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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 do 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.

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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.

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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.

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