CẤU TRÚC WISH ( NGỮ PHÁP + BÀI TẬP ) Use To express wishes about now or generally To express wishes about the past To criticize other people, or to complain about something To express wishes about ability and permission now.
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Use
To express wishes about now or
generally
To express wishes about the past
To criticize other people, or to
complain about something
To express wishes about ability and
permission now or in the future
Tense/ modal
Wish + past simple
Wish + past perfect simple
Wish + would + bare infinitive
Wish + could + bare infinitive
Example
Carl wishes he had a telescope.
I wish I weren’t scared of spiders.
Tracy wishes she’d seen that program about the moon last night.
I wish they hadn’t cut down so many trees.
I wish people would throw their litter in the bin and not on the ground!
I wish you wouldn’t smoke in here.
I wish I could travel through time!
David wishes he could come with us, but his parents won’t let him.
Helpful hints!
When we use wish + past simple, we can say I/he/she/it was OR were Were is more formal than was (In the exams, WE MUST
USE WERE)
We can use the phrase if only in the same way as wish
If only I were an astronaut.
We don’t use would for wishes about ourselves
I wish I lived on Mars But NOT I wish I would live on Mars.
Wish sb sth = Hope + S + V
They wish you the best of luck = They hope you have the best of luck.
Choose the correct answer for the following sentences
1 I wish you ……… the trouble to me before so I could help you
A.had explained B.would explain C.explained D.hadn’t explained
2 I have a terrible headache I wish I ……….so many exercises
A.wouldn’t write B.didn’t write C.wrote D.hadn’t written
3 Look at that girl! If only I ……….twenty years later
A.were born B.was born C.had been born D.would have been born
4 “Are you going to visit us in Bristol?” –“I wish I ……… Unfortunately, I’ll only spend an hour there.”
5 “Do you know Mr Clark arrived last Monday?” –“Oh, really? Well, I wish ……… ”
A.he didn’t B.I knew earlier C.he hadn’t D.I did earlier
6 I wish I ……….at the same age as you now
7 I wish we ………longer in Antwerp instead of going to Brussels, which I have been to many times Do you think it might still be arranged?
8 We’ve been working in the same shop for a week but I still don’t know how to address her I wish …………
9 I wish I ………… that it was her birthday, I ……….her a present
A.had known/ would buy B.knew/ would have bought C.had known/ would have bought D.knew/ would buy
10 I wish Helen ……….to Southampton last year as I hardly see her now
A.hasn’t moved B.wouldn’t move C.didn’t move D.hadn’t moved
11 What a pity I was away! If only the tax ……… me an hour earlier…
12 I left my office at four because I was sure Mr Atkins wouldn’t come Now I wish I ……….for him
A.had waited B.did wait C.would have waited D.would wait
Trang 213 The situation was a little embarrassing when Alice served roast beef for dinner I wish I ………her that Greg was a vegetarian
14 I wish they ………alone when the operation begins
15 “Aren’t you going to make a stop at Malta?” “I wish we ………, but no, we’ll only said along its south coast.”
16 Helen can’t speak German but she really wishes she ………that language
A.will speak B.could speak C.can speak D.would have spoken
17 I invited a lot of people hoping that Helen would help me with the preparations Now I wish I ………only on myself
18 I didn’t risk a shower because of the temperature in the bathroom I wish I ………so cold in the castle
A.had been told it was B.was told them is C.would have been told
there was D.had been told there was
19 I regret helping him during the exam If only I ……… him
20 We couldn’t play badminton because of the wind I wish we ………so windy on the beach
A.would have been warned there was B.were warned it is C.had been warned there was D.had been warned it was
21 I wish I ……….never ………in the sun, I have a splitting headache now
22 What I regret is that we only spoke to the boy’s father I wish we ………to the mother as well
A.did speak B.had spoken C.could have spoken D.spoke
23 Most children in the area wish that the strike………for another week or so But I think it may be over tomorrow
24 It’s a pity I didn’t see that film I wish ………it
A.I had seen B.I would see C.I would have seen D.I saw
25 I wish I ……… as good as my sister at Physics
26 If only I ……….this subject as an extra credit assignment It was very boring
A.didn’t choose B.wouldn’t choose C.haven’t chosen D.hadn’t chosen
27 If only I ……….a young girl again and ……… the chance to do something else
A.was/ have B.would be/ have had C.were/ had D.were/ have
28 I wish it ……….raining so at least I could go for long walks in the fields
A.would have stopped B.would stop C.stopped D.will have stopped
29 I wish I ……… the program, but I didn’t see it
30 I wish my teacher ……….so rude to me
31 My mum wishes I ………my clothes everywhere in the room
32 I wish we ……….hamburger for lunch later today instead of that carrot stew
A.will eat B.had eaten C.were going to eat D.can eat
33 I wish you ……….your sleeping bad at home
A.won’t leave B.hadn’t left C.haven’t left D.don’t leave
34 I wish everybody ……….the same language all over the world Then we ……… so hard to learn English now
Trang 3A.spoke/ wouldn’t be studying B.could speak/ aren’t studying C.has spoken/ don’t study D.would speak/ won’t study
35 I wish I ……….with you longer, but unfortunately, I have a lecture at four o’clock
36 I do wish Mr Swan ……….so aggressive in discussions Every time we have a meeting, he tries to pick an argument with someone A.isn’t B.couldn’t be C.weren’t D.might not be
37 I wish international communications like the Internet ………more frequently to aid environmental and health projects instead of for promoting big business
A.are used B.were used C.have been used D.will be used
38 Don’t you wish you ………that other jobs, then you ……….unemployment now that the factory is closing down A.will take/ won’t be facing B.had taken/ wouldn’t be facing C.took/ weren’t facing D.have taken/ aren’t facing
39 I wish you ……… to repair the boiler yourself You have made the problems worse actually
A.couldn’t attempt B.hadn’t attempted C.won’t attempt D.didn’t attempt
40 I wish we ………… enough money to buy a camper van Then we ……….to go on holiday more often
A.had/ could afford B.have/ can afford C.would have/ might afford D.were having/ should afford
41 I’ve been sitting here all morning wishing my son ……….to tell me that he has arrived in Germany safely
A.telephoned B.has telephoned C.telephones D.would telephone
42 I wish our history teacher ……….us so much homework I never have enough time to finish it
A.hasn’t given B.won’t give C.wouldn’t give D.doesn’t give
43 ………Louise were working today, she would know where the accounting records are kept
44 Oh, I am so embarrassed! I wish the ground ………….open and swallow me!
45 My mother is an excellent cook, and I really wish she ………our wedding cake, but she’l be very busy with other things
46 It’s not long now before I start my new job in Menisei I wish we ……… a suitable house for sale there, but it seems that
we may have to hire one temporarily
47 I’m sorry that I sent our driver for you I wish I ……….you at the airport myself, but I had a meeting with the production team
48 I wish you ……….me from the station to inform me that you were on your way – I ………… the dinner ready for you upon your arrival home
A.had phoned/ could have prepared B.have phoned/ will have prepared C.phoned/ will be preparing D.phone/ can prepare
49 I wish a flight to Taipei ………less than two hundred pounds, then we would fly there a lot more often
Fill in the blank with the right form of verb:
1 We wish you (come)……… tonight
2 They wish we (give)……… them some food yesterday
3 She wishes that she (be)……… at home now
4 The boy wishes that he (win)………….the competition the next day
5 They wish she (make)……… the arrangements for the meeting next week
6 I wish you (write) ……… to me
7 I wish he (be)……… here today
8 He wishes you (feel)……… better
9 He wish that you (be)……….here last week
10 I wish she (finish)……… his work tonight