Wish for the Present, Past, Future B2

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Choose the correct option. Use wish + past perfect.

1. My sister didn't tell me she was ill. I wish my sister ___ me she was ill. had told told would tell

2. Nick didn’t apologize to his teacher. Nick wishes he ___ to his teacher. had apologized apologized would apologize

3. Rob came late to work. Rob wishes he ___ late to work. hadn’t come didn’t come wouldn’t come

4. I should have listened to my mom’s advice. I wish I ___ to my mom’s advice. would listen listened had listened

5. I forgot my tablet at home. I wish ___ my tablet with me. I took I had taken I take

6. Omar broke his kettle. Omar wishes he ___ his kettle. doesn’t break hadn’t broken didn’t break

7. I left a message for him. I wish I ___ a message to him. wouldn’t leave didn’t leave hadn’t left

8. I didn’t meet my friends at the cinema. I wish I ___ my friends at the cinema. had met meet met

9. My mother is mad at me. I wish my mother ___ mad at me. wouldn’t wasn’t hadn’t been

10. I have overslept. I wish I ___ up earlier. had got got would get

Choose the correct option. Use wish + past simple or wish + would.

1. Sarah is too embarrassed to speak to boys. Sarah wishes she ___ so embarrassed to speak to boys. hadn’t been isn’t wasn’t

2. I like this fancy restaurant. I wish that my partner and I ___ here more often. came come had come

3. It annoys me that the weather is snowy every day. I wish the weather ___ every day. didn’t snow wouldn’t snow hadn’t snowed

4. I don't earn a lot at this job. I wish I ___ a bigger salary at this job. had would have had had

5. My grandfather doesn’t believe me. I wish my grandfather ___ me. believed believes had believed

6. I am furious when you don’t listen to me. I wish you ___ to me. listened had listened would listen

7. Monica does not speak Spanish. Monica wishes she ___ Spanish. spoke had spoken speaks

8. I am annoyed when my boyfriend doesn't call me after work. I wish my boyfriend ___ me after work. called would call had called

9. She has never seen snow. She wishes it ___ in Cairo. would snow had snowed snowed

10. My history teacher yells at me all the time. I wish my history teacher ___ at me all the time. didn’t yell wouldn’t yell hadn’t yelled

Choose the correct option.

1. I wish that my classmates ___ so much noise at lunchtime. didn’t make don’t make hadn’t made

2. Sorry. I wish I ___ eat chocolate, but I am allergic to it! can could had been able to

3. I am annoyed that my granny buys so many useless things. I wish my granny ___ so many useless things. didn’t buy hadn’t bought wouldn’t buy

4. I feel awkward all the time. I wish I ___ so awkward all the time. hadn’t felt wouldn’t feel didn’t feel

5. I am mad at you because you leave your clothes on my bed. I wish you ___ your clothes on my bed. wouldn’t leave didn’t leave hadn’t left

6. I wish I ___ in a modern house near the mountains. would live lived had lived

7. It annoys me that my husband always wears the same jacket. I wish my husband ___ the same jacket every day. didn’t wear wouldn’t wear hadn’t worn

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