Progress Check

Exercise 1 Translate the sentences into Ukrainian and analyze them.

1. "I wish I loved the Human Race; I wish I loved its silly face; I wish I liked the way it walks; I wish I liked the way it talks; And when I'm introduced to one I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!" (Sir W. Raleigh)

2. I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. (Mother Teresa)

3. Do not ask for what you will wish you had not got." (Seneca)

4. I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... But I am too busy thinking about myself. (Edith Sitwell)

5. Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better. (J.Rohn)

6. Sunday: A day given over by Americans to wishing they were dead and in heaven, and that their neighbors were dead and in hell. (H.Mencken)

7. If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time. (Edith Wharton)

8. What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.   (Sidonie Gabrielle Colette)

9. I wish someone had told me that, just because I'm a girl, I don't have to get married. (Marlo Thomas)

10. If youth only knew: if age only could. (Henri Estienne)

11. Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. (Erica Jong)

12. Don't you wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence? There's one marked 'Brightness,' but it doesn't work. (Gallagher)

13. It's when you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.   (Thornton Jim Wilder)

14. We worry about losing our memory, yet there are things we wish we could forget." (Michael Lipsey)

15. I wish I could be half as sure of anything as some people are of everything.   (Gerald Barzan)

16. "Gravity, I hate gravity I wish Sir Isaac Newton had never invented it! (Dr. Jim Horne, American Poet and Philosopher )

Exercise 2 Complete the sentences with two to five words, including the word in bold. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence.

1. I really regret not going to the party.

wish I ...................................................................... to the party.

2. What a pity you didn't get that job.

only If .............................................................................. that job.

3. I think you should look for another job.

were If I ........................................................... look for another job.

4. I don't have the time to go to night school.

would If I ........................................................ go to night school.

5. My husband started his own business when he lost his job.

not If my husband ..............he wouldn't have started his own business.

6. I can't afford to open my own restaurant.

would If I had enough money, ................................my own restaurant.

7. He doesn’t take me seriously.

would I wish ..................................................................... me seriously.

8. He was driving too fast so he got a speeding ticket.

got If he hadn’t been driving fast, he .................... a speeding ticket.

9. It would be a good idea to sell that old motorbike and buy a car. were If I ..................................... sell that old motorbike and buy a car.

10. I can't afford to go away this summer.

only If ......................................... go away this summer.

11. What a pity I couldn't go to my cousin's wedding.

wish I .......................................................... to my cousin's wedding.

12. We wanted to play tennis, but we couldn't as it was raining.

wished We ................................................................................ raining.

13. Oh no! I forgot to call Alex.

only If ....................................................... remembered to call Alex.

14. It’s a pity Fiona didn’t tell me that herself.

wish I ............................................................................ me that herself.

15. If it weren't raining, we could go on a picnic.

stop I wish .............................................. so we could go on a picnic.

Exercise 3 Look at the pictures and complete the wishes then make mixed conditionals using the prompts.

1. not/be/bored now

2. not/be/so tired now

3. not/need to/look for another

one now

4. be able to/answer the questions

5. not/have/ this huge credit card bill

6. not/still work/on it now

I wish my friends ............................................................................

If my friends ....................................................................................

Exercise 4 Rewrite the letter using wishes or if-clauses.

Dear Christine,

I just had to drop you a line and let you know what a terrible day I've had today.

Well, first of all, I thought I would let the canaries out of their cage to fly around for a while. What a mistake! They flew straight out of the open window and I haven't seen them since!

Then 1 decided to surprise my husband by putting up some new bookshelves in the lounge. Oh, dear! I drilled a hole straight into the wiring in the wall and cut off the whole street's electricity supply. What a disaster! The neighbours are furious with me.

On top of that, when my husband came home from work he tripped over the bucket I had left in the middle of the floor. Unfortunately, he hurt his ankle and he was angry with me. I shouldn't have left the bucket toe. Anyway, hopefully tomorrow will be better than today.

With love, Elise

Exercise 5 Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Шкода, що я забула книгу вдома. Я б прочитала вам цей уривок. 2. Шкода, що це трапилося. Якби ви там були, ви могли б запобігти цьому. 3. Хотілося б мені плавати так само, як і ви. 4. Якби він тільки зрозумів, що це для мене означає.. 5. Ми пожалкували, що не пішли з усіма до театру. 6. Шкода, що нам не сказали, що робити в таких випадках. 7. Було б гарно, якби хтось прийшов до нас сьогодні в гості. 8. Ми шкодували, що було так холодно і ми не могли погуляти трохи довше. 9. Вона раптово відчула свою самотність і пожалкувала про те, що пішла туди сама. 10. Шкода, що ви не послухалися поради лікаря. Вам зараз було б набагато краще. 11. Як шкода, що ти не цікавишся мистецтвом. Ми могли б піти на виставку разом. 12. Ви пошкодуєте, що не прийняли запрошення вашого англійського друга. 13. Я б хотіла, щоб ти перестав нарешті зі мною сперечатись. 14. Як би ж то можна було все змінити.