GRAMMAR
Exercise1 : Choose the correct word or phrase
She wishes her father ________ here now to help her.
A. has been B. is being C. is D. were
Julie goes to bed late. her mother wishes _______.
A. she went to bed early B. she went to bed late C. she doesn’t go to bed late D. she goes to bed early
My father won’t lend me his car. I wish _______ .
A. he lent me his car B. he didn’t lend me his car C. he would lend me his car D. he wouldn’t lend me his car
We wish we _____ a large house, but we can’t afford it now.
A. have B. had C. can have D. will have
I’m sorry I haven’t got any money on me. I wish I _______.
A. I have got no money on me B. I have some money on me
C. I had got no money on me D. I had some money on me
It’s a pity she didn’t take her doctor’s advice. She wishes ________.
A. she took her doctor’s advice B. she had taken her doctor’s advice
C. she takes her doctor’s advice D. she would take her doctor’s advice
My father is not free today. I wish ______.
A. my father is free today B. my father won’t be busy today
C. my father would be free today D. my father were free today
I’m afraid our team will lose the game today. I wish _______.
A. our team would win the game today B. our team won the game today
C. our team didn’t lose the game today D. our team had won the game today
My friends didn’t take part in the game. I wish _______.
A. My friends took part in the game B. My friends would take part in the game
C. My friends did take part in the game D. My friends had taken part in the game
She wishes he ______ his letter of application earlier.
A. would write B. had written C. wrote D. would wrote
I wish you ______ make so much noise. I’m trying to work.
A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. wouldn’t
It wasn’t fine. I wish _______.
A. it was fine B. it would fine C. it will fine D. it had been fine
She wishes she ______ to told you the bad news yesterday.
A. is not asked B. was not asked C. were not asked D. had not been asked
My uncle wishes he ______ time when he was young.
A. wouldn’t waste B. didn’t waste C. hasn’t waste D. hadn’t waste
-Minh: you speak English very well.
–Huong: Yes but I wish I _____ other languages well, too.
A. can speak B. am speaking C. spoke D. speak
I wish we ____ shopping here together.
A. would go B. will go C. can go D. go
I’m not able to visit London. I wish I ______go there.
A. can B. will C. may D. could
I wish that the weather _______ not so warm.
A. be B. was C. are D. were
I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. I wish I _____ your birthday party.
A. wouldn’t miss B. didn’t miss C. hadn’t missed D. had missed
I wish you ______ me a new one instead of having it _____ as you did.
A. gave/ to repair B. would give/ to repair
C. had given/ to repaired D. had given/ to be repair
I wish I ___ there for my holiday last year. I didn’t enjoy it.
A. wouldn’t go B. didn’t go C. hadn’t gone D. would rather go
I wish I _____ English when I was at high school.
A. study B. studied C. have studied D. had studied
I wish I _____ a computer.
A. use B. will use C. can use D. could use
They will drink wine at the party. I wish they _____.
A. can