WISH - PRESENT UNREAL
Complete:
I don’t have enough money. → I wish I ______ more money.
Answer: I wish I had more money.
Complete:
I didn’t study for the test.
→ I wish I ______ for the test.
Answer: I wish I had studied for the test.
Choose the correct sentence:
A) If I had studied harder, I would pass the test.
B) If I studied harder, I would have passed the test.
C) If I had studied harder, I would have passed the test.
c) If I had studied harder, I would have passed the test.
Change to reported speech:
“I can’t come to the meeting because I’m working tonight,” Sarah said.
Sarah said (that) she couldn’t come to the meeting because she was working that night.
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Answer: The Pacific Ocean
Complete:
She is very shy.
→ She wishes she ______ so shy.
Answer: She wishes she weren’t so shy.
Complete:
She bought an expensive phone and regretted it.
→ She wishes she ______ the phone.
Answer: She wishes she hadn’t bought the phone.
Complete:
If she had studied more, she ______ the exam.
Answer: She would have passed the exam.
Jesus: “I can cook very well.”
He said (that) he could cook very well.
What animal has the highest blood pressure?
Answer: The giraffe
Transform using wish:
I can’t speak French.
Answer: I wish I could speak French.
Transform using wish:
We arrived late to the airport.
Answer: We wish we hadn’t arrived late to the airport.
Transform:
I didn’t bring an umbrella. I got wet.
Answer: If I had brought an umbrella, I wouldn’t have gotten wet.
Maria said to John:
“I gave your sister my notes because she asked me for them.”
Maria told John that she had given his sister her notes because she had asked her for them.
What is the largest country in the world by land area?
Answer: Russia
Correct the mistake:
❌ I wish I have more free time.
Answer: I wish I had more free time.
Correct the mistake:
❌ I wish I didn’t forget my passport before I left for the airport.
I wish I hadn’t forgotten my passport before I left for the airport.
Correct the mistake:
❌ If I would have known about the party, I would have gone.
If I had known about the party, I would have gone.
Daniel said to Lisa:
“I haven’t seen your brother since he moved here two years ago.”
Daniel told Lisa that he hadn’t seen her brother since he had moved there two years before.
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au
Correct ALL the mistakes:
❌ I wish I would have more free time because my job is very demanding, and I wish my boss gives me fewer responsibilities.
I wish I had more free time because my job is very demanding, and I wish my boss gave me fewer responsibilities.
Read the situation and create TWO wishes about the past:
Sofia didn’t charge her phone before leaving home. Later, her car broke down, and she couldn’t call anyone for help.
Sofia wishes she had charged her phone before leaving home.
Sofia wishes her car hadn’t broken down.
Situation:
Jake stayed up until 3:00 a.m. He woke up late and missed his job interview.
Create a past unreal conditional:
If Jake hadn’t stayed up so late, he wouldn’t have woken up late and missed his job interview.
Emma said to Mark:
“I will give you the documents I finished yesterday when I see you tomorrow.”
Emma told Mark that she would give him the documents she had finished the day before when she saw him the next day.
In The Hunger Games, what district is Katniss Everdeen from?
District 12