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CHAPTER 13
USING WISH; USING IF
13-1 EXPRESSING WISHES ABOUT THE PRESENT/FUTURE
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
Exercise 4. Use the given information to make sentences with wish.
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