II. Rewrite the sentences beginning with “S + wish...”
1. I speak English badly.
=> I wish ...............................................................................................................
2. He can’t swim as well as his friend.
=> He wishes........................................................................................
3. She has to work on Saturday every week.
=> She wishes ..................................................................................................................................................
4. I want to meet you now.
=> I wish ............................................................................................................
5. They are afraid of ghost and monsters.
=> They wish ....................................................................................................................................
6. I don’t know much about him.
=> I wish .....................................................................................................
7. I’m sorry. I’m not well now.
=> I wish .......................................................................................................
8. They want the teacher to go camping with them next week, but she won’t.
=> They wish ..................................................................................................................................................
9. I don’t have time to help you do this work.
=> I wish I ......................................................................................................................................................
10. I can’t swim well, and I want to => I wish ............................................
Revision : Wish sentences
11. John lives in a small flat and he doesn’t like it.
=> John wishes .......................................................................................................................................................
12. He can’t swim as well as his friends.
=> He wishes ...........................................................................................................................................................
13. I’m sorry. I’m not well now.
=> I wish ..................................................................................................
14. I don’t know much about him.
=> I wish .............................................................................................
15. She has to work on Saturday every week.
=> .......................................................................................................
16. Hung is busy now. => Hung wishes ..........................................................................................................
17. They often have mistakes.
=> They wish ........................................................................................................
18. I don’t have time to help you do this work.
=> I wish .....................................................................................................................................................
19. She doersn’t have a computer.
=> She wishes ..................................................................................................
20. I don’t have enough time to finish this work.
=> I wish I...........................
Past simple < = > Present perfect
1. I haven’t visited my parents for three months. => I last visited my parents three moths ago.
2. She last wrote to me three months ago. => She hasn’t written to me for three months.
3. I last ate this kind of food in January.
=> I haven’t ..............................................................................................................................................................
4. I haven’t seen John for two years. => I last ..........................................................................................
5. Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.
=> Minh hasn’t ..............................................................................................................................................
6. They haven’t seen this kind of film before. => This is the .................................................................................
7. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. => This is the .....................................................................................
8. It’s age since we last met him. => We haven’t ................................................................................................
9. It’s age since they heard from her. => They .....................................................................................................
10. She doesn’t play tennis as well as she used to.=> She used to ...........................................................................
10. This is the most beautiful city I’ve ever visited.
=> I have ..........................................................................................................................................................
11. The last time I heard from her was five years ago.
=> I haven’t .....................................................................................................................................................
12. I haven’t played tennish for six years. => The last .................................................................................
13. The last time I went for coffee was two years ago.
=> I haven’t ....................................................................................................................................................
14. She started working as a writer four years ago.
=> She has .....................................................................................................................................................
15. This is the first time I have eaten this food.
=> I haven’t ..................................................................................................................................................
16. It’s fifteen years since I started learning English.
=> I have ........................................................................................................................................................
17. He started studying English four years ago.
=> He has ..................................................
1.I wish I _____ swim as well as him.
a.had
b.were
c.will
d.could
2.She wishes she _____ a birthday party today.
a.would have had
b.would had
c.had
d.were had
3.He wishes he _____ playing sports, but he doesn't.
a.liked
b.could like
c.had liked
d.would like
4.I have never seen snow. I wish it _____ in Quang Ngai.
a.would snow
b.had snowed
c.snowed
d.didn't snow
5.My teacher gave me so much homework. I wish she _____ me less homework.
a.hadn't given
b.didn't give
c.gave
d.had given
6.We don't have a laptop. I wish we _____ a laptop.
a.had had
b.had
c.hadn't had
d.didn't have
7.Yesterday, I didn't finish my work. I wish I _____ it.
a.were finished
b.finished
c.had finished
d.would finished
8.My brother wishes he _____ a military officer when he was young.
a.could be
b.had been
c.would be
d.was
9.She has to get up too early. She wishes she _____ get up early.
a.didn't have to
b.had to
c.hadn't had to
d.could have to
10.He is so nervous when he meets her. He wishes he _____ more confident.
a.had been
b.were not
c.hadn't been
d.were