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Wishing about the Present and Past
| PRESENT FACTS | WISHES ABOUT THE PRESENT |
| I’m small. – Я маленький. I can’t ski. – Я не вмію кататися на ковзанах. We live in the city. – Я живу в місті. | I wish I wasn’t small. – На жаль що я маленький. (Як би мені хотілося не бути маленьким.) If only I were taller. – Якщо б я тільки був вищий. I wish I could ski. – Як би мені хотілося вміти кататися на ковзанах. We wish we lived in the country. – На жаль ми не жили в пригороді. If only we didn’t live in the city. – Якщо б ми тільки жили у пригороді. |
| PAST FACTS | WISHES ABOUT THE PAST |
| I wasn’t happy at school. – Я не був щасливим у школі. He didn’t pass his driving test. – Він не здав іспит на права. | I wish I had been happy at school. – На жаль, я не був щасливим у школі. If only I’d gone to a different school. – Якщо б я тільки пішов у іншу школу. He wishes he’d passed his test. – На жаль він не здав іспит на права. |
Exercise 5 Change the following sentences using I wish.
Model: It s a pity you are ill. – I wish you were not ill.
1. Unfortunately they won’t return before Christmas. 2. The student was sorry he had not studied the material better and had shown such poor knowledge at the examination. 3. It’s a pity that you did not send for us last night. 4. It is a pity you are not with us these days. 5. My friend regrets not having entered the university. 6. He was sorry not to have had enough time to finish his test paper. 7. It’s a pity we won’t be able to reach home before teatime. 8. I am sorry I made you upset by telling you this news. 9. What a pity you don’t know enough physics!
Exercise 6 Put the beginnings and ends together, using I wish + Past Perfect.
Model: I wish I’d been nicer to my sister when we were kids.
| BEGINNINGS | ENDS |
| (choose) (do) more travelling (go) to (go) to bed earlier (not get married) (not tell) him (save) money (study) (take better care of) | a better school. a different career. harder at the university. last night. my teeth. the truth. when I had the chance. when I was eighteen. when I was earning a good salary. |
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