Wishes
I am tired of waiting the bus. I whish I _____ a car.
a. would had
b. had had
c. had
c. had
I wish I HAD a car.
My mom asked divorced, but now she regrets it.
She _____ she _______ for divorce.
a. wish / had ask
b. wishes / hadn't asked
c. wish / had asked
b. wishes / hadn't asked
She WISHES she HADN'T ASKED for divorce.
I love this serie.
I wish they ________ the seasons.
a. never finish
b. had never finished
c. would never finish
c. would never finish
I wish they WOULD NEVER FINISH the seasons.
"I like white chocolate, but for tomorrow you can buy dark chocolate"
She said she _____ white chocolate, but for the ______ you _____ buy dark chocolate
a. likes / tomorrow / can
b. liked / tomorrow / could
c. liked / following day / could
c. liked / following day / could
She said she LIKED white chocolate, but for the FOLLOWING DAY you COULD buy dark chocolate
The police found your wallet last night.
a. Your wallet was found last night
b. Your wallet found last night
c. You wallet was been found last night
a. Your wallet was found last night.
1a verb to be - the verb tense of the phrase
2a action verb - past participle
He is a lucky man. I wish I ____ him. (to be)
were
I wish I WERE him.
I left my friend Eva minutes before she found out that her mom had died.
I wish I ______ early, and _______ there for my friend. (to leave / to be)
hadn't left / had been
I wish I HADN'T LEFT early, and HAD BEEN there for my friend.
My boyfriend smells cigarret.
I wish he ________ stop _________ cigarrets. (to smoke)
would / smoking
I wish he WOULD stop SMOKING cigarrets.
"The soccer player Maradona died yesterday from heart attack"
The news said that ...
The news said that ... the soccer player Maradona HAD DIED THE DAY BEFORE from heart attack.
Nowdays, teenagers spend great part of the day in front of a screen.
a. Great part of the day was spend in front of a screen (by teenagers)
b. Great part of the day is spent in front of a screen (by teenagers)
c. Great part of the day is been spent in front of a screen (by teenagers)
b. Great part of the day is spent in front of a screen (by teenagers)
1a verb to be - the verb tense of the phrase
2a action verb - past participle
WISH + SIMPLE PAST is used for ?
To talk about things we'd like to be different in the present.
WISH + PAST PERFECT is used for?
When we want to express REGRET about thinks we did or didnt do in the past.
WISH + WOULD is used for?
when we want to talk about things we need or want (ex. bad habits) to happen in the future.
"Please, is Jimmy coming next week to work?"
"Please, where does Jim live?"
(They) asked me if you are going the following week to work.
(They) asked me where you lived.
They will announce the winner tonight on the tv show.
a. The winner would be announced tonight on the tv show.
b. The winner will announced tonight on the tv show.
c. The winner will be announced tonight on the tv show.
c. The winner will be announced tonight on the tv show.