Rewrite the following using a wish construction (phrases in brackets should be omitted): 1. It’s a pity he didn’t work harder during the term.
2. She is sorry she couldn’t come to see us.
3. It’s a pity you couldn’t cook when you were fifteen
4. I would like every country to stop killing whales (but I have no real hope of this).
5. It’s a pity I don’t live in the country.
6. I’m sorry I didn’t remember her birthday.
7. I’m sorry time passes so quickly.
8. I woke up late and missed my flight to Rome.
9. My sister always takes my car without asking me.

1.
I wish he had worked harder during the term.

To form a wish construction, we use the verb "wish" followed by the past perfect tense. In this case, we change "It's a pity he didn't work harder" to "I wish he had worked harder."

2.
She wishes she could have come to see us.

Similarly, we use the verb "wish" followed by the could have + past participle structure. So, "She is sorry she couldn't come to see us" becomes "She wishes she could have come to see us."

3.
It's a pity you couldn't cook when you were fifteen.

To rewrite this using a wish construction, we say "I wish you could have cooked when you were fifteen." We use the could have + past participle structure because we are expressing regret about past abilities.

4.
I wish every country would stop killing whales (but I have no real hope of this).

In this case, we use the verb "wish" followed by the would + base verb construction to express a hypothetical wish. So, "I would like every country to stop killing whales" becomes "I wish every country would stop killing whales."

5.
It's a pity I don't live in the country.

To form a wish construction, we say "I wish I lived in the country." Here, we use the past simple tense of the verb "live" to express a hypothetical wish about the present situation.

6.
I'm sorry I didn't remember her birthday.

To rewrite this using a wish construction, we say "I wish I had remembered her birthday." We use the past perfect tense to express regret about not remembering something in the past.

7.
I'm sorry time passes so quickly.

Using a wish construction, we say "I wish time didn't pass so quickly." Here, we change the verb "passes" to the negative form "didn't pass" to express regret or dissatisfaction about the current situation.

8.
I wish I hadn't woken up late and missed my flight to Rome.

To form a wish construction, we use the past perfect tense to express regret about a past event. So, "I woke up late and missed my flight to Rome" becomes "I wish I hadn't woken up late and missed my flight to Rome."

9.
I wish my sister wouldn't take my car without asking me.

In this case, we express a wish for a different behavior by using the verb "wish" followed by the wouldn't + base verb construction. So, "My sister always takes my car without asking me" becomes "I wish my sister wouldn't take my car without asking me."