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WorksheetsWish/If only
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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.
I'm sorry I made you angry. I wish I _______ shouted at you.
hadn't
wouldn't
weren't
Which sentence is correct?
I wish I were going to the beach with my friends.
I wish we live in a bigger house.
I wish you wouldn't keep shouting me!
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.
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!
Hope vs Wish
When we use wish it means what we are talking about is unlikely to happen. However when we use hope it has future reference and there is some possibility of it happening.
When we use wish it means what we are talking about is likely to happen. However when we use hope it has past reference and there is no possibility of it happening.
When we use wish it means what we are talking about will happen. However when we use hope it has future reference and there is no possibility of it happening.
You want to go to Sally's party, but you can't. What can you say?
I wish I went to your party.
I wish I could go to your party.
I wish I would go to your party.
1 If only we ________________ to go home now.
would have
hadn't to go
hadn't had
didn't have
You saw a great cellphone on sale but you didn't have enough money. The next day, you go to the shop. It has been sold. What do you say?
If only I'd more money with me yesterday!
If only I had more money with me yesterday!
If only I would have more money with me yesterday!
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.
