1. WISH STATEMENTS By Lilian Marchesoni

2. 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

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

4. Think of wishes for the following situations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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