II. Rewrite these sentences using "I wish / If only"
1. I don't know many people. I wish ..............
2. I can't give up smoking. If only .................
3. I haven't got enough money for the concert. I wish ................
4. George isn't here. If only ...........
5. It's cold and I hate this weather. I wish it ..........
6. I'm sorry because Tina can't come to my party. If only ............
7. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish ............
8. I have to work tomorrow and I'd like to stay in bed. If only ...........
9. My car is broken and I don't know anything about cars. I wish .......
10. My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday.
If only ...................................................................................................
11. I should have travelled more when I was young. I wish ............
12. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish .........
13. I hate it when you drive fast in the city. If only ...............
14. It's a pity I didn't bring my camera with me. I wish ..................
15. I would like to go out more at the weekend. If only I ..............
16. He keeps arriving late for class. It's getting on my nerves. I wish ....
17. I would love to be lying on a beach in the Bahamas right now.
If only ..............................................................
18. I don't speak Italian so I can't read this book in original version. I wish ........
1. had
2. lived
3. wouldn’t
4. would
LEARN THIS! I wish..., If only ...
a. We use I wish... and If only... with the past simple to say that we want a situation to be different from how it really is.
(Chúng ta sử dụng I wish... and If only... với thì quá khứ đơn để nói rằng chúng ta muốn một tình huống khác với thực tế của nó.)
I wish I 1 had a brother. (But I haven't got one.)
(Tôi ước tôi có một người anh trai. (Nhưng tôi không có.))
If only you 2 lived nearer. (But you live far away.)
(Giá như bạn sống gần hơn. (Nhưng bạn sống ở xa.))
b. We use / wish... and If only... with wouldn't) + infinitive without to to say that we want somebody to behave differently.
((Chúng ta sử dụng / wish... và If only... with would not) + nguyên mẫu không có ‘to’ để nói rằng chúng ta muốn ai đó cư xử khác đi.))
I wish you 3 wouldn’t borrow my clothes! It's annoying!
(Tôi ước bạn sẽ không mượn quần áo của tôi! Phiền thật đấy!)
If only she 4 would spend more time on her homework!
(Giá như cô ấy dành nhiều thời gian hơn cho bài tập về nhà!)
Alfie: This is an amazing place. I wish I lived here.
Macy: Me too. If only I were a member of the Howard family!
Alfie: But if it were my house, I wouldn't allow people to visit.
Macy: That's mean! You'd get bored on your own.
Alfie: Oh, I'd let my friends visit, of course. But not the public.
Macy: If you had a party, you could invite hundreds of people!
Alfie: I know. The parties would be better if I made a few changes, though.
Macy: What kinds of changes?
Alfie: Well, if those trees weren't there, there'd be room for a swimming pool!
Macy: You could make some changes inside as well. I mean, look at this corridor.
Alfie: The Antique Passage, you mean?
Macy: Yes. If you took away all the statues, you could build a great bowling alley there!