Using I wish both for the present/future and the past. Put the verb in the appropriate form
1 I wish I ___________________ drunk and kissed Samantha. (get NEGATIVE) 2 I wish it ___________________ so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain NEGATIVE) 3 If only I ___________________ there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park NEGATIVE) 4 If only I ___________________ more time for my hobbies. (have)
5 I wish it ___________________ more often in Valencia. (rain)
6 I wish I ___________________ to go to your nephew's wedding. (have NEGATIVE) 7 I wish you ________________ so much. You're a complete idiot when you're drunk. (drink NEGATIVE)
8 If only it ___________________. The garden's as dry as a bone. (rain) 9 I wish Samantha ___________________ her hair more often. It looks so greasy all the time. (wash)
10 I wish you ___________________ so horrible to your brother. He's a really nice bloke. (be NEGATIVE)
11 I wish the council ___________________ that beautiful old house. It was part of the town's heritage. (demolish NEGATIVE)
12 If only I ___________________ the money to go to John's wedding in The States. (have) 13 I wish I ___________________ her she'd put on weight. She hates me now. (tell NEGATIVE)
14 I wish you ___________________ to your mother like that. (speak NEGATIVE) 15 If only we ___________________ a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges are so expensive. (buy NEGATIVE)
16 I wish Jorge ___________________ so fast. It's only a matter of time before he kills
Spanish-speakers often use wish when they should use hope. Read the following sentences and decide when wish is used correctly and when you should use hope. Some sentences may be correct.
1) It was lovely seeing you and I wish to see you again very soon in my house.
2) Going to the theme park together was great and I wish you enjoyed the experience.
3) I wish I’d visited you last summer when I had the chance.
4) I’m looking forward to having news from you soon and I wish you have a good time in New York.
5) My neighbour’s children are always shouting; I wish they wouldn’t be so noisy.
6) The performance was really good, but I wish more people will come next time.
7) I don’t many letters from you and I wish you’d write to me more often.
8) We wish you enjoy your stay at your hotel while you’re here in Tokyo.