WISHES
AND RELATED FORMS
Miss Irene
1
Underline the most suitable verb form
in each sentence.
1
I wish Peter doesn’t live /
didn’t live / wouldn’t live so far away
from the town centre. We’ll have to take a taxi.
2
I feel rather cold. I wish I
brought / had brought my pullover with me.
3
What a pity! I wish we
don’t have to / didn’t have to /
wouldn’t have to leave.
4
I wish you tell / told /
had told me about the test. I haven’t
done any revision.
5
I wish the people next door
hadn’t made / wouldn’t make / couldn’t make so
much noise. I can’t hear myself think!
6
Darling, I love you so much! I
wish we are / had been / would be / could be together
always!
7
I’m sorry I missed your
birthday party. I really wish I come / came /
had come / would come.
8
I like my new boss but I wish she
gave / would give / could give me
some more responsibility.
9
Having a lovely time in Brighton.
I wish you are / were / had been
here.
10
This car was a complete waste of money. I wish I didn’t buy /
hadn’t bought it.
2 Put each
verb in brackets into a suitable verb form.
1
This train journey seems endless!
I wish we (go) had gone
by car.
2
I wish I
(have)................................the money to buy some new
clothes, but I can’t afford any at the moment.
3
I wish the government
(do).......................something about the pollution here.
4
I’m getting really soaked! I
wish I (not forget)............................. my umbrella.
5
I wish you (not
do)........................ that! It’s a really annoying habit.
6
That was a lovely meal, but I wish
I (not eat)........................................... so much.
7
I wish I
(study).............................. harder for my exams. I’m not
going to pass.
8
I wish you (not
leave)......................................... your dirty shoes
in your bedroom!
9
I’m afraid I have no idea where
Pat has gone. I wish (know)...............................................
10
I really enjoyed our trip to the theatre. I wish we
(go)............................................ more often.
3
Underline the most suitable verb form in
each sentence.
1
Sorry to ask you, but I’d
rather you pay / paid me in advance.
2
Imagine you live / lived
in New York. How would you feel?
3
If only I have / had / would
have a screwdriver with me.
4
If you want to catch the last
train, it’s time you leave / left.
5
I’d rather you don’t /
didn’t tell anyone about our
conversation.
6
I feel really tired. If only I
didn’t stay up / hadn’t stayed up so
late last night.
7
If you don’t mind, I’d
sooner you practised / had practised /
would practise your violin somewhere else.
8
It’s high time you learn /
learned to look after yourself.
9
Jean thinks that everyone
likes her. If only she knows / knew what people say behind her back!
10
I’d rather we stay / stayed at home
this Christmas for a change.
4 Look
carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have
a word which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line
has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space.
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Losing
your memory
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Imagine
it that one day you woke up and
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discovered
that you had completely lost your
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memory.
How would you have feel exactly?
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1
have thought about this recently after 1 was
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involved
in a traffic accident. 1 woke up in
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hospital,
and said to myself ‘It’s the time 1
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got up and have
went to school!’ 1 soon realized
my
mistake. A nurse came in and asked to me
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what
my name was. 1 thought about it for a
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moment
and then said, 1 would wish 1 knew!’
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Then
1 tried to get up. ‘I’d rather prefer
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you
didn’t do that,’ said the nurse. 'Don’t worry
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you’ll
have it your memory back soon.'
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'1
wish you hadn’t have said that,’ 1 replied.
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‘Now
1 am really worried! If 1 hadn’t looked
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in
my wallet, 1 wouldn’t have been known my
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own
name!’ Unfortunately my memory soon came
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back,
and 1 realized 1 had a maths test the next
day!...............................................................................................
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Miss Irene 5 Put each
verb in brackets into a suitable verb form.
1
What can we do to get in touch
with Robert? If only we (know) knew
his phone number.
2
Come on children! It’s time you
(be) ….................................. in bed.
3
Actually I’d rather you (not
smoke)...................... in here.
4
Suppose you (see)
…........................................ a ghost. What would you
do?
5
I’m so annoyed about breaking
my leg. If only I (be).................................. more
careful!
6
It’s high time you
(start).................................working more seriously.
7
I’d rather you (not
put).................................. your coffee on top of my
book.
8
I’ve no idea where we are! If
only we (have).................................... a map.
9
Your hair is rather long. Don’t
you think it’s time you (have)..................... a haircut?
10
Visiting museums is interesting, but I’d sooner we
(go)...........................................swimming.
6 Complete the
second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You
must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1
It would be nice to be able to
play the piano,
could
I
wish I could play the piano.
2
Please don’t eat in the
classroom,
you
I’d
rather..........................................................
classroom.
3 I think we
should leave now.
we
I
think it’s......................... left.
4
What a pity we ate all the food,
only
If..............................
all the food!
5
It’s a shame we don’t have a
video,
wish
I..............................................a
video.
6
Don’t shout all the time, it’s
so annoying!
wouldn’t
I.............................
shout all the time!
7
I don’t want you to buy me a
present,
sooner
I’d..................................................................................................
buy me a present.
8
I don’t like being so tall,
wish
I....................................
so tall.
9
We ought to start work now.
started
It’s........................................................................................................................
work.
10 I regret not
going to university,
had
I...........................................................................................
to university.
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