Future wish Tương lai: Ước muốn điều gì đó sẽ xảy ra hoặc muốn ai đó làm gì Cấu trúc: S + wishes + S + would not + V If only I wish you would stop smoking Tom wishes his mother wouldn’t
Trang 1Sau S + Wish và If only (giá mà) có 3 loại mệnh đề dùng để chỉ lời ước ở tương lai, hiện tại và quá khứ
1 Future wish (Tương lai): Ước muốn điều gì đó sẽ xảy ra hoặc muốn ai đó làm gì
Cấu trúc:
S + wish(es) + S + would (not) + V
If only
I wish you would stop smoking
Tom wishes his mother wouldn’t make so much noise
If only Jane would take the trip with me next Sunday
If only it would stop raining
Chủ ngữ của wish không trùng chủ ngữ của would do đó không dùng I wish I would mà chúng ta sẽ thay
bằng I wish I could…
I wish I could attend the meeting next week
2 Present wish (Hiện tại): Mong ước một điều gì không có thật hoặc không thể thực hiện được ở hiện
tại ( Như mệnh đề điều kiện của câu điều kiện loại 2)
Cấu trúc:
S + wish(es) + S + V_ed (Quá khứ bàng thái)
If only were (was ít dùng hơn)
Could + V
I am poor now -> I wish I were rich
I can’t swim -> I wish I could swim
I don’t know her name -> I wish I knew her name
3 Past wish (Quá khứ) Mong ước một điều gì không có thật hoặc hoặc diễn tả điều hối tiếc ở quá khứ
Cấu trúc:
S + wish(es/ed) + S + had + P2 (Quá khứ hoàn thành)
If only
I regret selling my house -> If only I had not sold my house
* Một số trường hợp có thể sử dụng Could have + P2 thay cho had + P2 (quá khứ hoàn thành) để diễn tả điều
mong ước trong quá khứ
Eg I was not at the meeting.-> I wish I could have been at the meeting/ I wish I had been at the meeting
Trang 2CÓ NGHĨA LÀ
Hiện tại
Câu gốc
S + wish Hoặc
If only
Câu ước được viết lại
S + V(s/es)
She goes
S + didn’t V
She didn’t go
S + do/does + not + V
She doesn’t leave
S + Ved
She left
S + am/is/are
I am a doctor
S + were not
I were not a doctor
S + am/is/are + not
I am not a girl
S + were
I were a girl
S + can/may + not V
I can’t cook well
S + could/might + V
I could cook well
S + can/may V
She may come S + could/might + not + VShe might not come
Quá khứ
S + Ved
S + did + not + V
She didn’t go
S + had P2
She had gone
S + was/were
It was rainy
S + had not been
It had not been rainy
S + was/were + not
It was not sunny
S + had been
It had been sunny
S + could/might + not + V
I couldn’t come
S + could + have P2
I could have come
S + could/might + V
She could go S + could/might not + have P2She could not have gone
Tương lai
S + will/shall + V
She will come S + would/should not VShe would not come
S + will/shall + not + V
She will not come
S + would/should + V
She would come
EXERCISE
I Put the verb into correct form
1 I feel sick because I ate cake I wish I (not eat)……… so much cake
2 I’m fed up with the rain I wish it (stop)……….raining now
3 It’s a difficult question I wish I (know)……….the answer
4 I didn’t listen to you I wish I (take)……… your advice
5 I wish Ann (be)………….here She can help us
6 It would be nice to stay here I wish I (not have)……….to go now
7 What’s her name? I don’t know I wish I (remember)……… her name
8 When we were in London, we did not go sight-seeing We wish we (go)………… to the park
9 I spent all of my money I wish I (save)……… some
10 I looked everywhere for my key If only I (find)……… it
11 I wish the weather (be ) ………… ……….warm, so we could go swimming
12 I didn’t say anything I wish I (ask )……….……… him how to get there
13 I wish I (not stay)………….……… at home now
14 I wish I (not/ buy) ……….……… that book yesterday
15 I wish I (see) ……….……….him I have not seen him for a long time
16 I wish I (not/call)……….……… him a liar He was angry with me
17 I don’t have time to go to “High Quality Good Fair “ I wish I (go) ………there
18 The weather is very hot I wish it (be) ……… cooler
19 We seldom write to her I wish we (write) ……… to her more often
Trang 320 John doesn’t know how to swim He wishes he (can) ……… …… swim.
21 John doesn’t buy the book She wishes she (buy) ……… … it
22 Mai doesn’t pass the exam She wishes she (study) ……… …… harder
23 We will not go to Ha Long Bay next week I wish we (go) ……… there
24 My parents are not in now I wish they (be) ……….……at home with us now
25 I know Nam will not lend me his car I wish he (lend) ……… it to me
26 I wish it (not rain) _ heavily next Sunday
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II Rewrite the following sentences using Wish or If only
1 Ann isn’t here I want her to be here
………
2 John would like to be a pilot when he grows up
………
3 I bought a house I regret buying it
………
4 I regret I didn’t learn to play an instrument
………
5 Mary is afraid she won’t be able to attend your wedding next week
………
6 I can’t go to the party
………
7 I didn’t bring my camera yesterday
………
8 I live in a big city but I don’t like it
………
9 It’s a pity that you were not here last month
………
10 I have to work tomorrow but I want to go shopping
………
11 I like this book but I don’t have enough money to buy it
………
12 I feel awful because I ate too much ice-cream
………
13 She didn’t give me a chance to tell her the truth
………
14 I’m sorry I could not go to your party yesterday
………
15 I was so lazy that I lost my work
………
16 I wore a very tight pair of shoes so I felt very uncomfortable
………
17 I gave up my work Now I regret that
………
18 I’m so sleepy now Yesterday I stayed up too late
………
19 I did not study hard so I failed the exam
………
20 I got married when I was young and I regretted it
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21 I like the blue shirt but someone bought it
………
22 There’s a conference tomorrow I want to attend it but I can’t
………
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………
24 I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party
………
25 I’m sorry I can’t help you do your homework
………
26 She doesn’t like to work with him
………
III Choose the best answer
1 I don't understand this point of grammar I wish I it better
A understood B would understand C had understood D understands
2 It never stops raining here I wish it raining
A stopped B would stop C had stopped D will stop
3 I miss my friends I wish my friends here right now
A were B would be C had been D was
4 I should never have said that I wish I that
A didn't say B wouldn't say C hadn't said D says
5 I speak terrible English I wish I English well
6 I cannot sleep The dog next door is making too much noise I wish it quiet
7 This train is very slow The earlier train was much faster I wish I the earlier train
A caught B would catch C had caught D catches
8 I didn't see the TV programme but everybody said it was excellent I wish I _ it
9 I went out in the rain and now I have a bad cold I wish I out
A didn't go B wouldn't go C hadn't gone D went
10 This movie is terrible I wish we to see another one
11 I hate living in England It's cold and it's damp I wish I in Spain
12 I was only in Miami for a week I wish I more time there but I had to go on to New York
13 You drive too fast I wish you more slowly
14 He missed an exciting football match on TV last night He wishes that he _ it
A watched B would watch C had watched D watches
15 My face is bright red I wish I in the sun so long yesterday
A didn't sit B wouldn't sit C hadn't sat D sat
16 It was supposed to be a secret I wish you him
A didn't tell B wouldn't tell C hadn't told D tell
17 They didn't offer me the job I wish they it to me
A offered B would offer C had offered D offer
18 It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice
-I wish you the doctor's advice
19 I hate having red hair I wish I blonde hair
20 This exercise is very boring I wish the teacher us some more interesting things to do
21 I wish I a doctor in the future
22 I wish that some day I _ able to marry her
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23 I wished I _ enough money to buy the house
24 John wishes he a scientist when he grows up
25 You talk more than you work The teacher wishes that
A you work more than you talk B you worked more than you talked
C you worked more than you talk D you had worked more than you had talked
26 Susan regretted not buying that villa
A Susan wished she had bought that villa
B Susan wished she bought that villa
C Susan wished she could buy that villa
D Susan wished she hadn’t bought that villa
27 It’s a pity that you didn’t tell us about this
A I wish you told us about this B I wish you would tell us about this
C I wish you had told us about this D I wish you have told us about this
28 I’m afraid he won’t get over his illness
A I wish he will get over his illness B I wish he would get over his illness
C I wish he got over his illness D I wish he had got over his illness
29 Peter regretted buying the secondhand computer
A Peter didn’t want to buy the secondhand computer
B Peter wished he didn’t buy the secondhand computer
C Peter wished he hadn’t bought the secondhand computer
D Peter was glad to buy the secondhand computer
30 I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth
A I wish you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth
B I wish you gave me a chance to tell you the truth
C I wish you had given me a chance to tell you the truth
D I wish you hadn’t given me a chance to tell you the truth
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
31 I sometimes wish that I will have another car
A B C D
32 I wishes you had been at the meeting yesterday
A B C D
33 I wish I didn’t say that to him yesterday
A B C D
34 She wishes that we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet
A B C D
35 She wishes she could speak English as fluent as her sister
A B C D
36 I really wish we can make a trip around the world
A B C D
37 He got bad marks He wishes he reviewed his lesson carefully
A B C D
38 I wish I didn’t speak to him so severely yesterday
A B C D