WISH STATEMENTS By Lilian Marchesoni

To express impossible or unlikely wishes about present situations When do we use “wish”? To express impossible or unlikely wishes about present situations The verb following wish is in the ________. past

will would can could am / is / are were have had

Think of wishes for the following situations.

I have to work. I can’t go on vacation. could go I wish I ____________ on vacation.

They don’t have a baby yet. They wish they _________ a baby. had

He has to work hard six days a week. He wishes he ___________ only four days a week. worked

She won’t finish work early today. would finish She wishes she _______________ work early today.

She doesn’t wear designer clothes. She wishes she _________ the most expensive ones. wore

He doesn’t have enough money. He is poor. had He wishes he _______ more money. He wishes he _______ rich. were

The boy is really sad because he lost the baseball game. His father wishes he __________ so sad! weren’t

He doesn’t have a good car. He wishes he ______ a better car. had

he _______________ to get one. He has to get an injection. He wishes he _______________ to get one. didn’t have

He is too short. He can’t reach. He wishes he _______ taller. were

She doesn’t know how to cook well. She wishes she _______ how to cook wonderfully. knew

He wishes he ______ in a bigger house. He lives in a small house. lived He wishes he ______ in a bigger house.