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b.
I wish I had
a big car. (I don’t have a big car)
c.
I wish I were
on a beach. (I’m in the office)
d.
I wish it were
the weekend. (It’s only Wednesday)
wish + past continuous is used to express that we want to be doing a different action in
the present (or future).
e.
I wish I were lying
on a beach now. (I’m sitting in the office)
f.
I wish it weren’t raining
. (It is raining)
g.
I wish you weren’t leaving
tomorrow. (You are leaving tomorrow)
Assignment: 1
(
https://englishwsheets.com/wish%20clauses%20worksheet%20grammar%20explanation
.pdf)
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS
1. I wish I ______ (be) the manager of this company. 2. Peter wishes he ______ (not buy) that
car.It breaks down so often and causes him trouble. 3. Asley's mother wishes she ______ (do)
well in the final exams next week. 4. Larry wishes he ______ (be) on a spa holiday relaxing
rather than working in the office now. 5. Mary feels homesick.She wishes she ______ (be) in
her home with her parents now
Assignment 2: Wish exercise 2 (https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-
files/wish-exercise-1.pdf)
I wish things were different! Make sentences using ‘wish’ + past simple about the things I don’t
like. You can put in ‘that’ if you want, or leave it out. For example: ‘I’m cold’ becomes ‘I wish
(that) I wasn’t cold’. 1. I don’t have a car.
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