Level 11 Adults Tuesdays / Thursdays

A  COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB IN BRACKETS 

1. Bruce wishes he _______________ (have) more money so he could buy a new sweater.

2. I wish I _______________ (be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team. 

3. I wish you _______________ (stop) watching television while I am talking to you. 

4. I wish you _______________ (do) that. It annoys me. 

5. I wish the holidays _______________ (come) so we could go off to the seaside. 

6. Of course Tom wishes he _____________ (come) with us to Paris, but he has to stay here. 

7. I wish we _______________ (go) to the match on Saturday but we're visiting my uncle. 

8. I wish you _______________ (keep) your mouth shut yesterday. Now Mary knows. 

9. If only I _______________ (lose) all my money. Now I'm broke. 

10. Peter is always late. If only he _______________ (turn up) on time for a change!

B  DECIDE WHETHER THESE STATEMENTS EXPRESS A "WISH" OR A "REGRET":

*I wish I could fly.  _______________

*If only she had seen the doctor earlier. He could have saved her.   _______________

*If only I travelled to New York. _______________

*I wish I were a doctor. _______________

C  CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

*Alice didn't get a good grade. She wishes she (work) _________________________harder.

*Tom likes football very much. He wishes he (become) _________________________a professional football player.

*He was running very fast when he had a heart attack. If only he (not/run) _________________________so fast.

She's keen on computers. She wishes she (study) _________________________computer science next school year.

I am sorry I don’t know how to use the computer. If only I (know) _________________________how to use it.

I stayed late at work and missed the last bus. I wish I (stay) _________________at work late.

D  WRITE A SENTENCE USING  "WISH"

1. I ate too  much and now I have stomachache

_________________________________________________________ 

2. His parents would like him to look after himself

_________________________________________________________ 

3. I can't smoke anywhere now. The anti-smoking law is so restrictive!

If only____________________________________________________

4. It's a pity we don't own a boat, I love sailing.

_________________________________________________________ 

5. My pupils keep talking in class all the time and I can't handle it.

_________________________________________________________ 

6. Visiting the museum was interesting but it would have been nicer to go to the beach.

_________________________________________________________  

7. Next Christmas I would like to stay at home for a change

________________________________________________________next Christmas 

8. He never brings me flowers on our anniversary

_________________________________________________________ 

9. I failed all my exams. I should have studied harder.

If only____________________________________________________

10. I don't like being so tall

_________________________________________________________