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FORM:

I WISH / IF ONLY
Express a wish for things to wish + past simple
be different if only + past (subjunctive)
Express a wish for wish + could / would
something to happen or to if only + would / wouldn’t
stop happening
Express a wish that wish + past perfect simple or
something had or hadn’t continuous
happened if only + past perfect

USE:

If only is stronger than wish. It can be used in a clause on its


own or we can add another clause. In the third conditional form, it often expresses deep
regret.

EXERCISES:

A - Express wishes. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate verbs.

1. I wish I __________________ a millionaire.


2. I wish I __________________ a fast car.
3. I wish I __________________ foreign languages.
4. I wish I __________________ a beautiful girl.
5. I wish she __________________ me.
6. I wish we __________________ married.
7. I wish we __________________ two children.
8. I wish we __________________in a big house.
9. I wish I __________________ for a multinational company.
10. I wish we __________________ holidays in tropical countries.

B- Express wishes by writing complete sentences. Use were, had, could, would, etc.

1. I / be / an electronics engineer.
_____________________________________________________________
2. She / more people / read / her blog.
_____________________________________________________________
3. I / you / answer my messages.
_____________________________________________________________
4. My parents / I / go to / university.
_____________________________________________________________
5. I / we / meet / more often.
_____________________________________________________________
6. We / you / drive / more carefully
_____________________________________________________________
7. I / you / not take / things / so seriously
_____________________________________________________________
8. I / have / more true friends.
_____________________________________________________________

C- Express wishes according to the situations. Follow the example.

1. I need to buy a new computer.


I wish computers weren’t so expensive.( computers / expensive)

2. I love London.
I wish _____________________________ (I/go) there more often.
3. The smell of stale cigarette smoke is very unpleasant.
If only _____________________________ (you/ stop) smoking.
4. It was a very beautiful house.
I wish _____________________________ (they / not have) it demolished.
5. She is very short.
She wishes _____________________________(she / be) taller.
6. I don’t understand these exercises.
I wish _____________________________( they/be) easier.
7. We are always arguing.
I wish _____________________________( we / get along).
8. I didn’t go to the party. I wasn’t invited.
I wish _____________________________(they / invite) me.
9. I don’t do much exercise.
I wish _____________________________ (I/ practise) a sport.
10. You never care about what I say.
I wish _____________________________ (you/listen) to me more.
11. She is English and I can’t understand her
12. If only _____________________________ (I/speak) English better.
Answer key

A (suggestion)

1. were
2. had
3. spoke
4. met
5. loved
6. got
7. had
8. lived
9. worked
10. spent

1. I wish I were an electronics engineer.


2. She wishes more people would read her blog.
3. I wish you answer my messages.
4. My parents wish I could go to University.
5. I wish we would meet more often.
6. We wish you would drive more carefully.
7. I wish you wouldn’t take things so seriously.
8. I wish I had more true friends.

2. I wish I could go there more often.


3. If only you could stop smoking.
4. I wish they hadn’t had it demolished.
5. She wishes she were taller.
6. I wish they were easier.
7. I wish we could get along.
8. I wish they had invited me.
9. I wish I practised a sport.
10. I wish you listen to me more.
11. if only I spoke English better.

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