DESIRES
(wish + would)
(wish + would)
I can't speak Italian but I want to learn.
I wish I could speak Italian.
You always use your phone when driving, it is so dangerous.
I wish you wouldn't use your phone when driving.
I quit my job so now I'm broke.
I wish I hadn't quit my job.
I want to help you. I can't because I have to work.
I wish I could help you.
My coworker always interrupts me when I am talking.
I wish he would stop interrupting me.
Last week I bought a new handbag and spent my whole paycheck.
I wish I hadn't bought that handbag.
I don't have a mansion, it is depressing.
I wish I had a mansion.
My phone battery doesn't last enough time.
I wish it lasted enough time.
I'm starving. I should have eaten breakfast this morning.
I wish I had eaten breakfast this morning.
My best friend lives very far away. I miss her.
I wish my best friend didn't live far away.
My brother never cleans the room after himself.
I wish he would clean after himself.
I missed my flight yesterday. I took an airport shuttle instead of a taxi, but it took 2 hours!
I wish I had taken a taxi.
I wish I hadn't taken the airport shuttle.
I want to go out this weekend but I have to work.
I wish I didn't have to work this weekend.
You are always complaining about everything. It is so stressful.
I wish you would stop complaining about everything.
This book is so boring. Why did I start reading it ?!
I wish I hadn't started reading this book.