I. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses: 1. I wish I (go)……………………………. to the movie with you. 2. I wish I (have)……………………………………… day off. 3. I wish I (study)…………………………… Latin instead of Greek. 4. I wish I (not/ spend)………………………………. so much money. 5. I wish the weather (be) …………..…………….warm, so we could go swimming. 6. I wish I (ask)…………………………….………. him how to get there. 7. I wish I (not stay)………….……………….. at home. 8. I wish I (not/ buy) …………….……………..that book. 9. I wish I (not/ see) ……………….…………….him. 10. I wish I (not/ call)……………….………………. him a liar. 11. I don’t have time to go to “High Quality Good Fair “. I wish I (go) ………there. 12. The weather is very hot. I wish it (be) ………………………… cooler. 13. We seldom write to her. I wish we (write) ………………… to her more often. 14. John doesn’t know how to swim. He wishes he (can) ………………..…… swim. 15. John doesn’t buy the book. She wishes she (buy) ……………………..… it. 16. Mai doesn’t pass the exam. She wishes she (study) ……………..…… harder. 17. We will not go to Ha Long Bay next week. I wish we (go) …………… there. 18. It is raining now. I wish it (stop) ……………………… raining soon. 19. My parents are not in now. I wish they (be) ……….……at home with us now. 20. I know Nam will not lend me his car. I wish he (lend). ……………… it to me. II. Rewrite the following sentences, using “Wish” 1. I don’t know more people. ( I wish............................................................................................................................... 2. I don’t have a key. Þ I wish............................................................................................................................ 3. Ann isn’t here. ( I wish............................................................................................................................... 4. It is cold. ( I wish............................................................................................................................... 5. I live in a big city (I don’t like it). ( I wish............................................................................................................................... 6. I can’t go to the party (and I like it). ( I wish............................................................................................................................... 7. I have to work tomorrow (I like to stay in bed). ( I wish............................................................................................................................... 8. I don’t get good marks. ( I wish............................................................................................................................... 9. I’m not lying on a beautiful sunny beach. ( I wish............................................................................................................................... 10. Hoa and Ba won’t go fishing this weekend. ( They wish

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I. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses:

1. I wish I (go) could go to the movie with you.
2. I wish I (have) had a day off.
3. I wish I (study) studied Latin instead of Greek.
4. I wish I (not/ spend) hadn't spent so much money.
5. I wish the weather (be) was warm, so we could go swimming.
6. I wish I (asked) had asked him how to get there.
7. I wish I (not stay) hadn't stayed at home.
8. I wish I (not/ buy) hadn't bought that book.
9. I wish I (not/ see) hadn't seen him.
10. I wish I (not/ call) hadn't called him a liar.
11. I don’t have time to go to “High Quality Good Fair”. I wish I (go) could go there.
12. The weather is very hot. I wish it (be) were cooler.
13. We seldom write to her. I wish we (write) wrote to her more often.
14. John doesn’t know how to swim. He wishes he (can) could swim.
15. John doesn’t buy the book. She wishes she (buy) bought it.
16. Mai doesn’t pass the exam. She wishes she (study) studied harder.
17. We will not go to Ha Long Bay next week. I wish we (go) could go there.
18. It is raining now. I wish it (stop) would stop raining soon.
19. My parents are not in now. I wish they (be) were at home with us now.
20. I know Nam will not lend me his car. I wish he (lend) would lend it to me.

II. Rewrite the following sentences, using “Wish”

1. I don't know more people.
- I wish I knew more people.

2. I don't have a key.
- I wish I had a key.

3. Ann isn't here.
- I wish Ann were here.

4. It is cold.
- I wish it weren't cold.

5. I live in a big city (I don't like it).
- I wish I didn't live in a big city.

6. I can't go to the party (and I like it).
- I wish I could go to the party.

7. I have to work tomorrow (I like to stay in bed).
- I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow.

8. I don't get good marks.
- I wish I got good marks.

9. I'm not lying on a beautiful sunny beach.
- I wish I was lying on a beautiful sunny beach.

10. Hoa and Ba won't go fishing this weekend.
- They wish Hoa and Ba would go fishing this weekend.