LEVEL V: Wish/ If Only Homework
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This is what you need to PRINT AND ANSWER for the review:
I wish and if only Exercise
There are three distinct types of I wish / if only sentences:-
1 - REGRETS with the PAST PERFECT (the third conditional) e.g. I wish I hadn't got so angry.
2 - WANTING CHANGE FOR THE PRESENT OR FUTURE with the PAST SIMPLE e.g. I wish I had enough money to go to Mozambique this summer.
3 - COMPLAINTS with WOULD + INFINITIVE e.g. I wish you wouldn't arrive so late all the time.
Regrets
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)
Wanting change
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)
Complaints
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)
Mixed
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 Jon'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 someone. (drive NEGATIVE)
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