1 I wish they knew more people
2 I wish I had a key
3 I wish Ann were here
4 I wish I didn't live in a big city
5 I wish I could go to the party
6 I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow
7 I wish I got good mark
8 They wish they would go fishing this weekend

9 There were some water

10 I had enough money to buy a car

1. I don’t know more people.

=> I wish............I knew more people .........................................................................................

2. I don’t have a key. 

Þ I wish.......I had a key..............................................................................................

3. Ann isn’t here.

=>I wish...........Ann were here...........................................................................................

4. It is cold. 

=>I wish.............it weren't cold.........................................................................................

5. I live in a big city (I don’t like it).

=> I wish........I didn't live in a big city.............................................................................................

6. I can’t go to the party (and I like it).

=> I wish...........I could go to the party..........................................................................................

7. I have to work tomorrow (I like to stay in bed).

=> I wish......I didn't have to work tomorrow...............................................................................................

8. I don’t get good marks.

=> I wish. I got good marks....................................................................................................

9. I’m not lying on a beautiful sunny beach.

=> I wish...............................I were lying on a beautiful sunny beach.......................................................................

10. Hoa and Ba won’t go fishing this weekend.

=> They wish ....they would go fishing that weekend.........................................................................................    

1. I wish I could know more people.

2. I wish I had a key.

3. I wish Ann was here.

4. I wish it was not cold.

5. I wish I could live in the coutryside.

6. I wish I could go to the party.

7. I wish I did not have to work tomorrow.

8. I wish I could get good marks.

9. I wish I could lie on a beautiful sunny beach.

10. They wish they could go fishing this weekend.

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Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences using “wish”.

1.      I have to study hard.

 I wish ........I didn't have to study hard........................................................................................................

2.      We had a lot of homework yesterday.

 I wish ....we hadn't had a lot of homework yesterday............................................................................................................

3.      It is raining heavily.

 I wish ..it weren't raining heavily..............................................................................................................

4.      It was cold last night.

 I wish ...........it hadn't been cold last night.....................................................................................................

5.      They work slowly.

 I wish .they didn't work slowly...............................................................................................................

6.      She doesn’t join in the trip.

 I wish .....she joined in the trip...........................................................................................................

7.      I am not good at English.

 I wish ..I were good at English..............................................................................................................

8.      He studies badly.

 I wish  he didn't study badly................................................................................................................

9.      He doesn’t like playing sports.

 I wish ...he liked playing sports.............................................................................................................

10.  I don’t have a computer.

 I wish .I had a computer...............................................................................................................

11.  Today isn’t a holiday.

 I wish ..today were a holiday..............................................................................................................

12.  I can’t sing this song.

 I wish ..I could sing this song..............................................................................................................

13.  He was punished by his mother.

 I wish ..he hadn't been punished by his mother..............................................................................................................

14.  They won’t come here again.

 I wish they would come here again................................................................................................................

15.  He won’t go swimming with me.

 I wish .he would go swimming with me...............................................................................................................

16.  We didn’t understand them.

 I wish .........we had understood them.......................................................................................................

1) I don't have a car 
==>I wish I had a car 
2) I can’t play the piano. 
==>I wish I could play the piano
3) I'm at work 
==>I wish I weren't at work
4) It's winter 
==>I wish it weren't winter
5) I'm ill 
==>I wish I weren't ill
6) I don't have new shoes 
==> I wish I had new shoes
7) I can't afford to go on holiday==> 
==>I wish I could afford to go on holiday
8) I don't have time to read lots of books 
==>I wish I had time to read lots of books
9) I can't drive 
==>I wish I could drive
10) My laptop is broken 
==>I wish my laptop weren't broken

1. I don’t know many English words.
I wish ....I knew many English words.............................................................................................................................
2. My friend can not stay with me longer.
I wish ......my friend could stay with me longer. ...........................................................................................................................
3. I don’t have time to go around the city.
 I wish......I had time to go around the city............................................................................................................................
4. We don’t have a computer therefore we cannot get access to the Internet.
I wish ....we had a computer therefore we cannot get access to the Internet..............................................................................................................................
5. I can not go to the car show at the city show ground
 I wish......I could .go to the car show at the city show ground..........................................................................................................................

1. I wish I knew many english words .

2. I wish my friend could stay with me longer .

3. I wish I had time to go around the city .

4. I wish we had a computer in order to get access to the Internet .

5. I wish I could go to the car show at the city show ground .

VI: Rewrite sentences, using “I wish………..”

1. I don’t know many English words.

à I wish I knew many English words.

2. My friend can not stay with me longer.

àI wish ........my friend could stay with me longer. .........................................................................................................................

3. I don’t have time to go around the city.

à I wish.........I had time to go around the city........................................................................................................................

4. We don’t have a computer therefore we cannot get access to the Internet.

àI wish ..........we had a computer and we could get access to the Internet. .......................................................................................................................

5. I can not go to the car show at the city show ground

à I wish............I could go to the car show at the city show ground .....................................................................................................................

VI: Rewrite sentences, using “I wish………..”

1. I don’t know many English words.

à I wish I knew many English words.

2. My friend can not stay with me longer.

àI wish ....................................  my friend could stay with me longer.............................................................................................

3. I don’t have time to go around the city.

à I wish..................................  i had time to go around the city...............................................................................................

4. We don’t have a computer therefore we cannot get access to the Internet.

àI wish ...................................................... we had a computer therefore we could get access to the internet...........................................................................

5. I can not go to the car show at the city show ground

à I wish....................................... i could go to the car show at the city show ground..........................................................................................

III. Rewrite these sentences , using wish clause :

1. I don’t have to study.

= > I wish …I had to study……………

2. It rains. . = > I wish ……it didn't rain………

3. They work slowly. . = > I wish ……they didn't work slowly………………………………….…..……

4. She doesn’t join in the trip. .

= > I wish …she joined in the trip…………………

5. I am not good at English. .

= > I wish …………I were good at English……………………………

6. He studies badly. .

= > I wish ……he didn't study badly………………………………….………

7. He doesn’t like playing sports. . = > I wish …………he liked playing sports…………………………….………

8. It’s a pity I don’t have a computer. = > I wish ……I had a computer………………………..…

9. Today isn’t a holiday. = > I wish …today were a holiday……………………

10. I’m sorry I can’t sing this song. = > I wish ……I could sing this song……………………………

11. It’s a pity they won’t come here again. = > I wish …they would come here again……………………………………

12. I may not go on a camping trip. = > I wish ……I might go on a camping trip…………………………………………..

13. I will be late for school. = > I wish ……I wouldn't be late for school…………………………………….…….

14. She doesn’t like this place. = > I wish ……she liked this place…………………………………….…….

15. I can’t play basket ball. = > I wish I could play basketball………………………………………….……..

13. I can’t play basketball.

→ If only ………I could play basketball………………………………….……….

14. I don't know more people.

→ If only.........I knew more people...................

15. I'm not lying on a beautiful sunny beach.

→ I wish......I were lying on a beautiful sunny beach......................

16. Hoa and Ba won't go fishing this weekend.

→ Hoa and Ba wish....they would go fishing this weekend........................

17. We had a lot of homework yesterday.

→ I wish ……………we had not had a  lot of homework……………………………………………………….

18. It is raining heavily.

→ If only ………it were not raining heavily……………………………….…………………………….

19. It was cold last night. .

→ I wish ………it had not been cold last night……………………………….……………………………

20. They work slowly.

→ If only ……they did not work slowly………………………………….…..………………………..

21. I am not good at English.

→ I wish …I were good at English…………………………………….…………………………….

22. He doesn’t like playing sports.

→ I wish ………he liked playing sports……………………………….……………………………..

23. I don’t have a computer.

→ I wish ……I had a computer………………………..………….…………………………….

24. Today isn’t a holiday.

→ If only ……today were a holiday………………………………….……………………………….

25. He was punished by his mother.

→ He wishes ……he had not been punished by his mother………………………………………………

Bài tập này giúp em ôn luyện phần kiến thức về câu ước với wish, với 3 dạng chính:

Ước ở hiện tại:

S + wish (es) + S + would / could + V + …

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