Wish Grammar – Speaking Practice with Different Situations - Part 13
Read each situation and think about what you regret or wish had been different. Use "I wish ....." followed by the correct past perfect form to express regret
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.
