WISH CLAUSE(PRESENT)

WISH CLAUSE(PRESENT)

By Gülce Aydemir

​It is used to express that we want a situation in the present to be different.

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​WISH (about present)

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​ STRUCTURE

WISH/ IF ONLY + PAST SIMPLE

WISH/IF ONLY+ PAST CONTINUOUS

WISH/ IF ONLY + WOULD/COULD​

Ex: I wish I was/ were rich.​

I wish I was/were living in a big house.​

I wish I could afford a car.​

​I wish I would pay the bills.

We express:

DREAMS

HOPES

​AMBITIONS

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Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence:

I wish _____ holiday.

• was

• is

• it is

• it were

Multiple Select

Complete the sentence:

I wish _________ somewhere cheaper.

• I live

• I am living

• I were living

• I lived

Open Ended

Write about your dreams/ hopes and ambitions using wish/ if only using the prompts:

.       be a millionaire

·        drive a fast car

·        speak English / foreign languages

·        be married

·        live in a big house

·        work for a multinational company

·        live /work / move abroad

·        spend holidays in tropical countries.

·        earn more

·        do sports

·        play a musical instrument / sing well.

·        read / write more.

·        spend time with family / friends