VI/ Rewrite :
1. I’m sorry that I don’t finish my homework.
→ I wish ______________________________________________________
2. It’s a pity you can’t come to the party with us.
→ We wish ____________________________________________________
3. Her health is very bad.
→ She wishes __________________________________________________
4. They play soccer very badly.
→ They wish __________________________________________________
5. Helen won’t go dancing with us tonight.
→ Helen wishes ________________________________________________
6. They often make noise in the class.
→ We wish ____________________________________________________
7. I’d love to be a film star.
→ I wish ______________________________________________________
8. There were some trees in the field.
→ There used __________________________________________________
9. She doesn’t live with her parents any more.
→ She used ____________________________________________________
10.People often did this work by hand.
→ This work used _______________________________________________
11.We had a nice garden once, but not any longer.
→ We used _____________________________________________________
12.I’m very nervous when driving on the left.
→ I’m not ______________________________________________________
a) Would rather :
1. Please stay at home this Christmas. à I’d rather you …………………………………………
2. It’s time for the children to go to bed. à I’d rather the ………………………………………..
3. Please help your mother with housework. à I’s rather you ……………………………………
4. I don’t like you to come to class late. à I’d rather …………………………………………….
5. Please keep silent I the classroom. à I’d rather you ……………………………………………
b) It’s time:
1. You have to dress yourself now. à It’s ………………………………………………………..
2. I think the children should go to bed. à It’s about ……………………………………………..
3. Hurry up or we will be late for the train. à It’s time …………………………………………..
4. It’s time for children to go to bed. It’s high time ………………………………………………..
5. It’s twelve o’clock. Let’s go home! It’s about ………………………………………………….
c) Present perfect Tense:
1. She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. à The last time …………………………………..
2. We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. à This is the first ……………………………….
3. It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. à We haven’t ……………………………………..
4. This is the first time I have visited the USA. à I haven’t ………………………………………
5. I have learnt English for 10 years now. à I began ……………………………………………..
6. She moved to London 20 years ago. à She has ………………………………………………..
7. The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. à The last time …………………………………..
8. I stopped writing to him a week ago. à I haven’t ……………………………………………..
9. Mary has leant French for 6 years. à It’s ………………………………………………………
10. When did your father buy that car ? à How long ………………………………………………
11. I didn’t see her again for 3 years. à Three years has …………………………………………..
12. The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.
à John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..
13. They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.
à They didn’t ………………………………………………………………………………….
14. John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.
à John has ………………………………………………………………………………………
15. My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years.
à My uncle started ……………………………………………………………………………..
16. How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?
à When did your ………………………………………………………………………………
17. My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.
à Since 2005, …………………………………………………………………………………..
18. When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?
à How long ……………………………………………………………………………………..
19. My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.
à My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………
20. My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.
à My father hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………………
11. It’s cold ( and I hate cold weather) . -> I wish ……………it weren't cold……………………………………………………
12.I don’t have a sister. -> I wish …I had a sister………………………………………….
13. We can’t understand all the lessons. -> We wish……we could understand all the lessons …………………………………………………………
14. It’s a pity I can’t play the piano. -> I wish……I could play the piano……………………………………………………………
15. It's a pity your friend isn’t at the party. -> I wish……your friend were at the party…………………………………………………………
16. I’m sorry I’m not able to go with you. -> I wish…I were able to go with you…………………………………………………………
17. I’m sorry I don’t know her phone number -> I wish ………I knew her phne number……………………………………………………
18. It is a pity . I can’t play the piano. -> I wish I could play the piano………………………………………….
19. John lives in a small flat and he doesn’t like it . -> John wishes …………he đin't live in a small flat………………………………………