Rule: Wish - B1 Grammar ShowHide

wish + Past Simple

The present is not the way you want it.

It takes me two hours to get to school. I wish I lived nearer.
I wish I didn't have so many errands to run.

With be use were: I wish I were older. For ability use could: I wish I could drive.

wish + Past Perfect

A regret about the past – it can't be changed now.

I failed my exam. I wish I had studied more.
I wish we hadn't missed the last bus.

wish + would

You want somebody else or something to change, often because it annoys you.

I wish you wouldn't click your pen all the time!
I wish my brothers would stop fighting.
I wish it would snow.

Not about yourself: I wish I could …, not I wish I would.

If only means the same as I wish, just stronger: If only I had free time on Tuesdays! If only I hadn't sold my bike!

Games on Wish - B1 Grammar

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Open the Box · 15 boxesWish - B1 Grammar team game (B1)A team game for B1: open a box and answer – Wish - B1 Grammar.Play

Flashcards · 24 cardsWish - B1 Grammar practice (B1)Cards for B1: answer, then flip the card to check – Wish - B1 Grammar.Play

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