, Grammar

I wish/If only

Chose the correct form

1.I wish there was /there is a good cinema in our town.

2.I bet you wish you came/had come to the party last night.

3.Greg wishes he had got/gets a summer job last year.

4.I wish you would stop/had stopped doing that. It’s annoying.

5.My sister wishes she had had/had curly hair.

6.If only I hadn’t spent/didn’t spend all my money yesterday.

7.If only that customer hurried/would hurry up! I want to go home.

8.My best friend wishes he could/can play a musical instrument.

Read the situations and then complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

9.It’s raining and I haven’t got an umbrella.

a) I wish the weather ___ better. (be)

b) I wish I ___ an umbrella. (bring)

10.I left my wallet on a café table and it was stolen.

a) If only I ___ my wallet there. (not leave)

b) I wish I ___ so forgetful. (not be)

11.My sister is out shopping but she hasn’t got enough money for the bus back home.

a) She wishes she ___ so much money. (spend)

b) She wishes she ___ more money with her. (have)

12.I didn’t know you hate Uma2rman, and I’ve bought you a ticket for their concert.

a) I wish I ___ you don’t like Uma2rman. (know)

b) I wish I ___ tickets for another concert. (have)

Write three wishes (13-15) and three regrets (16-18) you have about your life using I wish/If only

13. 16.

14. 17.

15. 18.

Translate the sentences into English

19.Жаль, что я не спросил тебя об этом раньше.

20.Хотелось бы мне быть серьёзнее.

21.Ах, если бы я пришёл на вокзал вовремя!

22. Жаль, что она делает так много ошибок.

1. I wish there was/there is a good cinema in our town.

The correct form is "I wish there were a good cinema in our town." The subjunctive mood is used after "I wish" to express a hypothetical or unlikely situation. Therefore, we use "were" instead of "was" to show that there is currently no good cinema in the town.

2. I bet you wish you came/had come to the party last night.

The correct form is "I bet you wish you had come to the party last night." The past perfect tense is used after "wish" to show that the action (coming to the party) did not happen in the past.

3. Greg wishes he had got/gets a summer job last year.

The correct form is "Greg wishes he had gotten a summer job last year." The past perfect tense is used after "wish" to show that the action (getting a summer job) did not happen in the past.

4. I wish you would stop/had stopped doing that. It’s annoying.

Both forms are correct, but they have slightly different meanings:

- "I wish you would stop doing that" implies a request or a desire for someone to stop their current behavior.
- "I wish you had stopped doing that" implies a regret or a wish that someone had stopped their past behavior.

5. My sister wishes she had had/had curly hair.

The correct form is "My sister wishes she had curly hair." The past perfect tense is used after "wish" to show a regret or a desire for something that was not true in the past.

6. If only I hadn’t spent/didn’t spend all my money yesterday.

The correct form is "If only I hadn't spent all my money yesterday." The past perfect tense is used after "if only" to express a regret or a wish for something that did not happen in the past.

7. If only that customer hurried/would hurry up! I want to go home.

The correct form is "If only that customer would hurry up! I want to go home." The subjunctive mood is used after "if only" to express a wish or a desire for someone to do something in the present or future.

8. My best friend wishes he could/can play a musical instrument.

The correct form is "My best friend wishes he could play a musical instrument." The subjunctive mood is used after "wish" to express a desire or a hypothetical situation that is not currently true.

9. It’s raining and I haven’t got an umbrella.
a) I wish the weather was better. (be)
b) I wish I had brought an umbrella. (bring)

10. I left my wallet on a café table and it was stolen.
a) If only I hadn't left my wallet there. (not leave)
b) I wish I wasn't so forgetful. (not be)

11. My sister is out shopping but she hasn’t got enough money for the bus back home.
a) She wishes she hadn't spent so much money. (spend)
b) She wishes she had more money with her. (have)

12. I didn’t know you hate Uma2rman, and I’ve bought you a ticket for their concert.
a) I wish I knew you didn't like Uma2rman. (know)
b) I wish I had tickets for another concert. (have)

13. I wish I had studied harder for my exams.
14. I wish I hadn't wasted so much time on social media.
15. I wish I had traveled more when I was younger.

16. I regret not taking the opportunity to study abroad.
17. I regret not learning to play a musical instrument.
18. I regret not spending more time with my grandparents before they passed away.

19. Жаль, что я не спросил тебя об этом раньше.
Translation: I wish I had asked you about this earlier.

20. Хотелось бы мне быть серьёзнее.
Translation: I wish I were more serious.

21. Ах, если бы я пришёл на вокзал вовремя!
Translation: Oh, if only I had come to the train station on time!

22. Жаль, что она делает так много ошибок.
Translation: It's a pity that she makes so many mistakes.