Chapter wish clause

Chapter :wish clause
A : Định nghĩa: Câu ao ớc là câu diễn tả một mong ớc,một mong ớc
không có thực hoặc khó có thể xẩy ra.
B : Phân loại:
1. Câu ao ớc ở quá khứ: Dùng để diễn tả ớc muốn không có thực ở
quá khứ ngời ta dùng thì quá khứ hoàn thành trong mệnh đề đứng
sau wish

S

1

2

+ Wish + S + had + V(ed/3)

I
money yesterday
I wish I had money yesterday
2.

Câu ao ớc ở hiện tại: Để diễn đạt ớc muốn không có thực ở hiện
tại ngời ta dùng thì quá khứ của động từ trong mệnh đề đứng sau
wish

S

3.

didnt have enough

1

2

+ Wish + S + V(ed/2)/were

I dont know EnglishI wish I knew English
He watches this film He wish he didnt watch this film
Câu ao ớc ở tơng lai : Để diễn tả một ớc muốn không có thực ở tơng lai

S

1

2

+ Wish + S + would + V(base form)

I wont love her
I wish I would love her
* Note: IF ONLY (Giỏ m) Cỏch s dng ging vi WISH
She cant come tomorrow


she wishes she could come tomorrow
If only she could come tomorrow
C : Cách làm: Đ chuyển câu dới dạng biểu đạt câu ớc muốn ta tiến hành
theo các bớc sau:
1. Xác định câu đã cho ở thì nào thì câu ớc muốn ở thì đó
2. Câu đã cho viết ở thức thể nào thì câu ớc muốn sẽ ở dạng ngợc lại(câu

đã cho ở khẳng định thì câu ớc muốn ở phủ định và ngợc lại)
3. Đối chiếu công thức của câu ớc muốn và hoàn thành câu
Rewrite sentences so that the meaning stay the same
1.
The boy is too short to play volleyball
He wishes __________________________________________________
2. Her little brother cant swim
He wishes __________________________________________________
3. Lan never visit the citadel in Hue
She wish ___________________________________________________
4. Their mother doesnt buy them new comics
They wish __________________________________________________
5. Tuan doesnt write the coposition
He wishes __________________________________________________
6. Quy doesnt take part in the soccer match training
She wishes _________________________________________________
7. Her mother cant drive a car
She wishes _________________________________________________
8. The Y and Y club cancels the meeting
The members wish____________________________________________
9. Lan can not run as fast as her friends
She wishes ________________________________________________
10. It rain today
We wish ___________________________________________________
11. She doesnt join the trip with her classmates
She wishes _________________________________________________
12. Phong gets bad mark this semester
He wishes __________________________________________________
13. Thu doesnt have enough time to do the test
She wishes _________________________________________________

14. Its cold and windy
I wish _____________________________________________________
15. Lan miss the bus to school




She wishes _________________________________________________
16. I can’t hear that strange noise
I wish _____________________________________________________
24.Some student are late for class
They wish _________________________________________________
25.My class make a lot of noise
I wish _____________________________________________________
26.I didn’t go shopping
I wish _____________________________________________________
27.You didn’t tell them about it
I wish _____________________________________________________
28.John didn’t come to the meeting
I wish _____________________________________________________
29.He made a lot of mistake last year
I wish ____________________________________________________
30.I’m sorry I missed the film last night
I wish ____________________________________________________
31.They do nothing for their mini-project
They wish __________________________________________________
32.Hoa and Ba won’t go fishing this weekend
They wish __________________________________________________
33. Nam’s father doesn’t get the promotion
He wishes__________________________________________________

34. My team doesn’t win the game
I wish _____________________________________________________
35. I don’t know how to speak Spanish
I wish _____________________________________________________
36.Thang has to stay home because of her sickness
He wishes _________________________________________________
37.The girls don’t perform very well
They wish _________________________________________________
Correct the verb form
1.I wish you(drive) carefully in the future
2. He wishes his mother (be) here now to give him some advices
3. I wish I (know) all about this matter several week ago
4. I wish I (have) more time now to help you with your work
5. I wish I (study) psychology when I was a college


6. I wish someone (offer) to help me with that work tomorrow
7.It’s a pity you didn’t ask him how to get there I wish you (ask) him how
to get there.
8. Tom wish he (be) there yesterday
9. Susan wishes she (can speak) VietNamese
10. They wish they (come) to class on time yesterday morning.
11. I wish I ( spend) my last summer vacation in the mountains.
12.I wish she (come) to see me yesterday.
13.If only I ( have) more time to do this job.
14.He missed an exceiting football match on TV last night. He wishes he (
watch ) it.
15.I wish you ( not give ) them my phone number yesterday.
16.We wish we ( understand) all the teacher’s explanation yesterday
17.I wish I (be) free now

18.I can’t come tomorrow.I wish I (come) tomorrow
19.The little boy wishes he (become) an arcobat when he grew up
20.I wish I (be) a famous singer
21.I wish I (see) this film on television again
22. I wish they (know) the truth yesterday
23. She wishes her father ( be) here now to help her
24. I wish they ( visit) us when they were in town.
25. I wish someone ( give) me a job next month.
26. If only I ( can take) the trip to Hanoi with her next summer.
27. I wish they ( know) the truth yesterday.
28. I wish I (see) that film on TV again.
29. We wish she (be) our teacher of English.
30. My brother wishes he (not waste) time when he was young.
Choose the best answer
1.I couldn’t come to Mary’s birthday party last night. I wish…….. there.
a. I could
b. I had come
c. I could have come
d. came
2.This is a difficult problem. I wish I ……..the answer.
a. know
b. knew
c. had known
d. would know
3.I can’t understand anything Marie says. I wish I …….French.
a. can speak b. speak
c. could speak
d. speaking
4.I want to get in touch with Jane. If only I …….her phone number.
a. knew

b. to know
c. know
d. knowing


5. Helen has a lot of work to do today. She wishes she …….more time.
a. has had
b. has
c. had had
d. had
6. Mary didn’t get good marks for the test last week. She wishes she
…….more carefully.
a. study
b. would study c. studied
d. had studied
7.I wish you …….watching television while I am talking to you.
a. stop
b. stopped
c. stop
d. to stop
8.Bill wishes he …….more money so he could buy a new bike.
a. has
b. have
c. had
d. having
9. If only I…….a birth, I could fly freely to anywhere I want.
a. am
b. was
c. were
d. would be

10. I wish I …….so rude to my parents yesterday.
a. weren’t
b. hadn’t been
c. haven’t been d. am not
11. I wish I ……..play the piano as well as my close friend ……..
a. could/ play b. can/ plays
c. could/ plays d. can play
12.I wish I …….. to my parents. Now it’s too late.
a. listen
b. would listen c. have listened d. had listened
13. If only he ……..me the truth, I didn’t treat her badly.
a. told
b. had told
c. tells
d. would tell
14.I wish I ……to the movies with you last night.
a. went
b. go
c. have gone
d. had gone
15. She wishes she ……him the bad news yesterday.
a. didn’t tell b. doesn’t tell
c. hadn’t told
d. wouldn’t tell
16.If only I …… for that job, I might be a typist now.
a. apply
b. applied
c. had applied
d. have applied
1. It's a pity that you didn't tell us about this.

A. I wish you told us about this.
B. I wish you would told us about this.
C. I wish you had told us about this.
D. I wish you have told us about this.
2. It's such a pity your sister can't come as well.
A. I am very sorry that your sister couldn't come.
B. I wonder why your sister can't come.
C. If only your sister could come as well.
D. If only your sister can come
3.They regret ever getting married.
A. They wish they had never got married.
B. They wish they never got married.


C. They wish they did not get married.
D. They wish they have never got married.
4. I'm sorry that he won't accept the job he 's been offered.
A. I wish he will accept the job he's been offered.
B. I wish he would accept the job he's been offered.
C. I wish he had accepted the job he's been offered.
D. I wish he would haveaccepted the job he's been offered.
5. He doesn’t help his mother with house work
A. I wish he helps his mother with house work
B. I wish he does helped his mother with house work
C. I wish he helped his mother with house work
D. I wish he would help his mother with house work
6. My friends often go on a camping trip without me
A. I wish my friends go on a camping trip without me
B. I wish my friends went on a camping trip without me
C. I wish my friends go on a camping trip with me

D. I wish my friends went on a camping trip with me
7. He must go now
A. He wishes he doesn’t go now
B. He wishes he won’t go now
C. He wishes he didn’t have to go now
D. He wishes he hadn’t to go now
8.I regret going to bed so late last night.
A. I wish I didn't go to bed so late last night.
B. I wish I went to bed early last night.
C. I wish I hadn't gone to bed so late last night.
D. I wish I had gone to bed early last night.
9.what a pity! You aren’t here with us now
A. I wish you aren’t here with us now
B. I wish you weren’t here with us now
C. I wish you were here with us now
D. I wish you would be here with us now
10. I’d like my father give up smoking
A. I wish my father gave up smoking
B. I wish my father will give up smoking
C. I wish my father gives up smoking
D. I wish my father can give up smoking