Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences 1.My friends … to the museum last weekend.. He wishes he … the billionaire.[r]
Trang 1UNIT 1 & 3: Past simple and Wish Sentences
A The past simple with “wish”
I Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 Jane wishes she (know)……… how to dance
2 I wish my parents (not, work)……… on Saturdays
3 Tom is short He wishes he (be)……….tall enough to play basketball
4 We all wish we (have)……….more money, don’t we?
5 I wish I (live)………in a big city It’s so boring in the country
6 I wish the teacher (not, be)……… going to give an exam tomorrow
7 We wish the sun (shine)………right now so that we could go swimming
8 I wish I (wear)………a coat now It’s so cold today
9 Mrs Nga wishes she (have) ………a car to drive to work
10 Nam wishes he (be)………taller
II Write wishes you want to make in these situations.
2 You don’t have a computer
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3 You don’t have a brother
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4 You don’t know many friends
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5 You live very far from school
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6 You draw very badly
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7 You don’t have your friend’s phone number
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8 You don’t know how to use this machine
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9 I have to work tomorrow
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10 It’s a pity the weather isn’t better today
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B Modal “could” with “wish”
I Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 I wish I (can do)……… this exercise
2 Mrs Lan wishes she (have) ……….a bigger apartment and (can buy)………… a car
3 We wish we (can fly)……… to Hawaii and (swim)………now
4 Have you ever wish you (can fly)……… as a bird
5 Lien knows a little English She wishes she (can speak)………it fluently
II Write sentences beginning I wish.
1 It’s a shame that I can’t stop smoking
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2 I’m sorry I can’t go to the party
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3 Marry is sorry she can’t play the piano
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4 I know a little Russian I can’t speak it fluently
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5 Nga lives and studies in Ha Noi Her parents live in Hue, so she can’t visit them now
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Trang 2III Using the information in parentheses Complete the sentences
1 (Jackson didn’t drive) I wish Jackson ……….to work I’d ask him for a ride home
2 (I can’t swim) I wish I ……….so that I would feel safe in a boat
3 (I want you to stop calling down) I wish you ……… calling down and try to work things out
4 (I wanted to win) I wish we ………the game last night
5 (George didn’t get the promotion) I wish George ……….the promotion He feels bad
IV Rewrite the following sentences a WISH construction.
1 I’m sorry I don’t have Mai’s phone number
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2 I’m sorry I can’t help you
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3 I’d like you to keep silent
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4 I’m sorry that tickets cost so much
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5 I’m sorry we accepted the proposal
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6 It’s a pity we haven’t a knife
V Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences
1.My friends … to the museum last weekend
2 He wishes he … the billionaire
3 The Minister … to visit our school last year
4 He wishes he … around the world
5 We Malaysia last year
6 We watch a television program … “ Little flowers “ last night
VI Rewrite the following sentences
1)There isn't any water
I wish
2)I can't buy a car because I don't have enough money
I wish
3) I am short so I can't reach the light
I wish
4)I want to go out
I wish
5)I'd like to pass the exam
I wish
6)I don't want to have bad marks
I wish
7)Don't go out !
I wish
8)Don't be silly !
I wish
9)Open your box ,please
I wish
10)It's boring to sit here alone
I wish