WISH CLAUSE I/ From & Use typ e FROM USE ADV of TIME 1 S+wish+S + WOULD+V(- TO) điều ao ước có thể xảy ra ở tương lai Tomorrow, next, in the future 2 S+wish+S+V ed 2nd (beWERE) điều ao ước không có thật ở hiện tại Now, right now, at present, at the moment, at once, today 3 S+wish+S+had+V ed 3rd điều ao ước không thật ở quá khứ Yesterday, last, in the past Ex: I wish I would be an astronaut in the future. I wish I were rich. She wishes she had had enough money to buy the house. NOTES: S+WISH…=IF ONLY EX: I wish I had met her yesterday. = If only I had mer her yesterday. II/ Rewrite sentences using WISH CL: 1/ TYPE 1: EX: + He won’t come to my party. I wish he would come to my party. + He wants to be a teacher. He wishes he would be a teacher. Dùng WISH 1 viết lại câu khi câu đó ở thì tương lai hoặc ngụ ý ở tương lai, viết lại đổi thể. Nếu trong câu có “want” (muốn), “hope” (hi vọng) thì viết lại không đổi thể. 2/ TYPE 2: EX: What a pity. I don’t have free time. I wish I had free time. Dùng WISH 2 viết lại câu khi câu đó ở thì hiện tại, viết lại đổi thể. 3/ TYPE 3: EX: + I’m sorry, I didn’t help you. I wish I had helped you. + I regret not telling you the truth. I wish I had told you the truth. Dùng WISH 3 viết lại câu khi câu đó ở thì quá khứ, hoặc ngụ ý quá khứ, viết lại câu đổi thể. Notes: Khi viết lại câu dùng WISH CLAUSE ta không viết lại các thành ngữ như: I’m sorry, what a pity,… EXERCISES I/ Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses: 1. She wishes her father (be) ____her now to help her. 2. I wish you (not give) ____them my phone number yesterday. 3. I wish they (visit) _____us when they were in town. 4. I wish somone (give) _______ me a job next month. 5. If only I (can take) ______the trip to Hanoi with her next summer. 6. We wish we (understand) ______all the teacher’s explantion yesterday. 7. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes he (watch) _______it. 8. If only I (have) _____more time to do this job. 9. I wish she (come) _______to see me yesterday. 10.I wish that someday I (be) ____able to marry her. II/ Rewrite the sentences below, using Wish or If Only to express wishes: 1. My father isn’t her now. I want him to be here now. 2. You talk more than you work. The teacher wants you to work more than to talk. 3. John would like to be an astronaut when he grows up. 4. I’m sorry I didn’t help you yesterday. 5. I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth. 6. Mary is afraid she won’t be able to attend your wedding next week. 7. We regret that we didn’t have enough money to buy that house. 8. You drive too fast. I’d like you to drive more slowly. 9. You are too lazy. The teacher wants you to be more studious. 10.I’m afraid he won’t get over his illness soon. 11.I’m not a doctor. 12.I haven’t enough money to buy this book. 13.I live in a big city, but I don’t like it. 14.Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job. 15.Tomrrow is a workday. 16.We have to work this Saturday. 17.I feel sick because I ate too much ice-cream. 18.It’s pity that you were not here last week. 19.I regret speaking to him so impolitely yesterday. 20.Alan regretted asking Arthur to lend him 20$. 21.I want the baby to stop crying. 22.He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Molly to his party. 23.The hotel wasn’t good. 24.I didn’t understand the lesson. 25.My friend didn’t pass his exam. KEYS II/ 1. I wish my father were here now. 2. The teacher wishes you worked more than you talked. 3. John wishes he would be an astronaut in the future (when he grew up) 4. I wish I had helped you yesterday. 5. I wish you had given me a chance… 6. Mary wishes she would be able to attend… 7. We wish we had had enough money… 8. I wish you drove more slowly 9. The teacher wishes you were more studious. 10.I wish he would get over… 11.I wish I were a doctor. 12.I wish I had enough money… 13.I wish I didn’t live in a big city. 14.Nam wishes he had accepted the job. 15.I wish tomorrow weren’t a workday. 16.We wish we wouldn’t have to work this Saturday. 17.I wish I hadn’t eaten too much ice-cream. 18.I wish you had been here last week. 19.I wish I hadn’t spoken to him so impolitely yesterday. 20.Alan wished he hadn’t askes Arthur to lend him 20$. 21.I wish the baby stopped crying. 22.He wishes he had invited Molly to his party. 23.I wish the hotel had been good. 24.I wish I had understood the lesson. 25.I wish my friend had passed his exam. EXERCISES CONDITIONALS and WISH / CONJUNCTIONS I / Choose the best options: 1. If I found a wallet in the street, I ________take it to police. A. will B. should C. would D. shall 2. I don’t really want to go their party, but I probaly will go. They’d be offended if I ____go. A. didn’t B. don’t C. will D. will not 3. What would you do if you _____a million pounds? A. win B. won C. will win D. A and C 4. I’m not tired enough to go to bed yet. I wouldn’t sleep if I _______to bed now. A. go B. went C. had gone D. would go 5. I _____that coat if I were you. A. wouldn’t buy B. didn’t buy C. don’t buy D. won’t buy 6. I don’t know many people. I wish I _____more people. A. know B. knew C. have known D. should know 7. I have to work tomorrow. I wish I ______in bed. A. would stay B. should stay C. stay D. stayed 8. Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he__it, he would have been late for his interview. A. missed B. has missed C. miss D. had missed 9. I wan’t tired last night. If I had been tired, I _____home earlier. A. would have gone B. will go C. go D. went 10.I wish _____so much. A. I B. I hadn’t eaten C. I do not eat D. I won’t eat 11.Hadn’t it been for your help, I ______. A. would get lost B. got lost C. would have got lost D.had got lost 12.I wish I ____applied for the job. A. will B. should C.had D. have 13.If Margaret hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, she _________injured. A. has been B. would has been C. would be D. would have been 14.If the driver in front ________so suddenly, the accident wouldn’t have happened. A hasn’t stopped B. hadn’t stopped C. didn’t stop D. don’t stop 15.If you didn’t do this, you ______punished. A. are B. will be C. should be D. would be 16.They helped me a lot. I don’t know what I _______without their help. A. have done B. had done C. would have done D. will do 17.I wish you _____something instead if just sitting and doing nothing. A. do B. should C. will do D. would do 18.I wish Sarah _______here now. A. is B. were C. would be D. will be 19.When we were children, in summer, if the weather was fine, we _all get up early and go for a swim A. would B. will C. should D. A and B 20.The teacher _____the essays if he has time. A. will grade B. would grade C. will have graded D. graded 21.The bus won’t stop _____you ring the bell. A. when B. if C. if not D. unless 22._____a car to drive now. A. If I had B. Only I had C. If only I had D. Better I had 23.I wish I ______to the party last night. A. went B. go C. had gone D. have gone 24.–What are you going to do next year? _ I wish I _____the answer to that question. A. knew B. had known C. would know D. will know 25._It’s a pity the weather was bad yesterday. _ Yes, if it hadn’t been cold, we _________swimming. A. would go B. would have gone C. had gone D. went 26.She wishes she _____a doctor in the future. A. is B. were C. will be D. would be 27.I wish I ___your wedding, but I was in Paris. A. could attend B. would attend C. attended D. could have attended 28.If only _____taller, I might be better at basketball. A. I am B. I were C. I be D. I have been 29.Cathy refused the job offer. I wish she _____that. A. not do B. not to do C. couldn’t have done D. hadn’t done 30.If a catalyst _____, the reaction occurs more rapidly. A. uses B. was used C. is used D. will be used 31.Mary jogs every day _____lose weight. A. so she can B. so that she can C. because she can D. so that to 32.We’ll be late ______we hurry. A. if B. despite C. unless D. when 33.She failed the test _____she studied hard. A. although B. even though C. as D. A and B 34.You should bring an umbrella _______it rains. A. if B. unless C. in case D. because of 35.He went on working ______feeling unwell. A. although B. unless C. due to D. despite 36.They decided to go ______the danger. A. because B. in spite of C. although D. so 37. _____, they lost, their fans gave them a big cheer. A. However B. In spite of C. If D. Although 38.Jane has a computer, ______she doesn’t use it. A. and B. since C. but D. in spite of 39. ____we had got on the plane, it stared to rain. A. If B. While C. Before D. As soon as 40.We have to wait ______every body else finishes their turn. A. when B. but C. so D. until 41.Mark heard the news on the radio _______he was driving home. A. while B.as C. until D. A and B 42.What are you going to do ________graduating from university? A. before B. after C. so D. because 43.I am not so good at English, __________ I have to practice more. A. but B. so C. while D. despite 44. ______the fact she failed the exam, she didn’t look disappointed. A. Although B. Despite C. In spite of D. B and C 45.We didn’t go to France last summer ________we couldn’t afford to. A. so B. when C. because D. because of 46.You can’t drive a car ________you have a license. A. unless B. so C. in case D. if 47._____ the flight delay, they did not attend the conference. A. Because B. As C. Although D. Because of 48.The storm was so strong, __________, all the crops were destroyed A. However B. As a result C. Consequently D. B and C 49.Everyone thought she would accept the offer. ________she turned it down. A. However B. So C. Too D. Moreover 50.Mrs. Jones has car and a villa. _______________, she owns a big company. A. I n addition B. But C. Therefore D. However. KEYS 1C 2A 3B 4B 5B 6B 7A 8D 9A 10B 11C 12C 13D 14B 15D 16C 17D 18B 19A 20A 21D 22C 23C 24A 25B 26D 27D 28B 29D 30C 31B 32C 33D 34C 35D 36B 37D 38C 39D 40D 41D 42B 43B 44D 45C 46A 47D 48D 49A 50A . in the future 2 S+wish+S+V ed 2nd (beWERE) điều ao ước không có thật ở hiện tại Now, right now, at present, at the moment, at once, today 3 S+wish+S+had+V. tương lai hoặc ngụ ý ở tương lai, viết lại đổi thể. Nếu trong câu có “want” (muốn) , “hope” (hi vọng) thì viết lại không đổi thể. 2/ TYPE 2: EX: What a pity.