Glossary

Mixed

Complaints

Wanting change

Regrets

I wish I knew more people.

ГРАММАТИЧЕСКИЕ УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

Упражнение 1. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. I wish it ……… (wouldn’t rain, didn’t rain, hadn’t rained) tomorrow so hard.

2. He wished he ……… (could have stopped, could stop) smoking.

3. Janet wished she ……… (paid, would pay, had paid) more attention to her mother when she was alive.

4. We wished we ……….. (knew, had known, would know) about the accident then.

5. I wish you …… (loved, would love, had loved) poetry as much as I do.

6. She wished she ……. (met, had met) him at the meeting.

7. At times he poor student wished he …… (took, would take, had taken up) another topic for his graduate work.

8. The kind girl wished there ……… (had been, would be, were) no homeless people in the world.

9. The sleepy boy wished he ……… (hadn’t played, didn’t play, wouldn’t play) computer games all night long.

10. I wish I …….. (visited, would visit, had visited) Scotland next summer.

Упражнение 2. Перефразируйте следующие предложения, употребляя конструкцию I wish ….

Model: I don't know many people (and I'm lonely).

1. I can't give up smoking (but I'd like to). I wish I …………………..
2. I don't have any cigarettes (and I need one). I wish ……………..
3. George isn't here (and I need him). I wish George ………………...
4. It's cold (and I hate cold weather). I wish ……………………………..
5. I live in New York City (and I hate New York City). I ……………….
6. Tina can't come to the party (she's your best friend). I ……………...
7. I hate to work tomorrow (but I'd like to stay in bed). I ………………..
8. I don't know anything about cars (and my car has just broken down). I ………...
9. I'm not lying on a beautiful sunny beach (and that's a shame). I ……………...

Упражнение 3. Прочтите и переведите задание. Выполните упражнение.

There are three distinct types of I wish / if only sentences:

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

2 - WANTING CHANGE FOR THE PRESENT OR FUTURE with the PAST SIMPLE e.g. I wish I had enough money to go to Mozambique this summer.

3 - COMPLAINTS with WOULD + INFINITIVE e.g. I wish you wouldn't arrive so late all the time.

1. I wish I ___________________ drunk and kissed Samantha. (get NEGATIVE)

2. I wish it ___________________ so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain NEGATIVE)

1. If only I ___________________ more time for my hobbies. (have)

2. I wish it ___________________ more often in Valencia. (rain)

3. If only I ___________________ there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park NEGATIVE)

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

2. I wish it ___________________ more often in Valencia. (rain)

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

1. I wish you ___________________ so horrible to your brother. He's a really nice bloke. (be NEGATIVE)

2. I wish the council ___________________ that beautiful old house. It was part of the town's heritage. (demolish NEGATIVE)

3. If only I ___________________ the money to go to Jon's wedding in The States. (have)

4. I wish I ___________________ her she'd put on weight. She hates me now. (tell NEGATIVE)

5. I wish you ___________________ to your mother like that. (speak NEGATIVE)

6. If only we ___________________ a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges are so expensive. (buy NEGATIVE)

Упражнение 4. Выберите правильный вариант. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. I don't have anything to smoke.

a. I wish I knew more people.

b. I wish I had more time.

c. I wish I had a cigarette.

d. I wish I knew something about cars.

e. I wish I understood it better.

2. Simon has gone on holiday and I really need to speak to him.

a. I wish I was twenty again.

b. I wish I was better-looking.

c. I wish they were smaller.

d. I wish he was here.

e. I wish I could as I love visiting Spain on holiday.

3. Girls don't like me because I'm ugly!

a. I wish I was twenty again.

b. I wish I was better-looking.

c. I wish I had a more powerful one.

d. I wish I had an interesting one.

e. I wish I could as I love visiting Spain on holiday.

4. I don't have much time.

a. I wish I knew more people.

b. I wish I had more time.

c. I wish I wasn't working.

d. I wish I knew something about cars.

e. I wish I understood it better.

5. My computer is old and slow.

a. I wish it were possible as it is a country I love

b. I wish I earned more money.

c. I wish I had a more powerful one.

d. I wish I lived in a hotter country.

e. I wish I finished earlier.

6. It's really cold here. The climate is awful.

a. I wish I knew more people.

b. I wish I had more time.

c. I wish I had a cigarette.

d. I wish I lived in a hotter country.

e. I wish I understood it better.

7. I'm lonely.

a. I wish I knew more people.

b. I wish I were a better cook.

c. I wish I wasn't working.

d. I wish I knew something about cars.

e. I wish I understood it better.

8. Mark and Sally are going to India but it's not possible for me to go with them.

a. I wish it were possible as it is a country I love.

b. I wish I had more food.

c. I wish I had a cigarette.

d. I wish I lived in a smaller country.

e. I wish I finished earlier.

9. I feel really old.

a. I wish I was twenty again.

b. I wish I earned more money.

c. I wish I had a more powerful one.

d. I wish I had an interesting one.

e. I wish I could as I love visiting Spain on holiday.

10. My job is really boring.

a. I wish it were possible as it is a country I love.

b. I wish I saved more money.

c. I wish I had a more powerful one.

d. I wish I had an interesting one.

e. I wish I finished earlier.

Упражнение 5. Дополните предложения, открывая скобки:

1. I didn’t learn to play any instrument when I was at school. I wish I (learn) to play the guitar.
2. I’m over six feet. I wish I (grow) so tall.
3. He is such a bad driver. I wish he (be) given a driving licence.
4. I can’t cook. I wish I (can) prepare a family dinner for twelve people.
5. We get invited to parties all the time. We wish we (be) so popular.
6. I decided to study law. I wish I (become) a solicitor.
7. This car is fantastic. I wish I (have) a similar one.
8. This walkman was very cheap and it broke down at once. I wish I (buy) it.

Упражнение 6. Перефразируйте предложения по образцу, используя структуру I wish...:

Model: I'm sorry I haven't got a washing machine. – I wish I had a washing machine.

1. I'm sorry I don't live near my work.
2. I'm sorry our garden doesn't get any sun.
3. I'm sorry I called him a liar.
4. I'm sorry I don't know Finnish.
5. I'm sorry I didn't book a seat.
6. I'm sorry I haven't got a car.
7. I'm sorry I can't drive.
8. I'd like Tom to drive more slowly (but I haven't any great hopes of this).
9. I'd like you to keep quiet. (You're making so much noise that I can't think.)
10. I'm sorry that theatre tickets cost so much.
11. It's a pity that shops here shut on Saturday afternoon.
12. It's a pity he didn't work harder during the term.
13. It's a pity you are going tonight.
14. It's a pity I haven't got a work permit.
15. I would like it to stop raining (but I'm not very hopeful).
16. I'd like you to wait for me (even though you are ready to start now).
17. I'm sorry I didn’t bring a map.
18. I'm sorry I left my last job.
19. I'm sorry I didn’t stay in my last job.
20. I'd like him to cut his hair (but I don't suppose he will).
21. I'd like him to stop smoking in bed (but I haven't any great hopes).
22. I'm sorry he goes to bed so late.
23. I'm sorry I didn’t know you were coming.
24. I'm sorry you told Jack.
25. I'm sorry I didn’t ask the fishmonger to open these oysters.
26. I'm sorry you aren’t coming with us.
27. I'm sorry you aren’t going to a job where you could use your English.
28. It's a pity you didn’t ask him how to get there.

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