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I wish
can use I wish to talk about how I want situations to be different.
I wish + past simple
We use I wish + the past simple
when we aren t happy with a present
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situation and want it to be different.
I m tired. -»I wish I wasn't tired.
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We can also use were instead of was.
I wish I were toller.
This tastes too sweet. I wish it tasted
less sweet.
The bus arrives late every day. I wish
the bus didn't arrive late every day.
They can't speak English. -> I wish they
could speak English.
O 23.1 Listen and number the pictures. .Í 3 Read the problems and complete the sentences
using I wish.
ÿ The book is on the top shelf and I can't reach it.
i wish i was taller.
_
1 That magazine costs £5. It's too expensive for me.
_ less.
2 I can't carry this box. It's too heavy.
_stronger.
3 I'd like to sing well but I can't.
_ better.
4 It's raining and I'm getting wet.
_ an umbrella.
5 We live in London. It"s too big and too noisy
for me.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of _ in London.
tm or
the verb in bold. 6 My best friend goes to a different school.
ÿ My bike is blue. I wish it was red. O _to my school.
1 I speak English. I wish I also_Chinese. 7 I don't understand him. He's speaking German.
2 We study history. I wish we_geography. _ German.
3 I know the first answer. I wish I_the 8 I have to walk to school but it's a long way.
second one. _ walk to school.
4 I can swim. I wish I_dive as well.
We get up early. I wish we up later. S4 Write some wishes for yourself. Use the
6 There are a lot of films on TV. I wish there ideas below or your own ideas.
more documentaries.
7 I sit at the back of the class. I wish I_ at get up later live in (town/country)
the front. speak (language) get less homework
8 You can hear my voice. I wish you-see can draw can play the piano
my face.
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