FCE GRAMMAR EXERCISES - UNREAL PAST - WISH - IF ONLY || ENGLISH REVEALD

Unreal Past - Wish (If only)

Click the most suitable word or phrase in each sentence. ANSWERS

1) I wish I would | could see my girlfriend during my stay in Rome. RULE#4/5

2) She wishes she had | had had a holiday now. RULE#1

3) If only George hadn't sold | didn't sell all these old CD's last year. RULE#3

4) I wish it had stopped | would stop raining tomorrow. RULE#5

5) If only I learnt | had learnt English when I was younger. RULE#3

6) I wish she wasn't leaving | didn't leave right now. RULE#2

7) If only I was told | had been told about the meeting yesterday. RULE#3

8) I wish you could | would be quiet. RULE#5

9) She wishes she was | would be more beautiful. RULE#1/5

10) I wish I was swimming | swam in the sea now. RULE#2

11) I wish Graham could see | had seen the children now. RULE#4

12) I wish I was | would be famous now. RULE#1

RULE#1	WISH (IF ONLY) + PAST SIMPLE	This pattern is used to express regrets or wishes about the present (or future). I wish I had a car.
RULE#2	WISH (IF ONLY) + PAST CONTINUOUS	It is used to express that we want to be doing a different action in the present (or future). I wish they weren't leaving next week.
RULE#3	WISH (IF ONLY) + PAST PERFECT	We use it to show we regret something (we want something in the past to be different). We wish we had taken his advice.
RULE#4	WISH (IF ONLY) + COULD + INFINITIVE	Regret/wish in the present concerning lack of ability. She wishes she could speak French.
RULE#5	WISH (IF ONLY) + WOULD + INFINITIVE	It is used to express annoyance, impatience or dissatisfaction with a present action. I wish you would stop drinking. Wish and would must have a different subject! ~~He wishes he would go home now.~~

Unreal Past - Wish (If only)