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61. Complete the conversations with a sentence using wish.

  1. Sue: My mother’s really angry with me.

Pam: Why?

Sue: Because she found out I left my job.

Pam: Oh, yes. I told her that.

Sue: Well, I ________ . It’s none of your business.

Pam: I’m sorry.

2. Tony: Have you seen James’s new jacket? I bet it was expensive.

Ana: He told me it cost him 500$.

Tony: I ________ .

Ana: Well, you may not be rich, but you’re much better looking than James.

Tony: Am I?

3. Gary: You seem to enjoy dancing with Lionel.

Jane: Yes, I do. He’s a very good dancer.

Gary: I ________ when I was young.

Jane: You could learn now.

Gary: Oh, I’d feel stupid in a dancing class at my age.

4. Eva: I went to Norway last month.

May: Really? My brother’s living in Oslo now.

Eva: I ________ . I could’ve visited him.

May: Yes, it’s a pity. You must tell me if you have to go there again.

5. Fred: My parents moved to New York last month.

Jan: How do they like it?

Fred: My mother likes it, but my father misses their old home. He _______ .

Jan: Perhaps he’ll get used to it.

Fred: I doubt it.

6. Kay: My brothers are digging a swimming pool.

Jill: That sounds like a hard work.

Kay: It is. Actually, I suspect ________ . But they can’t stop now. There’s a great big hole in the middle of the garden.

Jill: Yes, I see what you mean.

62. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form. (Use could where suitable.)

1. I missed the party. I wish I (be) there. 2. I’m cold. I wish I (have) a pullover with me. 3. How many more times! I wish you (listen) more carefully. 4. This is a lovely place for a holiday. I wish you (be) here. 5. It’s lovely being here. I wish I (not have to) go. 6. I suppose I like her, but I wish she (not be) so talkative. 7. Our whole romance was a mistake! I wish I (never meet) you! 8. I desperately need some scissors. I wish I (find) some. 9. I wish I (study) harder when I was at school. 10. Look at this! I wish you (not leave) these dirty socks on the floor. 11. That water looks lovely! I wish I (learn) how to swim. 12. I’ve just missed the last bus home; I wish I (have) a car. 13. I feel ill. I wish I (not drink) a lot. 14. I can’t get into the house. I wish I (not leave) my keys at the office. 15. The match is awful; I wish I (can enjoy) myself at home. 16. You make me wish I (be) ten years younger! 17. I wish I (not forget) to pay the phone bill. 18. I wish we (live) in a bigger house in a better district. 19. I shot him, officer, but now I wish I (not do) it.

63. Edith is talking to a friend about an old man called Arthur who lives near her. Arthur is a rather sad old man. He has a lot of regrets about what happened in the past and about his present life. Read what Edith says about him and say what Arthur’s regrets are.

Example: Arthur wishes he didn’t live in an old caravan.

Edith: Arthur lives in an old caravan. He never married, you know. He can’t find work. Well, he left school when he was twelve. He never had a real job of course. And his health isn’t good. He hasn’t got any friends, poor man. People don’t like him. He got into trouble with the police, you know. Well, he never knew his parents. He had a bad start in life.