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CHAPTER 13
USING WISH; USING IF
13-1 EXPRESSING WISHES ABOUT THE PRESENT/FUTURE
| The true situation | Expressing a wish about that situation | People often make wishes when they want reality to be different, to be exactly the opposite of the true situation. A noun clause usually follows wish. Special verb forms are used in the noun clause. When a speaker expresses a wish about a present situation, s/he uses a past verb form. |
| I don’t know how to a) I wish I knew how to dance. dance. | ||
| I don’t have a bike. b) I wish I had a bike. | ||
| Ron has to work c) Ron wishes he didn’t have tonight. work tonight. | ||
| I can’t speak Chinese. d) I wish I could speak Chinese. I’m not home in bed. e) I wish I were home in bed. It’s cold today. f) I wish it weren’t cold today. We aren’t in Hawaii. g) We wish we were in Hawaii. |
Exercise 1: Use the given information to complete the sentences.
1. I don’t have a car. I wish I had a car.
2. Alice doesn’t have a car. Alice wishes she __________ .
3. I have a cold. I wish I __________________ .
4. I don’t know how to swim. I wish I __________________ .
5. I live in the dorm. I wish I __________________ .
6. I can’t speak French. I wish I __________________ .
7. It isn’t Saturday. I wish it __________________ .
8. I have to study for a test. I wish I ____________________ .
9. Bob has to get up at 6:00 a.m. Bob wishes he ______________ .
10. Mary isn’t here. I wish Mary ________________ .
Exercise 2: Study the examples and then complete the sentences.
1. I don’t have a car, but I wish I did.
2. I have to study tonight, but I wish I ____________________ .
3. I can’t speak Italian, but I wish I ______________________ .
4. I’m not tall, but I wish I _____________________________ .
5. I don’t know Mary Smith, but I wish I _________________ .
6. I can’t dance very well, but I wish I ____________________ .
7. I have to take a history course, but I wish I _______________ .
8. I’m not a good cook, but I wish I _______________________ .
9. Jack has to go to the Laundromat, but he wishes he __________ .
10. It’s too cold to go swimming today, but I wish it ____________ .
11. Sally can’t afford to take a vacation in Hawaii, but she wishes she _________ .
12. I have to clean my apartment, but I wish I ____________________ .
Exercise 3: Complete the following conversations.
1. A: Can you go to Jim’s party tonight?
B: No, I can’t, but I wish I could.
2. A: Are you a good musician?
B: No, __________ , but I wish _________________ .
3. A: Do you smoke?
B: Yes, ___________. but I wish _________________ .
4. A: Does your son know how to play a musical instrument?
B: No, ___________. but I wish ___________________.
5. A: Do you have to take the bus to work?
B: Yes, __________. but I wish _________________ .
6. A: Is Maria in your class?
B: No, ________, but I wish ______________ .
7. A: Do you understand what Professor Martin is taking about?
B: No, ___________ , but I wish ___________________ .
8. A: Do you know the people who live in the apartment next to yours?
B: No, ____________ , but I wish _________________ .
9. A: Is your roommate neat?
B: No, __________ , but I wish __________ .
10. A: Are the students always on time for class?
B: No, __________ , but I wish _____________ .
11. A: Do you have enough time to drink a cup of coffee between classes?
B: No, __________ , but I wish ___________________________ .
12. A: Can you come over to my house for dinner tomorrow night?
B: I’m sorry, but I ________ . I wish __________________ .
13. A: Is there a grocery store near your apartments?
B: No, ___________ , but I wish _______________ .
14. A: Is there a museum in this town?
B: No, _________ , but I wish _____________ .
13-2 EXPRESSSING WISHES ABOUT THE PAST
| The true situation | Making a wish about the Past | The past perfect is used after wish when people make wishes about a past time |
| I didn’t study for the test a) I wish I had studied for the test Jim didn’t finish his work b) Jim wishes he had finished his work I went to the meeting c) I wish I hadn’t gone to the meeting |
Exercise 4. Use the given information to make sentences with wish.
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