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To show that we are not satisfied with present circumstances,that we regret past actions or that we hope for changes in the future.

I- Wish/ If only + simple past expresses regrets or wishes concerning present circumstances

1/ I haven’t got enough money. 2/ She doesn’t know how to cook. 3/ They work on Sundays. 4/ I don’t speak German. 5/ He can’t dance. 6/ We haven’t got a car 7/ I must do all the housework. 8/ They can’t come with us. 9/ She isn’t old enough to travel alone. 10/ He can’t understand the lesson.

1/I wish……………………………………………………… 2/ She wishes…………………………………………….. 3/ They wish……………………………………………….. 4/ I wish…………………………………………………… … 5/ He wishes…………………………………………………. 6/ We wish……………………………………………………. 7/ I wish…………………………………………………….. 8/ They wish……………………………………………… 9/ She wishes…………………………………………….. 10/ He wishes………………………………………………

I- Wish/ If only + past perfect expresses regrets or wishes concerning past circumstances

1/ I ate a lot of sweets yesterday. 2/ She arrived too late in the morning. 3/ They didn’t get good marks. 4/ I didn’t see the match last night. 5/ He couldn’t find the job. 6/ We didn’t have enough time. 7/ I was very busy last weekend. 8/ They couldn’t answer the exercises. 9/ She was alone at home last weekend . 10/ He couldn’t find a solution.

1/I wish……………………………………………………… 2/ She wishes…………………………………………….. 3/ They wish……………………………………………….. 4/ I wish…………………………………………………… … 5/ He wishes…………………………………………………. 6/ We wish……………………………………………………. 7/ I wish…………………………………………………….. 8/ They wish……………………………………………… 9/ She wishes…………………………………………….. 10/ He wishes………………………………………………

I- Wish/ If only + conditional expresses a wish concerning a change in someone else’s attitude or behaviour in the future.

1/ My room-mate won’t turn his radio down. 2/ My parents want me to change my hairstyle. 3/ His teacher wants him to come school early. 4/ I’d like my girl friend to visit me more often. 5/ She’d like her husband to stop drinking. 6/ It hasn’t snowed for a long time . 7/ Her children quarrel a lot. 8/ He’d like his father to stop smoking. 9/ His father won’t let him travel. 10/He’d like her to change her behaviour.

1/I wish…………………………………….……………… 2/ They wish….……………………………..……….. 3/ He wishes………………………………….………… 4/ I wish……………………………………….……… … 5/ She wishes……………………………………………. 6/ We wish………………………………….…………. 7/ She wishes……………………………….………….. 8/ He wishes………………………………….…………… 9/ He wishes…………………………….……………….. 10/He wishes………………………………………………