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    The document discusses the use of "I wish" and "if only" to express wishes in English. It provides examples of how to use these phrases to wish for different situations in the present, past, and future. The exercises that follow ask learners to complete sentences using "I wish" and "if only" to express various wishes according to given scenarios. Key is provided with suggested completions for the sentences.

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    The document discusses the use of "I wish" and "if only" to express wishes in English. It provides examples of how to use these phrases to wish for different situations in the present, past, and future. The exercises that follow ask learners to complete sentences using "I wish" and "if only" to express various wishes according to given scenarios. Key is provided with suggested completions for the sentences.

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    The document discusses the use of "I wish" and "if only" to express wishes in English. It provides examples of how to use these phrases to wish for different situations in the present, past, and future. The exercises that follow ask learners to complete sentences using "I wish" and "if only" to express various wishes according to given scenarios. Key is provided with suggested completions for the sentences.

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    FORM:

    I WISH / IF ONLY
    Express a wish for things to wish + past simple
    be different if only + past (subjunctive)
    Express a wish for wish + could / would
    something to happen or to if only + would / wouldn’t
    stop happening
    Express a wish that wish + past perfect simple or
    something had or hadn’t continuous
    happened if only + past perfect

    USE:

    If only is stronger than wish. It can be used in a clause on its


    own or we can add another clause. In the third conditional form, it often expresses deep
    regret.

    EXERCISES:

    A - Express wishes. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate verbs.

    1. I wish I __________________ a millionaire.


    2. I wish I __________________ a fast car.
    3. I wish I __________________ foreign languages.
    4. I wish I __________________ a beautiful girl.
    5. I wish she __________________ me.
    6. I wish we __________________ married.
    7. I wish we __________________ two children.
    8. I wish we __________________in a big house.
    9. I wish I __________________ for a multinational company.
    10. I wish we __________________ holidays in tropical countries.

    B- Express wishes by writing complete sentences. Use were, had, could, would, etc.

    1. I / be / an electronics engineer.
    _____________________________________________________________
    2. She / more people / read / her blog.
    _____________________________________________________________
    3. I / you / answer my messages.

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    _____________________________________________________________
    4. My parents / I / go to / university.
    _____________________________________________________________
    5. I / we / meet / more often.
    _____________________________________________________________
    6. We / you / drive / more carefully
    _____________________________________________________________
    7. I / you / not take / things / so seriously
    _____________________________________________________________
    8. I / have / more true friends.
    _____________________________________________________________

    C- Express wishes according to the situations. Follow the example.

    1. I need to buy a new computer.


    I wish computers weren’t so expensive.( computers / expensive)

    2. I love London.
    I wish _____________________________ (I/go) there more often.
    3. The smell of stale cigarette smoke is very unpleasant.
    If only _____________________________ (you/ stop) smoking.
    4. It was a very beautiful house.
    I wish _____________________________ (they / not have) it demolished.
    5. She is very short.
    She wishes _____________________________(she / be) taller.
    6. I don’t understand these exercises.
    I wish _____________________________( they/be) easier.
    7. We are always arguing.
    I wish _____________________________( we / get along).
    8. I didn’t go to the party. I wasn’t invited.
    I wish _____________________________(they / invite) me.
    9. I don’t do much exercise.
    I wish _____________________________ (I/ practise) a sport.
    10. You never care about what I say.
    I wish _____________________________ (you/listen) to me more.
    11. She is English and I can’t understand her
    12. If only _____________________________ (I/speak) English better.

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    Answer key

    A (suggestion)

    1. were
    2. had
    3. spoke
    4. met
    5. loved
    6. got
    7. had
    8. lived
    9. worked
    10. spent

    1. I wish I were an electronics engineer.


    2. She wishes more people would read her blog.
    3. I wish you answer my messages.
    4. My parents wish I could go to University.
    5. I wish we would meet more often.
    6. We wish you would drive more carefully.
    7. I wish you wouldn’t take things so seriously.
    8. I wish I had more true friends.

    2. I wish I could go there more often.


    3. If only you could stop smoking.
    4. I wish they hadn’t had it demolished.
    5. She wishes she were taller.
    6. I wish they were easier.
    7. I wish we could get along.
    8. I wish they had invited me.
    9. I wish I practised a sport.
    10. I wish you listen to me more.
    11. if only I spoke English better.

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