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The people next door play loud music late at night and it keeps you awake.
I wish they....
would stop.
You are baby-sitting. The baby keeps crying.
I wish the baby...
would stop crying./stopped crying.
Your daughter bites her nails. This annoys you.
I wish she ....
would stop biting her nails.
Your friend always interrupts when you are talking.
I wish you ....
would stop interrupting me.
Your boss gets very irritable. This upsets you.
I wish my boss ...
wouldn't be so irritating.
lt's raining. You want it to be sunny.
I wish it ....
wasn't raining.
You're really bad at maths. You want to be good at maths.
I wish I wasn't / weren't so bad at maths. / I wish I was/were better at maths.
It's Tuesday. You're at school. You want it to be the weekend.
I wish it was/were the weekend. / I wish it wasn't Tuesday.
You have brown hair. You want blonde hair.
I wish...
I had blonde hair. / didn't have brown hair.
You have three sons. You want a daughter.
I wish...
I had a daughter.
Your boyfriend/girlfriend asked you to marry him/her but you said no.
Now you regret it!
I wish ...
I had said yes. / I hadn't said no.
You painted the living room green. It's a horrible colour!
I wish I
hadn't painted my living room green.
You ate too much at dinner. Now you regret it.
I wish I...
hadn't eaten so much.
You quarrelled with your best friend. You want to be friends again.
I wish I ...
hadn't quarrelled with my best friend.
You didn't work very hard at school. You failed your exams.
I wish I...
had worked harder at school. / hadn't failed my exam.
You want your boyfriend to says he'll marry you.
I wish ...
he said he would marry me.
