I wish the wasps left me alone! If only I could get rid of them! “I wish”, “If only” I wish I had studied harder for the test. If only I had listened to the teacher!
I wish I could hire a housemaid who would clean the flat. If only my flat were clean and tidy! I wish / If only + Past Simple / Past Continuous Используется для выражения желания, чтобы было что-то по-другому в настоящей ситуации. I wish I were watching TV with my family instead of cleaning this room.
I wish I hadn’t eaten that stupid fish. If only I hadn’t left the fish bowl open. I wish I had remembered to cover it. I wish / If only + Past Perfect Используется для выражения сожаления о том, что случилось / не случилось в прошлом. If only I had been able to jump away from this fish bowl before the cat caught me.
I wish my son would stop crying all the time. If only he would be more polite with his sister. I wish / If only + would + V Используется для выражения пожеланий, относящихся к изменению настоящей ситуации / поведению человека. If only you would stop discussing my behaviour with that woman, Mom!
I wish you ____________ (stop) shouting at people! If only I ______________ (can /stop) shouting at people, but I can’t because I am very irritable. I wish I ____________ (not drive) so carelessly. But it’s too late, I am in the hospital with broken arm. I wish you ___________ (drive) more carefully. Otherwise you will have an accident. If only I ____________ (study) harder for this exam. But it’s too late. I’ve failed. I wish I ________ (have) wings and ______ (can) fly! If only I _______ (live) on a deserted island and __________ (not see) all these angry people around me! I wish I _______ (be) the owner of that splendid yacht. Put the verbs in the correct tense: would stop could stop hadn’t driven would drive had studied had could lived didn’t see were
