Wish Lesson
Wish Lesson
I wish - We wanted
I WISH + ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… something
1 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… happened in the
…………………………
……… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… past differently.
‘I wish I were taller.’ = I am not tall, but I want to be. Using wish for
present regrets.
2 - I wish
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… We regret that the
I WISH + ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. present situation
………………………… isn't like what we
……… - I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………… like to be.
-…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
‘I wish I could fly like superman!’ ꞊ Now I can't fly, but I can't Dreams and unreal
situations
- I wish
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ( Future/ourselves)
I WISH + …………………………………………………………………………….
3 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………… To talk about
……… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… something that we
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… want to do but
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… unfortunately we
……………………………….. can’t.
I wish you would……………………………… Complaining
I WISH + ‘I wish you wouldn’t do that’ ꞊ you are doing that now Desire for change
………………………… in the near future
……… ‘I wish you wouldn’t leave your clothes on the floor.’
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PRACTICE
The businessman is I can't buy genuine I want him to stop start I am not in holiday. Someone stole
regretting having products. . auditing. (. .) public funds. . (. .)
accepted bribe. (. .) (. .)
(N 01)
I wish I I wish I I wish I I wish I I wish I
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The president said : He wanted all Someone wishes that he has I didn't militate in an An accountant
I can't eradicate countries to money. anti corruption society. reported false
embezzlement contribute to (. .) (. .) invoices.
alone.(. .) fighting counterfeit (. .)
soon .(. .)
I wish I I wish I wish I I wish I I wish I
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BADREDDINE SALEH SECONDARY SCHOOL
These people did something yesterday which they now regret. What does each person say?
Use the Past Perfect, e.g. Clare has caught a bad cold - yesterday she went out in the rain without an umbrella.
1 Joe has got very bad sunburn - yesterday he stayed in the sun for long. I
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3 Lewis hurt his leg in a car crash - yesterday he didn't drive carefully. I
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4 Sue has hurt her back - yesterday she lifted a heavy table on her own. I
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3 A hotel chambermaid: "If only guests ………………………………… (clean) the bath after they've used it."
5 A street cleaner: "I wish people ………………………………… (take) their litter home."