The simple past with “wish”

THE SIMPLE PAST WITH “WISH”
I. Complete the second sentences:
1. I’m so shy. I wish 	
2. I don’t know what to say to people. I wish 	
3. I get embarrassed so quickly. I can’t relax. I wish 	
4. I find it so difficult to make friends. I wish 	
5. I’m not good looking. I wish 	
6. My cars are so big. I wish 	
7. She can’t think straight. I wish 	
8. She is so tired. I wish 	
9. She gets headaches. I wish 	
10. Her work isn’t going well. I wish 	
11. She can’t concentrate. I wish 	
II. Rewrite the following using a wish construction:
1. I’m sorry I haven’t got a washing machine.
2. I’m sorry I don’t live near my work.
3. I’m sorry our garden doesn’t get any sun.
4. I’m sorry I don’t know Finnish.
5. I’m sorry I can’t drive.
6. I’m sorry that theater tickets cost so much.
7. It’s a pity that shops here shut on Saturday.
8. It’s a pity I haven’t got a work permit.
9. I’m sorry he goes to bed so late. 
10. It’s a pity we don’t know where we are.
III. A. Complete sentence using would/wouldn’t and phrase in the box:
take their litter home 	pick the flowers 	clean the bath after they’ve used it. 
do their homework on time 	feed the animals 	keep together on a tour
1. A zoo keeper “I wish people 	
2. A teacher “I wish my student 	
3. A hotel chamber maid “ if only guests 	
4. A park keeper “I wish people 	
5. A street cleaner “ if only people 	
6. A travel guide “I wish people 	
B. Using “I wish …………….. would/wouldn’t:
1. It’s raining . You want to go out, but not in the rain. You say: “	
2. You’re waiting for John . He’s late and you’re getting impatient. You say: “	
3. You can hear a baby crying and you’re trying to study. You say: “	
4. You’re looking for a job without success . Nobody will give you a job. You say: “	
5. Brian has been wearing the same clothes for years. You think he needs some new clothes. You say to Brian “ 	
6. Your friend drives very fast. You don’t like this. You say to your friend: “	
7. Jack always leaves the door open. This annoys you. You say to Jack: “	
8. A lot of people drop litter in the street. You don’t like this. You say: “	
C. Rewrite sentences using “wish” “would/could” :
1. I’m sorry I can’t drive 	
2. I’d like Tom to drive more slowly 	
3. I’d like you keep quiet 	
4. I’d like it to stop raining 	
5. I’d like you to wait for me 	
6. I’d like him to cut his hair 	
7. I’d like him to stop smoking 	
8. I’m sorry I can’t swim 	
9. I’d like every country to stop killing whales 	
10. I’m sorry I can’t speak English well 	
D. Make sentences with “I wish ……….” base on the given situation
1) I don’t understand what the man says. 	
2) My relatives live too far from me. 	
3) My best friend will leave for Bangkok tomorrow. 	
4) We can’t live together forever! 	
5) My little brother makes a lot of noise when he comes back from school. 	
6) My grandmother always complaints about something or other.	
7) My sister eats too little food. 	
8) Peter always draw on the wall. 	
9) Today isn’t Sunday. 	
10) I’m sorry. I must go now. 	
11) It’s a pity he can’t come to the party. 	
12) She will sell her house next week. 	
13) He never comes to class on time. 	
14) The air isn’t pure so we aren’t healthy.	
15) He gets some bad mark. 	
D. Using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses
1) I wish I (see) ____________ that film on TV again.
2) I wish they (know) ____________ the truth yesterday.
3) I wish she (be) ____________ our English teacher of English.
4) I wish our team (play) ____________ better next time.
5) My brother wishes he (not waste) ____________ time when he was young.
6) I wish I (be) ____________ a lion tamer.
7) They wish they (come) ____________ to class on time yesterday morning.
8) I wish I (can) play the piano.
9) The little boy wishes he ( become) ____________ an inventor when he grows up.
10) I wish I (spend) ____________ my last summer vacation in the mountain.