Listen for wishes

Listen for wishes

The important idea to remember about wishes is that a wish implies that the opposite of the is true. 

Multiple Choice

(woman) It's too bad that you have to stay here and work during the school break.

(man) I really wish I could go with your and the others to Palm Springs.

(narrator) What does the man mean?

• Maybe he will got with the others in the trip.

• He is unable to go on the trip.

• He's happy to be going on the trip.

• He's going on the trip, but not with the others.

I wish I had time to help. = no time to help

An affirmative wish implies a negative reality

I wish I did not have the time help. = time to help

An negative wish implies an affirmative reality

I wish I were home. = is not at home

A past tense verb implies a present reality. 

I wish he had been home. = was not at home

A past perfect tense implies a past reality. 

Multiple Choice

(man) Do you think we'll able to have picnic today?

(woman) I wish the sky weren't so cloudy.

(narrator) What does the woman mean?

• The sky is not very cloudy.

• The sky yesterday was cloudier than it is today.

• The sky is too cloudy.

• The sky is rather clear.

Multiple Choice

(woman) Did you enjoy the Thanksgiving dinner?

(man) I wish I hadn't eaten so much.

(narrator) What does the man mean?

• He didn't eat very much.

• He plans on eating a lot.

• He thinks he is eating a lot.

• He ate too much.

Multiple Choice

(man) Are you coming to the party tonight?

(woman) I wish I could.

(narrator) What does the woman mean?

• She is coming to the party.

• She might come to the party.

• She will try to come to the party.

• She is not coming to the party.