Question

I wish and if only Exercise

There are three distinct types of wish / If only sentences.

1-Regrets with the PAST PERFECT (the third conditional) I wish I hadn't got so angry.

2-Wanting change for the present or future with the PAST SIMPLE I wish I had enough money to go to Mozambique this summer.

3-Complaints with WOULD + INFINITIVE

I wish you wouldn't arrive so late all the time.

Fill the gaps using the verbs in brackets.

Regrets
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 l ........ there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park NEGATIVE)

Wanting change

4 If only l .......... 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) Complaints

7 I wish you ....... so much. You're a complete idiot when you're drunk.(drink NEGATIVE)

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)

Mixed

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 l ..... 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)
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Regrets

1. I wish I hadn't 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)

Wanting change

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)

Complaints

7. I wish you wouldn't drink so much. You're a complete idiot when you're drunk. (drink NEGATIVE)

8. If only it rained. The garden's as dry as a bone. (rain)

9. I wish Samantha washed her hair more often. It looks so greasy all the time. (wash)

Mixed

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)

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