A.  Read the sentences under the photo.

• I can’t visit my friends in Spain. I wish I could visit them.
• I don’t have time to exercise. I wish I had time to exercise.
• We are sick. I wish we weren’t sick.
• These sweaters are expensive. I wish they were cheaper.

To make a wish about the present, use wish + simple past.

B.  Complete the sentences.

1. I can’t remember his name.
I wish I ________________________   ________________________ his name.
2. I don’t know the answer.
I wish I ________________________ the answer.
3. I can’t go the party.
I wish I ________________________   _______________________ to the party.
4. I can’t speak Italian.
I wish I ________________________   ________________________ Italian.
5. I don’t have enough money to take a vacation.
I wish I ________________________ enough money to take a vacation.
6. I don’t know how to cook.
I wish I ________________________ how to cook.
7. I have a test tomorrow.
I wish I ______________________   ______________________ a test tomorrow.
8. My neighbors are noisy.
I wish they ________________________ quieter.
9. I have a small apartment.
I wish I ________________________ a bigger apartment.
10. My friends aren’t here.
I wish they ________________________ here.
11. The sleeves on this shirt are too short.
I wish they ________________________ longer.
12. The concert tickets are expensive.
I wish they ________________________ cheaper.
13. My sister lives far away.
I wish she ________________________ closer.
14. These oranges are sour.
I wish they ________________________ sweeter.
15. This laptop has a small screen.
I wish it ________________________ a bigger screen.

C.  Now write your own sentence. Make a wish about the present. Use wish + simple past.

I wish ____________________________________________________________.

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