Wish Grammar – Speaking Practice (2nd Card Edition)
Read each situation carefully. Each one describes something that happened in the past that you now regret. Use "wish" + past perfect to express your regret
Your boyfriend / girlfriend asked you to marry him/her but you said no. Now you regret it!
You painted the living room green. It's a horrible colour!
You didn't work very hard at school. You failed your exams.
You quarrelled with your best friend. You want to be friends again.
You scraped the side of the car. There's a big scratch there now.
You turned down a job in Peru. Now you're sorry!
You ate too much at dinner. Now you regret it!
You sold your bike. Now you're sorry!
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
Ready-made games on this topic. Open one on the board and play in teams.
