Future wish: mong muốn điều gì đó xảy ra hoặc muốn người nào đó làm việc gì.. - would được dùng để nói về hành đông và sự thay đổi, không được dùng để nói về tình trạng.. Ex: I wish Tom
Trang 1B WISH/ IF ONLY
1 Future wish: mong muốn điều gì đó xảy ra hoặc muốn người nào đó làm việc gì
S1 + wish (es)
If only + S2 + would + V (bare inf)
Note:
- Chủ ngữ của wish không thể cùng chủ ngữ với would do đó chúng ta không thể nói I wish I would…, nhưng chúng ta có thể dùng could
- would được dùng để nói về hành đông và sự thay đổi, không được dùng để nói về tình trạng Ex: I wish Tom would stop smoking Ex: I wish I (attend) your
wedding next week
Ex: My life isn’t interesting I wish my life would be more interesting
2 Present wish: mong ước về một điều không có thật hoặc không thể thực hiện được trong hiện tại
S1 + wish (es)
If only + S2 +Past simple
Ex: I wish I _(be) rich
3 Past wish: mong ước về một điều không có thật hoặc không thể thực hiện được trong quá khứ S1 + wish (es)
If only + S2 + Past perfect
Ex: If only I _(meet) her yesterday
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs:
1 If only we (have) a phone! I'm tired of queuing outside the public phone box
2 I wish I _(know) what is wrong with my car
3 I wish I (ask) the fishmonger to clean these fish (I'm sorry I didn’t ask him.)
4 I wish you _(not give) him my phone number (I'm sorry you gave it for him.)
5 If only he (know) then that the disease was curable!
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer:
1 A: Could you lend me some money? B: I wish I _ you some money for your rent but I’m broke
myself
2 A: Are we lost? B: I think so I wish we a map with us today
3 A: What are you doing late this afternoon? B: I wish I _ the answer of that question
NGỮ PHÁP TIẾNG ANH TÓM LƯỢC – BÀI 21
CÂU ĐIỀU ƯỚC
Trang 24 A: I told your mother that you had left your job B: I wish you _ her It’s none of your
business
A wouldn’t tell B didn’t tell C hadn’t told D doesn’t tell
5 A: I wish you _ making that noise It’s bothering me B: Sorry, I’ll stop it right now
6 A: These figures are too complicated to work out in your head B: Yes, _ a calculator
A I wish I would have B if only we had C if only we had had D I wish we have
7 A: You look so tired B: yes, I’m really sleepy today I wish I _ Bob to the airport late last
night
A A didn’t have to take B weren’t taking
8 A: It’s raining I wish it B: me too If only the sun _ so that we could go swimming
A A stopped, shined B would stop, were shining
C had stopped, had shined D would stop, would shine
9 A: Did you study for that test?
B: No but now I wish I because I flunked it
10 A: my feet are killing me! I wish I more comfortable shoes B: Yeah, me too I wish I
that we were going to have to walk this much
C were wearing, would know D were wearing, had known
C AS IF/ AS THOUGH: được dùng để diễn tả một người hoặc một vật trông như thế nào đó, nghe như thế nào đó, cảm thấy như thế nào đó
Ex: That house looks as if/ as though it’s going to fall down
Có thể được dùng để diễn tả một điều không thật hoặc trái với hiện tại
S1 + V + as if/ as though + S2 +Past simple
Ex: They look at me as if I _(be) mad but I’m not
Có thể được dùng để diễn tả một điều không thật hoặc trái với quá khứ
S1 + V + as if/ as though + S2 + Past perfect
Ex: Tom looked tired as if he _ ( work) very hard but he didn’t work hard
C IT’S TIME, IT’S HIGH TIME:
It’s time/ It’s high time (+ for object) + to inf
Ex: It’s time for the children to go to bed
It’s time/ It’s high time + S + Past simple
Ex: Ten o’clock It’s time you (go) home
D WOULD RATHER: (thích hơn)
Ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai:
S + would rather + V bare inf.(+ than + V bare inf)
Ex: I would rather stay at home tonight
S1 + would rather (that)+ S2 + Past simple
Ex: I’d rather you (go) home now
Trang 3 Ở quá khứ:
S + would rather + have +PP.(+ than )
Ex: We went by sea but I’d rather _(go) by air S1 + would rather (that)+ S2 + Past perfect
Ex: Roberto would rather we (not, leave) yesterday
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms
1 It’s just struck midnight It’s high time we _ (leave)!
2 He walks as if he _(have) a wooden leg
3 He talked as if he _ (do) all the work himself, but in fact Tom and I did most of it
4 Father: I’ve supported you all through university Now I think it’s time you (begin) to
support yourself
5 It’s time we _(do) something to stop road accident
6 It’s high time they (mend) this road
7 Ha always talks as though he _(address) a public meeting
8 He treats us as if we _(be) an idiot
9 Wife: I'd like to get a job
Husband: I'd much rather you _(stay) at home and _(look) after the house
10 You talk as though it _(be) small thing to leave your country for ever
Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer:
1 She would rather a salad than a hamburger
2 Jane would rather that it winter now
3 Bob would rather that Jill to class yesterday
4 John would rather than worked last night
A slept B was sleeping C have slept D had slept
5 He acts as if he English perfectly
6 She acted as though she him before
7 He was wet as if he _for hours
8 Jack spends his money as if he _a lot of money
9 The old lady dresses as if it winter even in the summer
10 Henry talks with his dog as if it _him
A understand B understood C understanding D had understood
11 I feel as if my head fire now
Trang 4A is B be C were D had been
13 We would rather coffee than tea
14 She sings as if she a singer
15 She acted as if she _ big amount of money