IwishandifonlyExercise

TherearethreedistincttypesofIwish/ifonly sentences:

1Regrets withthePASTPERFECT(thethirdconditional)
IwishIhadn'tgotsoangry.

2WantingchangeforthepresentorfuturewiththePASTSIMPLE
IwishIhadenoughmoneytogotoMozambiquethissummer.

3Complaints with WOULD+INFINITIVE

Iwishyouwouldn'tarrivesolateallthetime.

Fillthegapsusingtheverbsinbrackets.
Regrets

1 IwishI....................................drunkandkissedSamantha.(getNEGATIVE)

2 Iwishit....................................somuch.Thegarden'sturnedtomud.(rainNEGATIVE)
3 IfonlyI....................................there,Iwouldn'thavegotafine.(parkNEGATIVE)
Wantingchange

4 IfonlyI.................................... moretimeformyhobbies.(have)
5 Iwishit....................................moreofteninValencia. (rain)
6 IwishI....................................togotoyournephew'swedding.(haveNEGATIVE)
Complaints
7 Iwishyou....................................somuch.You'reacompleteidiotwhenyou'redrunk.
(drinkNEGATIVE)
8 Ifonlyit.....................................Thegarden'sasdryasabone.(rain)
9 IwishSamantha....................................herhairmoreoften.Itlookssogreasyallthetime.
(wash)
Mixed
10 Iwishyou....................................sohorribletoyourbrother.He'sareallynicebloke.(be
NEGATIVE)
11 Iwishthecouncil....................................thatbeautifuloldhouse.Itwaspartofthetown's
heritage.(demolishNEGATIVE)
12 IfonlyI....................................themoneytogotoJon'sweddinginTheStates.(have)
13 IwishI....................................hershe'dputonweight.Shehatesmenow.(tell
NEGATIVE)
14 Iwishyou....................................toyourmotherlikethat.(speakNEGATIVE)
15 Ifonlywe....................................aHewlettPackardprinter.Thecartridgesareso
expensive.(buyNEGATIVE)
16 IwishJorge....................................sofast.It'sonlyamatteroftimebeforehekills
someone.(driveNEGATIVE)

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Answers

1 IwishIhadn'tgotdrunkandkissedSamantha.
2 Iwishithadn'trainedsomuch.Thegarden'sturnedtomud.
3 IfonlyIhadn'tparkedthere,Iwouldn'thavegotafine.
4 IfonlyIhadmoretimeformyhobbies.
5 IwishitrainedmoreofteninValencia.
6 IwishIdidn'thavetogotoyournephew'swedding.
7 Iwishyouwouldn'tdrinksomuch.You'reacompleteidiotwhenyou'redrunk.
8 Ifonlyitwouldrain.Thegarden'sasdryasabone.
9 IwishSamanthawouldwashherhairmoreoften.Itlookssogreasyallthetime.
10 Iwishyouweren'tsohorribletoyourbrother.He'sareallynicebloke.
11 Iwishthecouncilhadn'tdemolishedthatbeautifuloldhouse.Itwaspartofthetown'sheritage.
12 IfonlyIhadthemoneytogotoJon'sweddinginTheStates.
13 IwishIhadn'ttoldhershe'dputonweight.Shehatesmenow.
14 Iwishyouwouldn'tspeaktoyourmotherlikethat.
15 Ifonlywehadn'tboughtaHewlettPackardprinter.Thecartridgesaresoexpensive.
16 IwishJorgewouldn'tdrivesofast.It'sonlyamatteroftimebeforehekillssomeone.

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