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Wish structure

Wish structure

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English

University

Practice Problem

Hard

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5 Slides • 6 Questions

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Look at a WhatsApp group where friends have shared things that annoy them.
Tell about the things that annoy you, too.

I'm just back from the cinema - couldn't enjoy the film. I wish they would ban people from
eating in the cinema. Some people just can't last for two hours without eating or drinking

something. Grrr.

08.58

Tony
I wish football commentators would stop shouting ‘Goooal" in that ridiculous way. If we're

watching, we can see that it's a goal, and if we're not watching, it's because we don't

care.

08.58

Georgia

I wish my boyfriend wouldn't fall asleep every time I want to talk to him.

10.03

Harry
I wish my family would take their tissues out of their pockets before they put their clothes
in the washing machine.

15.11

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Ella
I wish people wouldn't ask me ‘What are you doing?” when it's completely obvious what

I'm doing.

15.47

John
I wish people wouldn't leave supermarket trolleys in the car park, just because they can't
be bothered to take them back.

16.10

I wish (they) would/wouldn’t

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Multiple Choice

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I wish I _____ go to work tomorrow.


1

wouldn't have to

2

didn't have to

3

hadn't had to

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Multiple Choice

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If only I _____ that to her. She's not speaking to me now.

1

wouldn't say

2

hadn't said

3

didn't say

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Multiple Choice

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He wishes _____ the kitchen in such a mess. He always has to clean before he cooks.

1

they wouldn't leave

2

they had left

3

they would leave

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Multiple Choice

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If only he _____ here now. He'd know what to do.

1

would be

2

wasn't

3

were

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Multiple Choice

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I'm starving. If only there _____ a restaurant open now.

1

would be

2

had been

3

was

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Multiple Choice

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I wish people _____ loud music on the train. What's wrong with using headphones?!

1

wouldn't play

2

would play

3

wouldn't have played

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Look at a WhatsApp group where friends have shared things that annoy them.
Tell about the things that annoy you, too.

I'm just back from the cinema - couldn't enjoy the film. I wish they would ban people from
eating in the cinema. Some people just can't last for two hours without eating or drinking

something. Grrr.

08.58

Tony
I wish football commentators would stop shouting ‘Goooal" in that ridiculous way. If we're

watching, we can see that it's a goal, and if we're not watching, it's because we don't

care.

08.58

Georgia

I wish my boyfriend wouldn't fall asleep every time I want to talk to him.

10.03

Harry
I wish my family would take their tissues out of their pockets before they put their clothes
in the washing machine.

15.11

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