1) The document discusses different ways to use "I wish" to talk about present, future, and past situations. 2) It provides examples of using "I wish" with different verb tenses like simple past, past perfect, and present conditional to express wishes, regrets, and things one wants to change. 3) It also discusses using "I wish" to talk about things other people do that one dislikes.

1. I wish I passed my exams!!!

2. Choose your top two pet hates: Get into the shower and then either the water goes cold or there’s no shower gel left. When I’m travelling on a plane or train and a child sitting behind me keeps kicking my seat. People who wear sunglasses indoors. When you want to buy sth in a shop and you have to wait for the shop assistant to finish a telephone conversation with a friend. People reading over your shoulder on a bus or train.

3. I wish… I wish the Champions League final was now. I wish some football players wouldn’t be so violent. I wish Barça won the Champions League final next 28th. I wish Barça had won the Champions League final last year.

4. Present situation Talking about your present situation: I wish I had a cold drink now! wish + past simple

5. Present situation -I haven't got any money. I wish I had some money. -I don't earn much money. I wish I earned a lot of money. After wish you can use was or were with I,he,she,it. -I wish I were/was taller. The same form can be used to talk about someone else's situation.

6. Present situation However, there is another structure that you use to talk about actions that take place in the present, but you want them to change in the future. This structure is used to talk about another person, and generally about things you don't like. The structure is: wish + would/could + infinitive.

7. Present situation Your friend is always borrowing money from you because he never seems to have his bank card with him. You could say to him: -I wish you wouldn't borrow money from me. -I wish you would remember to go to the bank from time to time.

8. Let’s practise (simple past/ would): I wish I ____________(have) long dark hair.

9. The answer is: had

10. I wish it _______(stop) snowing, we want to go out!

11. The answer is: would stop

12. His radio is really loud. I wish he ________(turn) it down.

13. The answer is: would turn

14. I wish I ______(have) my key to open the door.

15. The answer is: to open

16. Future situation When you talk about the future, you use the same structure as you use to talk about present states. wish + past simple -I have to go to the dentist tomorrow. I wish I didn't have to go to the dentist tomorrow.

17. Future situation -I'll have to do some extra work at the weekend. I wish I didn't have to do any extra work at the weekend.

18. My brother will come next week. I wish my brother _______(not/come) next week.

19. The answer is: didn’t come

20. PRESENT AND FUTURE Present Situations: Wish + Simple past Wish + Would/wouldn’t Future Situations: Wish + Simple past

21. Complete the sentences so that they are true for you: About me: -I wish I could ___________ (ability) -I wish I was more _______(adjective of personality) -I wish I wasn’t so _______ (adjective of personality). -I wish I had _______( personal possession). Things people do that annoy me: -I wish my _______ wouldn’t ________. (brother, sister, friend) -I wish ______ would/wouldn’t _______. (drivers / cyclists) -I wish young people today would/wouldn’t ______. -I wish there was a law against people who _____.

22. Wishes about the past: regret When you think about a situation in the past, naturally you can't do anything to change it. Therefore this is a way of expressing regret. The structure you use is: wish + past perfect. - Now we've missed the train. I wish we hadn't missed the train.

23. You were too slow getting ready to go out. I wish you __________(not/be) so slow getting ready.

24. The answer is: Hadn’t been

25. I promised my friend we'd arrive on time. I wish I ___________(not/promise) we'd arrive on time, because he’ll be waiting for us.

26. Complete the sentences so that they are true for you: I wish I ____________ (learn) when I was younger. I wish I ____________ ((not)buy) recently. I wish I _____________(see) in concert when I was younger. I wish I ____________((not) do) when I was younger.

27. Notes: You don't need to repeat all the verbs all the time: -My flat is cold. I wish it wasn't. -You smoke. I wish you wouldn't. -She told him! I wish she hadn't. You can use If only instead of I wish with these tenses: -If only the bus would come. If only I hadn’t bought those shoes.