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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
Wishes, regrets, second and third conditionals practice
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
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
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
Material from other sources
Unit 16 Review 2 Page 134
Matching quotes to famous people and reporting them.
Matching quotes to famous people and reporting them.
Module 11 Interfering with nature Pages 118 - 119
74 - 76 Wish present and past Page 76
Wish + simple past / would / past perfect. Analysis sheet
Wish + simple past / would / past perfect. Analysis sheet
3 - The three wishes game Page 3
Mill type activity: saying and responding to wishes.
Mill type activity: saying and responding to wishes.
Developing Grammar in Context
25 Third conditional, wishes and regrets Pages 145 - 150
15b The grass is always greener Page 15
Ss complete sentences beginning 'I wish...' . These are redistributed and Ss then mill to find who wrote the sentence.
Ss complete sentences beginning 'I wish...' . These are redistributed and Ss then mill to find who wrote the sentence.
