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Wish sentences (past)

I wish I had not told you about it.

- Шкода, що я розповів вам про це.

We all wised that we had stopped there.

- Ми всі жалкували, що не зупинилися там.

I wish I hadn’t eaten so much.

- Було б добре, як би я не їв так багато.

I wish I

you

he

she had done

it (Past Perfect)

we

you

they

Exercise 1

Paraphrase the following sentences.

Example: Unfortunately, I did not see him there. –(What is the purpose of using the dash here and elsewhere?) I wish I had seen him there.

1. I am sorry I haven’t read that article. 2. It’s a pity (This word is not often used in this way in American speech. We would use the word “pity” to feel sorry for someone’s extreme situation.) she went there yesterday. 3. What a pity she wasn’t invited to take part in the concert. 4. Unfortunately, the night was very dark. 5. I am sorry I said this in his presence. 6. It’s a pity I didn’t learn this language in my childhood. 7. It’s a pity the weather was so bad.

Exercise 2

Make up sentences with I wish

Example: You’ve eaten too much and now you feel sick. – I wish I hadn’t eaten so much.

  1. You’ve just painted the door red. Now you decide that it doesn’t look nice. – I wish I ____________________________ .

  2. You are walking in the country. You would like to take some photographs but you didn’t bring your camera. – I ______________________________________ .

  3. A good friend of yours visited your town but unfortunately you were away when he came. So you didn’t see him. – I _________________________________________ .

  4. You’ve just come back from your holiday. Everything was fine except for the hotel, which wasn’t very good. – I __________________________________________ .

Exercise 3

Make up sentences from the table.

I wish

she were at home

I had finished school

they knew my address

he were not so busy

I had been told the truth

he worked at our school

I had not told her about it

last year.

now.

today.

yesterday.

at present.

at that time.

then.

Review of Conditionals

Exercise 1

Change the following sentences into Conditionals (II) (present, future), Conditionals (III) (past).

1. If I am too busy, I shall go to the concert. 2. If no one comes to help, we shall be obliged to do the work ourselves. 3. If you put on your glasses, you will see better. 4. What shall we do if they are late. 5. Will you be very angry if we don’t come. 6. Will he be very displeased if I don’t ring him up? 7. They will be surprised if I make such a mistake. 8. If he doesn’t come in , shall we have to wait for him?

Exercise 2

Open the brackets, using Conditionals(II) (present, future), Conditionals (III) (past).

1. If you (to be) busy, I (to leave) you alone. 2. If I (to live) in Moscow, I (to visit) the Tretyakov Gallery every year. 3. If I (to get) a ticket, (to do) to the performance. 4. If (to live) near the wood, I (to gather) a lot of mushrooms. 5. If my father (to return) early, we (to watch) TV together. 6. If she (to know) English, she (to try) to enter the University. 7. If my friend (to come) to see me, I (to be) very glad. 8. If my mother (to buy) a cake, we (to have) a very nice tea party. 9. If we (to receive) a telegram from him, we (not to worry).

Exercise 3

Make up conditionals.

  1. You did not ring me up, so I did not know you were in trouble. If _______________________ .

  2. They spent a year in the tropics, so they got very suntanned. If ________________________ .

  3. The travellers had no camera with them, so they could not take photos of the beautiful scenery. If _____________________________ .

  4. He is an excellent specialist, but I cannot ask his advice because I am not acquainted with him. If ___________________________ .

  5. You cannot enjoy this merry(festive) evening party because you have a toothache. If _______________________ .

  6. We shall not go to see them because it is very late. If ________________________________ .

  7. We lost our way because the night was pitch dark. If ________________________________ .

  8. The ship was sailing near the coast, that’s why it struck the rock.

  9. It is late and I have to go home. If ___________________________________ .

  10. I did not translate this article yesterday because I had no dictionary. If __________________ .

Exercise 4

Translate into English.

1. Ми б читали англійські книжки в оригіналі, як би знали англійську мову краще. 2. Як би я був на твоєму місці, я б не відмовився взяти участь у змаганнях. 3. На вашому місці я поїхав би туди потягом. 4. Якби не ви, ми заблукали б. 5. Якби він був розумнішим, він не пішов би до лісу вчора. 6. Якби ми більше попрацювали, ми знали б мову краще. 7. Я впевнений, що всі були б раді, якби вечірка відбулася. 8. Він купив би автомобіль минулого року, але на той час у нього не було грошей. 9. Якби ви прийшли о сьомій годині, ви б мене застали вдома. 10. Вони пішли б у кіно сьогодні ввечері, але їм треба готуватися до екзамену.

Exercise 5

Paraphrase the following sentences, using I wish.

  1. It’s a pity you are not with us these days.

  2. My friend was sorry not to have had enough time to finish his test-paper.

  3. It’s a pity we shan’t be able to reach home before tea time.

  4. I am sorry I made you upset by telling you this news.

  5. Unfortunately they won’t return before Christmas.

  6. It’s a pity that you didn’t send for us last night.

Exercise 6

Translate into English, using I wish

1. а) Шкода, що ви прийшли так пізно.

б) Шкода, що ви не прийшли раніше.

2. а) Прикро, що ми пішли до того часу, коли він прийшов.

б) Прикро, що ми не дочекались, коли він прийде.

3. а) На жаль, вони ще нічого не знають.

б) На жаль, вони вже знають про це.

4. а) Мені тепер прикро, що не використав його пораду.

б) Мені тепер прикро, що використав його пораду.

Exercise 7

Translate into English, using I wish

1. Якби я був зараз вільний! 2. Прикро, що і вчора у мене було мало часу. 3. Було б добре, як-би ви написали їй про це самі. 4. Він пошкодував, що залишив інститут. 5. Якби я прийшов на вокзал вчасно! 6. Як би зараз у нас були канікули. 7. Якби він прийшов сьогодні ввечері! 8. Шкода, що ви вимкнули телевізор так пізно. 9. Вона шкодувала, що не розказала нам цю історію раніше.