WorksheetsWish/If only + ...?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
I wish I ________Come to the zoo with you next weekend, but I'm going to be busy.
will
had
could
I'm sorry I made you angry. I wish I _______ shouted at you.
hadn't
wouldn't
weren't
Your colleague talks a lot and you don't like it. What could you say?
If only he had been quiet!
If only he would be quiet!
If only he is quiet!
Your computer isn't working. What could you say?
I wish this computer had worked!
If only this computer were working!
If only this computer works!
Your friend keeps hitting you. What do you say?
I wish you stopped doing that!
I wish you'd stop doing that!
I wish you'd stopped doing that!
Wish / If only + past simple
We use wish or If only when we are unhappy with a past situation and would like it to be different.
We use wish or If only when we are unhappy with a present situation and would like it to be different.
We use wish or If only when we are unhappy with a future situation and would like it to be different.
Wish/If only + would
We use this when we want someone to do something or to stop doing something annoying now or in the future but it is unlikely.
We use this when we want someone to do something or to stop doing something annoying in the past but it is unlikely.
We use this when we want someone to do something or to stop doing something we enjoy now or in the future but it is unlikely.
Wish/If only + past perfect
When we want to express happiness about the past.
When we want to express regret about the past.
When we want to give advice about past events.
1 My sister’s very nice but I wish she _____________ take so long getting ready in the morning.
won't
will
wouldn't
couldn't
1 I wish I ____________________ how this machine works.
will understand
would understood
would understand
understood
1 I wish we ________________ in contact but I don’t know where he lives now.
would have kept
kept
keep
had kept
1 I wish we _________________ live so far from the sea. I’d love to wake up to the sound of the waves.
wouldn't
did
didn't
couldn't
I wish you ________ singing that tune – it’s starting to drive me mad!
would stop
wouldn't
stop
not
I’m so thirsty. I wish we ________ some water when we were in that shop.
bought
have bought
had bought
were buying
