(I wish/If only / I'd rather...) ________________ (come) backpacking with you to Europe but I can’t afford it.
I wish/If only I could come...
(I wish/If only / I'd rather...) ________________ (there be) more trains into the city. There’s only one a day from here.
I wish/If only there were...
(I wish/If only / I'd rather...) ________________ (travel) by train than by car – it’s usually faster.
I'd rather travel...
(I wish/If only / I'd rather...) ________________ (they print) menus in English as well as Arabic.
I wish/If only they would print...
(I wish/If only / I'd rather...) ________________ (study) Japanese when I was at school. I’m going on holiday there soon.
I wish/If only I had studied
(I wish/If only / I'd rather...) ________________ (buy) a ticket earlier – they’re really expensive now.
I wish/If only I had bought...
Cycling instead of walking sounds like a good idea to me.-------THAN------> I __________ walk.
...would rather cycle than...
It’s a shame you haven’t got a passport because you can’t come abroad with us.-------BE------> If you had a passport, you __________ come abroad with us!
...would be able to...
It was my first ever flight so I didn’t know what to expect.-------BEFORE------> If I _____________, I would have known what to expect.
...had flown before...
I regret spending all my money when I was on holiday.-------WISH------> I _________ all my money when I was on holiday.
...wish I had not spent...
The roads aren’t very quiet so I can’t take the bus very often.-------QUIETER------>I wish the roads ____________ because then I could take the bus more often.
...were quieter...
Coming to stay with you in Moscow would be great, but it isn’t possible.-------ONLY------>If _____________ come and stay with you in Moscow!
...only I could...
