Exercise 1
Put in wish(ed) or hope(d) .
1) I ________ you a pleasant stay here.
2) Enjoy your holiday. I ________ you have a great time.
3) Goodbye. I ________ you all the best.
4) We said goodbye to each other and ________ each other luck.
5) We're going to have a picnic tomorrow, so I ________ the weather is nice.
6) I ________ you luck in your new job. I ________ it works out well for you.
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1)
1 wish
2 hope
3 wish
4 wished
5 hope
6 wish … hope
Exercise 2
What do you say in these situations? Write sentences with I wish … would ….
1) It's raining. You want to go out, but not in the rain.
You say: I wish ________
2) You're waiting for Jane. She's late and you're getting impatient.
You say to yourself: I wish ________
3) You're looking for a job- so far without success. Nobody will give you a job.
You say: I wish somebody ________
4) You can hear a baby crying. It's been crying for a long time and you're trying to study.
You say: ________
5) Brian has been wearing the same clothes for years. You think he needs some new clothes.
You say to Brian: ________
For the following situations, write sentences with I wish … wouldn't ….
6) Your friend drives very fast. You don't like this.
You say to your friend: I wish you ________
7) Joe leaves the door open all the time. This annoys you.
You say to Joe: ________
8) A lot of people drop litter in the street. You don't like this.
You say: I wish people ________
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1 I wish it would stop raining.
2 I wish Jane/she would come. or … would hurry up.
3 I wish somebody would give me a job.
4 I wish the/that baby would stop crying.
5 I wish you would buy some new clothes. or I wish you would get some new clothes.
6 I wish you wouldn't drive so fast.
7 I wish you wouldn't leave the door open (all the time).
8 I wish people wouldn't drop litter in the street.
Exercise 3
Are these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1) I wish Sarah would be here now. ________
2) I wish you would listen to me. ________
3) I wish I would have more free time. ________
4) I wish our flat would be a bit bigger. ________
5) I wish the weather would change. ________
6) I wish you wouldn't complain all the time. ________
7) I wish everything wouldn't be so expensive. ________
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1 I wish Sarah were here now.
2 OK
3 I wish I had more free time.
4 I wish our flat was/were a bit bigger.
5 OK
6 OK
7 I wish everything wasn't/weren't so expensive.
Exercise 4
Put the verb into the correct form.
1) It was a stupid thing to say. I wish I ________ (I /not / say)
2) I'm fed up with this rain. I wish ________ (it / stop)
3) It's a difficult question. I wish ________ the answer. (I / know)
4) I should have listened to you. I wish ________ your advice. (I / take)
5) You're lucky to be going away. I wish ________ with you. (I / can / come)
6) I have no energy at the moment. I wish ________ so tired. (I / not I be)
7) Aren't they ready yet? I wish ________ (they / hurry up)
8) It would be nice to stay here longer. I wish ________ to go now. (we / not / have)
9) When we were in London last year, we didn't have time to see all the things we wanted to see. I wish ________ longer. (we / can / stay)
10) It's freezing today. I wish ________ so cold. I hate cold weather. (it / not / be)
11) Joe still doesn't know what he wants to do. I wish ________ (he / decide)
12) I really didn't enjoy the party. I wish ________ (we / not / go)
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1 I hadn’t said
2 it would stop.
3 I knew
4 I'd taken / I had taken
5 I could come
6 I wasn't / I weren't
7 they'd hurry up / they would hurry up
8 we didn't have
9 we could have stayed
10 it wasn't / it weren't
11 he'd decide / he would decide
12 we hadn't gone