mom and dad me have a dog.
Then I could take him for walks. Frankie
Mr. Taylor
5 I wish the kids their homework without
me having to help them.
6 I wish my wife me eat salad every day.
I’d rather have fries and a burger! Mr. Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
7 I wish the children their bedrooms. Then
I wouldn’t have to do it!
8 I wish my husband that old jacket! He
looks awful in it. Mrs. Taylor

  b Complete the sentences with a verb from the list in the simple past or past perfect.

be ​
earn ​
have ​
not argue ​not be ​not shout ​not tell ​try on

1 Rachel: I wish I hadn’t argued with Lilly and Sophie. Now I have no one to go out with.
2 Rachel: I wish I mom and dad about my grades. Now they’re worried I
won’t get into college.
3 Frankie: I wish I taller. Then I could be on the basketball team.
4 Frankie: I wish I the latest version of this game. The one I’ve got is two
years old!
5 Mr. Taylor: I wish we more money. Then we could have a bigger house.
6 Mr. Taylor: I wish I these pants before buying them. They’re too tight.
7 Mrs. Taylor: I wish I at my boss yesterday. Now he won’t promote me.
8 Mrs. Taylor: I wish everything so expensive. Then we could save for
a vacation.

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 c Write three sentences beginning I wish: one with simple past, one with past perfect, and one
with person + would.

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