EXPRESSING WISHES Hakkında Bilgi
EXPRESSING WISHES ve Kullanımı
1 – İngilizce Özel ders ( Bireysel – İngilizce Özel ders )
2 – İngilizce Özel ders – 4 kişilik gruplarla yapılan İngilizce Özel ders )
I wish I were 15 years old now. ( bvut I am not ) ( unreal present)
She wishes she could speak English fluently ( but she can’t)
I wish I were a beauty queen = If only I were a beauty queen ( Keşke bir güzellik kraliçesi olasaydım )
I wish you had been with me while I was being operated on.( Ben ameliyat olurken keşke benimle birlikte olsaydın )
I wish I had seen a doctor long ago ( but I didn’t see the doctor)
If only I had seen a doctor long ago ( but I didn’t see the doctor) ( Keşke uzun zaman önce doktorla görüşseydim )
EXPLANATION : As you see, we use the Simple Past Tense after the verb wish to express a present situation we want to be different or events. We can use If only instead of I wish to state our wish emphatically.
We use the past perfect after the verb wish to express regret about unreal past situations or events , that is , something happened or didn’t happen in the past .
EXERCISES : Make meaningful sentences , paying attention to the meaning of the sentences below. Begin with I wish .
1 – Unfortunately I believed you.but you are a liar. ( I wsh you weren’t a liar )
2 – The hotel we stayed in wasn’t clean . I wish…………………….
3 – I am sorry I failed in the exam . I wish………………………….
4 – You didn’t stop while the light was red,so you were fined . I wsh ……………………..
5 – He used his father’s car although he didn’t have a driving licence. I wish ………………………..
6 – She caused an accident because she was drunk. I wish ………………………..
7 – As they weren’t punctual,they were dismissed. I wish ………………….
8 – They didn’ t take him to hospital. I wish …………………………
9 – It was necessary for you to be respectful to your parents , but you weren’ t I wish…………………………
10 – It was wrong,but he still hit the old man. I wish …………………………………
EXPRESSING WISHES Hakkında Bilgi
Tes on wish – clauses
1 – I feel quite ill now.. I wish I ……………….that last piece of cream cake.
A) had eaten
B) ate
C) hadn’ t eaten
D) didn’ t eat
2 – I wish you……..me aerier that you wouldn’ t be able to pick Sarah
A) told
B) had told
C) hadn’ t told
D) didn’ t tell
3 – I wish…….. I you but I really don’ t know how I can
A) could help
B) can help
C) couldn’ t help
D) could helped
4 – He’s always boasting about how rich his family is.I wish he……………….
A) doesn’ t do
B) couldn’ t do
C) would do
D) wouldn’ t do
5 – I wish I …………….thinner,then I could wear tighter fitting clothes.
A) were
B) am
C) had been
D) had
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6 – I bet he wishes he……………..while he was drunk.
A) had drove
B) hadn’ t driven
C) didn’ t drive
D) drove
7 – If only you had explained why you were late she…………….so angry.
A) wouldn’ t have been
B) couldn’ t have been
C) must have been
D) migh not heve been
8 – They don’ t know where the son is.They wish they……………..
A) had
B) do
C) did
D) could
9 – Look atr the weather . I wish it………………….
A) would stop rain
B) would stopped raining
C) stopped raining
D) would stop raining
10 – I wish you…………with us to Marmarisinstead of going to Ankara.We had a really nice time.
A) had come
B) hadn’ t come
C) come
D) came