Question

[Phạm Thương]

Rewrite the sentences below, using WISH or IF ONLY to express wishes.

1. My father isn't here now. I want him to be here now.

2. You talk more than you work. The teacher wants you to work more than to talk.

3. John would like to be an astronaut when he grows up.

4. I'm sorry I didn't help you yesterday.

5. I regret that you didn't give me a chance to tell you the truth.

6. Mary is afraid she won't be able to attend your wedding next week.

7. We regret that we didn't have enough money to buy that house.

8. You drive too fast. I'd like you to drive more slowly.

9. You are too lazy. The teacher wants you to be more studious.

10. I'm afraid he won't get over his illness soon.

11. I'm not a doctor.

12. I haven't enough money to buy this book.

13. I live in a big city, but I don't like it.

14. Nam is sorry now that he didn't accept the job.

15. Tomorrow is a workday.

16. We have to work this Saturday.

17. I feel sick because I ate too much ice-cream.

18. It's pity that you were not here last week.

19. I regret speaking to him so impolitely yesterday.

20. Alan regretted asking Arthur to lend him 20$.

21. I want the baby to stop crying.

22. He is sorry now that he didn't invite Molly to his party.

23. The hotel wasn't good.

24. I didn't understand the lesson.

25. My friend didn't pass his exam.

Answer 1

[Khinh Yên]

Rewrite the sentences below, using WISH or IF ONLY to express wishes.
1. My father isn't here now. I want him to be here now.
=> I wish he was here now
2. You talk more than you work. The teacher wants you to work more than to talk.
=> The teacher wishé you worked more than talked
3. John would like to be an astronaut when he grows up.
=> John whishes he would like to be an astronaut when he gróws up.
4. I'm sorry I didn't help you yesterday.
=> I wish I had helped you yesterday.
5. I regret that you didn't give me a chance to tell you the truth.
=> I wish you had given me a chance to tell you the truth.
6. Mary is afraid she won't be able to attend your wedding next week.
=> Mary wishes she would be able to attend your wedding next week.
7. We regret that we didn't have enough money to buy that house.
=> We wish we had had enough money to buy that house.
8. You drive too fast. I'd like you to drive more slowly.
=> I wish you drove more slowly.
9. You are too lazy. The teacher wants you to be more studious.
=> The teacher wishes you werre more studious.
10. I'm afraid he won't get over his illness soon.
=> i wish he would get over his illness soon

11. I'm not a doctor.
=> i wish i was a doctor
12. I haven't enough money to buy this book.
=> I wish . I had enough money to buy this book.
13. I live.in a big city. but I don't like it.
=> I wish I didn't live in a big city
14. Nam is sorry now that he didn't accept the job.
=> Nam wishes he had accepted the job.
15. Tomorrow is a workday.
=> I wish Tomorrow wasn't a workday.
16. We have to work this Saturday.
=> we wish We didn't have to work this Saturday.
17. I feel sick because I ate too much ice-cream.
=> i wish I hadn't eaten too much ice-cream.

18. It's pity that you were not here last week.

i wish you had been here last week

19. I regret speaking to him so impolitely yesterday.

i wish i hadn't spoken to him so impolitely yesterday

20. Alan regretted asking Arthur to lend him 20$.

alan wishes he hadn't askd Arthur to lend him 20 cent

21. I want the baby to stop crying.

i wish the baby stopped crying

22. He is sorry now that he didn't invite Molly to his party.

he wishes he had invited Molly to his party

23. The hotel wasn't good.

i wish the hotel had been good

24. I didn't understand the lesson.

i wish i had understood the lesson

25. My friend didn't pass his exam.

i wish my friend had passed his exam