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PHUONG NGUYEN
CLAUSE AFTER WISH AND IF ONLY
I, Rewrite the following sentenses, beginning with I wish.
1. I’m living in a small flat. 2. My friends often go on a camping trip without me.
3. I’m sorry I can’t go to the party. 4. I must go now.
5. It’s a pity the weather isn’t better today. 6. He always goes to school late.
7. I don’t know your address. 8. My bother is too short to play basketball.
9. I’m sorry I can’t swim. 10. I don’t have enough money to help you.
11. I’m sorry I can’t answer your question. 12. I’m sorry, I can’t help you.
13. I only have a small dictionary. 14. What a pity! He can’t come here.
15. I have to go to school today. 16. I speak English badly.
17. I don’t have a computer. 18. I want to meet you now.
19. I don’t know anyone in this company. 20. I don’t know much about him.
21. What a pity! You aren’t here with us now. 22. I’m sorry, I’m not well now.
23. The naughty boys always draw on the wall. 24. I don’t have time to help you do this work.
25. I’d like my father to give up smoking. 26. Unfortunately, I have to work tomorrow.
27. He doesn’t help his mother with housework. 28. I’d like to get access to the Internet, but I don’t
have a computer.
29. I can’t swim. 30. It’s a pite the weather isn’t better today.
II, Write a sentence with wish.
1. I don’t know French. 2. It s far from my house to school.
3. It’s very noisy for my to read the book. 4. She doesn’t advise him to give up smoking.
5. I don’t have a bicycle. Therefore I walk to 6. I’m sorry I didn’t come to the party last night.
school every day.
7. It is raining heavily now 8. I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the
truth.
9. The book is too expensive for me to afford. 10. Mary is afraid she won’t be able to attend your weeding
next week.
11. I don’t have a lot of friends. 12. I regret I didn’t learn to play a musical instrument.
13. I’m too busy to watch the TV program. 14. We live in a small house.
15. She doesn’t know my address. 16. You are making so much noise late at night.
17. There aren’t any people in the hal. 18. It is a shame we don’t have a video.
19. She speaks English baldy. 20. We can’t go out because of heavy rain.
21. They are late for the metting. 22. He can’t pass the examination.
23. There isn’t enough water for us to drink. 24. Mai doesn’t know a lot of student in her class.
25. The question is too difficult for us to answer. 26. They don’t have the key to open the lab.
27. Unfortunately, I must to now. 28. We live in the city but we don’t like it.
29. He isn’t good at speaking. 30. Lan has to stay in bed because she is sick.
III, Complete the sentences with an appopriate verb from.
1. Our classroom doesn’t have any window. I wish our classroom _______ windows.
2. The sun isn’t shining. I wish the sun _______ right now.
3. I didn’t go shopping. I wish I _______ shopping.
4. I can’t swim. I wish I _______ so I would feel safe in the boat.
5. I don’t know how to dance. I wish I _______ how to dance.
6. I live in the country. I wish I _______ in a big city.
7. You didn’t tell them about it. I wish you _______ them about it.
8. It’s cold today. I’m not wearing a coat. I wish I _______ a coat.
9. I don’t have enough money to buy that cook. I wish I _______ enough money.
10. It’s raining and I want it to stop. I wish it _______ raining.
11. Elena is tired because she went to bed late last night. She wishes she _______ to bed earlier last night.
12. Ann has a beautiful voice, so I want her to sing. I wish Ann _______ a couple of songs.
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13. I’m not lying on the beach in Hawaii. I wish I _______ on beach in Hawaii.
14. The teacher is going to give an exam tomorrow. I wish he _______ us an exam tomorrow.
15. Jack didn’t drive to work. I wish Jack _______ to work. I’d ask him for a ride home.
16. Bill didn’t get the promotion. I wish Bill _______ the promotion. He feeds bad.
17. It isn’t winter. I wish it _______ winter so tha I could go skiing.
18. We’re going to the concert tonight. I wish you _______ with us.
19. I quit my job. I wish I _______ my job until I’d found another one.
20. My friend won’t ever lend me his car. I wish he me his car for my date tomorrow night.
IV, Put the verbs into the correct from.
1. I feel sick. I wish _______ so much cake. (I/ not/ eat)
2. I’m fed up with this raining. I wish _______ raining. (it/ stop)
3. It’s a difficult question. I wish _______ the answer. (I/ know)
4. I should have listened to you. I wish _______ your advice. (I/ take)
5. I wish _______ here. She’d be able to help us. (Ann/ be)
6. Aren’t they ready yet? I wish _______ . (they/ hurry up)
7. It would be nice to stay here. I wish _______ to go now. (we/ not/ have)
8. When we were in London last year, I didn’t have time to see all the things we wanted to see. I wish -
_______ more long time. (we/ have)
9. It’s freezing today. I wish ________ so cold. I hate cold weather. (it/ not/ be)
10. What’s her name again? I wish ________ remember her name. (I/ can)
11. What I said was stupid. I wish ________ anything. (I/ not/ stay)
12. You’re driving too fast. I wish ________ a bit. (you/ slow down)
13. It was a terrible film. I wish ________ to see it. (we/ not/ go)
14. You’re always tired. I wish ________ to bed so late. (you/ not/ go)
15. I spent all my money. I wish ________ it. (I/ save)
16. Vicky’s work isn’t going well. She wishes ________ better. (it/ be)
17. I looked everywhere for the key. I wish ________ it. (I/ find)
18. The phone has been ringing for five minutes. I wish ________ it. (somebody/ answer)
19. It’s very crowded here. I wish ________ so may people. (there/ not/ be)
20. I wish ________ me about the dance. I would have gone. (you/ tell)
V, For each situation, write a sentence with WISH or IF ONLY.
1. Ann isn’t here. I need see her now. 2. I’d like to take some photographs but I didn’t
bring my camera.
3. John would like to be a pilot when he grows up. 4. It’s cold and I hate cold weather.
5. I’m sorry I didn’t come to the party last night. 6. I can’t go to the party and I’d like to.
7. I regret that yoi didn’t give me a chance to tell you 8. I reget I didn’t apply for that job.
the truth.
9. Marry is afraid she won’t be able to attend your 10. My life isn’t interesting.
wedding next week.
11. I regret I didn’t learn to play a musical instrument. 12. I live in a big city, but I don’t like it.
13. You drive too fast. I’d like you to drive more 14. He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Molly to
slowly. his party.
15. It is raining. I want to go out, but not in the rain. 16. I didn’t understand the lesson.
17. I’d like to buy this book but I don’t have enough 18. You are too lazy. The teacher wants you to be
money to buy it. more studious.
19. I live in a big city, but I don’t like it. 20. The hotel wasn’t good.
21. Nam was sorry that he didn’t accept the job. 22. My friend didn’t pass his exam.
23. I have to work tomorrow but I’d like to stay at home 24. I want the baby to stop crying.
25. I feel sick because I ate too much ice-cream. 26. I’m a doccer.
27. It’s pity that you weren’t here last week. 28. Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job.
29. A lot of people drop litter in the street. 30. We have to work this Saturday.

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