2. Link the sentences below to the correct line
of the table.
a) If only I could
live a stress
free life in the
country.
b) I wish dad
would find
another
job.
c) If only I
hadnโt failed
my test last
week.
d) I wish that
life in the
city wasnโt
so stressful.
Expression Form Use
I wish / If only
I wish / If only
I wish / If only
I wish / If only
+ past simple
+ subject + could +
bare infinitive
+ subject + would
+ bare infinitive
+ past perfect (had
+ past participle)
โข To express a wish about a
situation in the present which we
want to be different.
โข To make a wish (or a regret) about
a lack of ability in the present.
โข To make a wish for a change in
the future.
โข To make a wish (or to regret) that
something was different in the past.
d)
a)
b)
c)
3. Complete the following gaps with the correct
form of the verbs in brackets.
a) I wish I ____________ (find) the bracelet I lost at the school
prom.
b) If only adolescents ___________ (listen) to adults sometimes!
c) I wish researchers ___________________ (find) the cure for
certain mental diseases.
d) If only Mum _____________________ (allow) us to go out in
the evenings.
e) I wish I _________________ (live) somewhere else. I hate big
cities.
had found
listened
could / would find
allowed / would allow
lived / could live
4. Write a wish for each of the
situations below.
a) Tim is sorry that he canโt come to Basilโs farewell party.
Tim wished _________________________________________
b) I canโt deal with the matter. Iโm at a loss.
I wish ______________________________________________
c) The children would like to spend some days with their Dad.
If only the children ____________________________________
d) Lisa changed jobs. She feels lonely.
If only Lisa __________________________________________
he could come to Basilโs farewell party.
I could deal with the matter. Iโm at a loss.
could spend some days with their Dad.
hadnโt changed jobs, she would feel less lonely.
