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I wish / If only

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Chris feels sick today.  If only he ... so much cake last night!
a)
ate
b)
didn't eat
c)
had eaten
d)
hadn't eaten
2.
We wish you ... driving so fast!
a)
stopped
b)
would stop
c)
wouldn't stop
3.
My parents wish I ... them the truth a week ago.
a)
tell
b)
told
c)
had told
4.
I am sorry we can't afford a new car.
a)
If only we had a new car.
b)
If only Justin Bieber was my lover.
c)
I wish I had had a new car.
d)
I wish world peace.
5.
It's a pity that I have to go to school today. 
a)
I wish I could go to school.
b)
If only I had gone to school.
c)
I wish I didn't have to go to school today.
d)
I wish everybody died.
6.

I wish you ________ singing that tune – it’s starting to drive me mad!

a)

would stop

b)

wouldn't

c)

stop

d)

not

7.

I’m so thirsty. I wish we ________ some water when we were in that shop.

a)

bought

b)

have bought

c)

had bought

d)

were buying

8.

I don't know the answer.

a)

If only I know the answer.

b)

If only I knew the answer.

c)

If only I had known the answer.

9.

Unfortunately, I'm not going on holiday with you!

a)

If only i am going on holiday with you.

b)

If only I was going on holiday with you.

c)

If only I had been going on holiday with you.

10.

My mother and I had a row yesterday. I wish I .....................so rude to her

a)

not be

b)

weren't

c)

wouldn't be

d)

hadn't been

11.

I wish I ...........more money to buy some new clothes , but I can't afford any at the moment

a)

have

b)

had had

c)

would have

d)

had

12.

1 My sister’s very nice but I wish she _____________ take so long getting ready in the morning.

a)

won't

b)

will

c)

wouldn't

d)

couldn't

13.

1 I wish I ____________________ how this machine works.

a)

will understand

b)

would understood

c)

would understand

d)

understood

14.

1 I worry about his health. If only he ______________ smoking.

a)

would stop

b)

stopped

c)

continued

d)

will stop

15.

1 If only we ______________ the sign. We wouldn’t have got into so much trouble.

a)

had seen

b)

seen

c)

saw

d)

see

16.

1 I wish we ________________ in contact but I don’t know where he lives now.

a)

would have kept

b)

kept

c)

keep

d)

had kept

17.

1 I wish we _________________ live so far from the sea. I’d love to wake up to the sound of the waves.

a)

wouldn't

b)

did

c)

didn't

d)

couldn't

18.

1 If only we ________________ to go home now.

a)

would have

b)

hadn't to go

c)

hadn't had

d)

didn't have

19.

I wish Josh _________ so much during your class. He gets on my nerves all the time!

a)

talked

b)

hadn't talked

c)

wouldn't talk

20.

Laura wishes she _______ at her husband. She did not mean to hurt his feelings.

a)

didn't shout

b)

hadn't shouted

c)

shouted

21.

I wish ________ a dog. My feel so lonely but my mom does not allow me to have pets.

a)

to have

b)

I had

c)

I had had

d)

having

22.

If only I ______ richer. I really can't afford a 400 reais ticket to watch Sandy & Junior.

a)

were

b)

had been

c)

am

d)

will be