If only / Wish
When do we use the past perfect tense in if only and wish structures?
We use it to talk about things that happened in the past and that we regret now.
Which verb is synonymous with the verb inquire?
a) ask
b) explain
c) order
d) suggest
a) ask
When do we use would + infinitive in if only and wish structures?
We use it to talk about situations that annoy us and when we want them to change or stop. We also use it to express a desire that we believe is unlikely or impossible in the present.
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.
She dropped ... of university after a year.
She dropped out of university after a year.
Complete the sentence with the correct verb form.
I wish my girlfriend (be) ... here with me now.
I wish my girlfriend was / were here with me now.
What does the phrase to fix somebody up with somebody mean? Explain it in English.
to arrange for someone to have a meeting with someone who might become a boyfriend or girlfriend
Comment on the following sentence.
Mark didn't wake up early and he missed the train.
For example:
Mark wishes he had woken up early, that way he wouldn't have missed the train.
What words are missing in these phrases?
a) configured by ... (domyślnie skonfigurowany)
b) ... alcohol syndrome (alkoholowy zespół płodowy)
c) ... feast (święto ruchome)
d) ... phase (faza przejściowa)
a) configured by default
b) fetal alcohol syndrome
c) movable / moveable feast
d) transitory phase
Translate the following sentence into English.
Chcielibyśmy, abyście w końcu przestali nas krytykować i dali nam spokój.
For example:
We wish you would finally stop criticising us and leave us alone.
Translate the following words and phrases into English.
a) być chętnym do zrobienia czegoś
b) gorliwość, zapał
c) nadać stopień naukowy
d) pokrzepić, uspokoić kogoś
e) ulga
a) be eager to do something
b) zeal
c) confer a degree
d) reassure somebody
e) relief