To show that we are not satisfied with present circumstances,that we regret past actions or that we hope for changes in the future I- Wish/ If only + simple past expresses regrets or wishes concerning present circumstances 1/ I haven’t got enough money 2/ She doesn’t know how to cook 3/ They work on Sundays 4/ I don’t speak German 5/ He can’t dance 6/ We haven’t got a car 7/ I must all the housework 8/ They can’t come with us 9/ She isn’t old enough to travel alone 10/ He can’t understand the lesson 1/I wish……………………………………………………… 2/ She wishes…………………………………………… 3/ They wish……………………………………………… 4/ I wish…………………………………………………… … 5/ He wishes………………………………………………… 6/ We wish…………………………………………………… 7/ I wish…………………………………………………… 8/ They wish……………………………………………… 9/ She wishes…………………………………………… 10/ He wishes……………………………………………… I- Wish/ If only + past perfect expresses regrets or wishes concerning past circumstances 1/ I ate a lot of sweets yesterday 2/ She arrived too late in the morning 3/ They didn’t get good marks 4/ I didn’t see the match last night 5/ He couldn’t find the job 6/ We didn’t have enough time 7/ I was very busy last weekend 8/ They couldn’t answer the exercises 9/ She was alone at home last weekend 10/ He couldn’t find a solution 1/I wish……………………………………………………… 2/ She wishes…………………………………………… 3/ They wish……………………………………………… 4/ I wish…………………………………………………… … 5/ He wishes………………………………………………… 6/ We wish…………………………………………………… 7/ I wish…………………………………………………… 8/ They wish……………………………………………… 9/ She wishes…………………………………………… 10/ He wishes……………………………………………… I- Wish/ If only + conditional expresses a wish concerning a change in someone else’s attitude or behaviour in the future 1/ My room-mate won’t turn his radio down 2/ My parents want me to change my hairstyle 3/ His teacher wants him to come school early 4/ I’d like my girl friend to visit me more often 5/ She’d like her husband to stop drinking 6/ It hasn’t snowed for a long time 7/ Her children quarrel a lot 8/ He’d like his father to stop smoking 9/ His father won’t let him travel 10/He’d like her to change her behaviour 1/I wish…………………………………….……………… 2/ They wish….…………………………… ……… 3/ He wishes………………………………….………… 4/ I wish……………………………………….……… … 5/ She wishes…………………………………………… 6/ We wish………………………………….………… 7/ She wishes……………………………….………… 8/ He wishes………………………………….…………… 9/ He wishes…………………………….……………… 10/He wishes………………………………………………