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U5 Grammar: Wish and if only

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I wish I .......... the money to buy a new car. My car often breaks down
a)
have
b)
had
c)
will have
2.
I wish I ........ so much work to do  now.
a)
don't have
b)
didn't have
c)
hadn't had
3.
I'm having a great time in London. I wish you ..... here.
a)
was
b)
were
c)
had been
4.

I miss my friends. I wish my friends ______ here right now.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

would be

d)

had been

5.

I wish he _______ shouting.

a)

could stop

b)

stop

c)

would stop

d)

have stop

6.
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.
7.
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.
8.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

I wish you won’t keep shouting at me!

b)

I wish we live in a bigger house.

c)

I wish I could go to the beach with my friends!

9.

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

a)

they wouldn't leave

b)

they had left

c)

they would leave

10.

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

a)

wouldn't play

b)

would play

c)

wouldn't have played

11.

I wish she _____ her shoes there. I'm always falling over them.

a)

wouldn't leave

b)

left

c)

wouldn't have left

12.

I'm not saying it again. I wish _____ when I'm talking.

a)

you listen

b)

you will listen

c)

you would listen

13.

Sam isn't studying for his exams and I'm angry with her.

a)

If only Sam had studied for his exams

b)

If only Sam would study for his exams

c)

If only Sam would studying for his exams

14.

I don't like your brother to take so many days off at work.

a)

If only your brother would take many days off at work

b)

If only your brother hadn´t taken so many days off at work

c)

If only your brother wouldn´t take so many days off at work

15.

I wish I _________ so much.

a)

ate

b)

eaten

c)

hadn't eaten

d)

have eaten

16.

My mom wishes you ______ more careful.

a)

have been

b)

had been

c)

been

17.

My grandma wishes you _______ your cellphone.

a)

lost

b)

haven't lost

c)

hadn't lost

18.

If only I _______ your idea. Sorry.

a)

have understood

b)

had understood

c)

understood

19.

They ____they ______the photo. It was a good one.

a)

wish, have lost

b)

wishes had lost

c)

wished, hadn't lost

d)

wish, hadn't lost

20.

I ______ I ________it but I did it, sorry.

a)

wished, hadn’t done

b)

wish, hadn’t done

c)

wish, haven't done

d)

wished, haven't done

21.

He _____ he had studied more for their exam.

a)

wish

b)

wishes

c)

wished

22.

My best friend wishes he_______ harder when he was at school.

a)

studied

b)

have studied

c)

had studied

23.

They wish they ______ that goal! They lost.

a)

had scored

b)

hadn't scored

c)

have score

d)

haven't score

24.

Peter and Sally wish they _____ a smart bike.

a)

bought

b)

have bought

c)

had bought

25.

This car is broken. I _____ I _______ this car!

a)

wish, hadn't bought

b)

wishes, have bought

c)

wish, had bought

26.

Don't you ____ BestBuy had had a good black Friday sale last week.

a)

wish

b)

wishes

27.

Do they wish they had ____ a gym instead of buying that treadmill.

a)

join

b)

joins

c)

joined

28.

If only I ______ that I wouldn't been here.

a)

have known

b)

had known

29.

If only we ______ this camera! It is useless.

a)

have bought

b)

hadn't bought

c)

haven't buy

d)

had bought

30.

______ my sister had cleaned her room, my parents wouldn't be so angry.

a)

If only

b)

Wish

31.

If only you _____ the money, I wouldn't been in jail.

a)

had returned

b)

have returned

c)

hadn't returned

d)

returned

32.

If only my parents ______me more.

a)

had insisted

b)

have insisted

33.

We use wish and If only when we regret something or when we would like something to be different than the way it is.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

When we use wish and If only to talk about the past or things we regret we must use the present perfect tense.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

If only I _____ how to swim when I was a kid.

a)

have learned

b)

had learned

36.

______ your flight ________ delayed!

a)

If only, hadn't been

b)

Wish, had been

c)

If only, have been

d)

Wish, have been