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wish - present
Wish - present
Wish + past simple
You can use wish + past simple to show that you are not satisfied with a situation in the present.
The past tense is used to show that what you wish is not real - it is the opposite of the real situation:
Real situation: I am poor.
Wish: I wish I was rich.
Real situation: I have to work tomo...Read more
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Wishes, regrets, second and third conditionals practice
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Wishes - regrets - conditionals analysis quiz
Multiple-choice quiz with concept questions for second / third conditionals / wish
Multiple-choice quiz with concept questions for second / third conditionals / wish
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Wishes - regrets - conditionals - completion quiz
Multiple - choice sentence completion quiz. Second / third conditionals / wishes / regrets
Multiple - choice sentence completion quiz. Second / third conditionals / wishes / regrets
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Wish - wish would quiz
Eleven-question multiple-choice quiz focusing on the difference between wish + past tense / wish + would + bare infintivie
Eleven-question multiple-choice quiz focusing on the difference between wish + past tense / wish + would + bare infintivie
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