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Using I wish both for the present/future and the past Put the appropriate verb form
1 I wish I ___________________ drunk and kissed Samantha. (get NEGATIVE) 2 I wish it ___________________ so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain NEGATIVE) 3 If only I ___________________ there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park NEGATIVE) 4 If only I ___________________ more time for my hobbies. (have) 5 I wish it ___________________ more often in Valencia. (rain) 6 I wish I ___________________ to go to your nephew's wedding. (have NEGATIVE) 7 I wish you ___________________ so much. You're a complete idiot when you're drunk. (drink ) 8 If only it ___________________ . The garden's as dry as a bone. (rain) 9 I wish Samantha ___________________ her hair more often. It looks so greasy all the time. (wash) 10 I wish you ___________________ so horrible to your brother. He's a really nice bloke. (be NEGATIVE) 11 I wish the council ___________________ that beautiful old house. It was part of the town's heritage. (demolish NEGATIVE) 12 If only I ___________________ the money to go to Jon's wedding in The States. (have) 13 I wish I ___________________ her she'd put on weight. She hates me now. (tell NEGATIVE) 14 I wish you ___________________ to your mother like that. (speak NEGATIVE) 15 If only we ___________________ a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges are so expensive. (buy NEGATIVE) 16 I wish Jorge ___________________ so fast. It's only a matter of time before he kills someone. (drive NEGATIVE)
ANSWERS: 1 I wish I hadn't got drunk and kissed Samantha. (get NEGATIVE) 2 I wish it hadn't rained so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain NEGATIVE) 3 If only I hadn't parked there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park NEGATIVE) 4 If only I had more time for my hobbies. (have) 5 I wish it rained more often in Valencia. (rain) 6 I wish I didn't have to go to your nephew's wedding. (have NEGATIVE) 7 I wish you wouldn't drink/ didn't drink so much. You're a complete idiot when you're drunk. (drink NEGATIVE) 8 If only it would rain/didn't rain. The garden's as dry as a bone. (rain) 9 I wish Samantha would wash/washed her hair more often. It looks so greasy all the time. (wash) 10 I wish you weren't so horrible to your brother. He's a really nice bloke. (be NEGATIVE) 11 I wish the council hadn't demolished that beautiful old house. It was part of the town's heritage. (demolish NEGATIVE) 12 If only I had the money to go to Jon's wedding in The States. (have) 13 I wish I hadn't told her she'd put on weight. She hates me now. (tell NEGATIVE) 14 I wish you wouldn't speak/didn't speak to your mother like that. (speak NEGATIVE) 15 If only we hadn't bought a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges are so expensive. (buy NEGATIVE) 16 I wish Jorge wouldn't drive/didn't drive so fast. It's only a matter of time before he kills someone. (drive NEGATIVE
