Exercícios sobre Wishes

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Put the appropriate verb form (simple past, past perfect or would + verb).
 
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)
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)
7    I wish you ___________________ so much. You're a complete idiot when you're drunk. (drink )
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)
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)
 
	1
	I don't understand this point of grammar. I wish I ______ it better.
	
	
	
	understood
	
	
	
	would understand
	
	
	
	had understood
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	2
	It never stops raining here. I wish it ______ raining.
	
	
	
	stopped
	
	
	
	would stop
	
	
	
	had stopped
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	3
	I should never have said that. I wish I ______ that.
	
	
	
	didn't say
	
	
	
	wouldn't say
	
	
	
	hadn't said
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	4
	I miss my friends. I wish my friends ______ here right now.
	
	
	
	were
	
	
	
	would be
	
	
	
	had been
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	5
	I speak terrible English. I wish I ______ English well.
	
	
	
	spoke
	
	
	
	would speak
	
	
	
	had spoken
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	6
	I cannot sleep. The dog next door is making too much noise. I wish it ______ quiet.
	
	
	
	kept
	
	
	
	would keep
	
	
	
	had kept
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	7
	This train is very slow. The earlier train was much faster. I wish I ______ the earlier train.
	
	
	
	caught
	
	
	
	would catch
	
	
	
	had caught
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	8
	I didn't see the TV programme but everybody said it was excellent. I wish I ______ it.
	
	
	
	saw
	
	
	
	would see
	
	
	
	had seen
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	9
	I went out in the rain and now I have a bad cold. I wish I ______ out.
	
	
	
	didn't go
	
	
	
	wouldn't go
	
	
	
	hadn't gone
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	10
	This movie is terrible. I wish we ______ to see another one.
	
	
	
	went
	
	
	
	would go
	
	
	
	had gone
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	11
	I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ______ in Spain.
	
	
	
	lived
	
	
	
	would live
	
	
	
	had lived
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	12
	I love California. I wish I ______ there right now.
	
	
	
	were
	
	
	
	would be
	
	
	
	had been
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	13
	My car is too small. I wish I ______ a bigger one.
	
	
	
	had
	
	
	
	would have
	
	
	
	had had
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	14
	I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I ______ more time there but I had to go on to New York.
	
	
	
	had
	
	
	
	would have
	
	
	
	had had
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	15
	My face is bright red. I wish I ______ in the sun so long yesterday.
	
	
	
	didn't sit
	
	
	
	wouldn't sit
	
	
	
	hadn't sat
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	16
	It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ______ him.
	
	
	
	didn't tell
	
	
	
	wouldn't tell
	
	
	
	hadn't told
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	17
	They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ______ it to me.
	
	
	
	offered
	
	
	
	would offer
	
	
	
	had offered
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	18
	You're always moaning about something or other. I wish you ______
	
	
	
	shut up
	
	
	
	would shut up
	
	
	
	had shut up
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	19
	I hate having red hair. I wish I ______ blonde hair.
	
	
	
	had
	
	
	
	would have
	
	
	
	had had
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	20
	This exercise is very boring. I wish the teacher ______ us some more interesting things to do.
	
	
	
	gave
	
	
	
	would give
	
	
	
	had given