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English 30 Public

wishes (present, past, future), regrets, it's time, Supposing.

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A real regret you have

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Your co-worker is always late

I wish he would come to work on time. / I wish he wasn't late all the time.

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You went on safari, but didn't see an elephant.

I wish I had seen an elephant

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There is a big queue to get into the night club and it's raining

I wish they would just let us inside. / I wish it would stop raining. / I wish all these people would go home.

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It's only Monday but you already want it to be the weekend

I wish it was/were the weekend already.

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You ate too much chocolate last night and now you regret it

I wish I hadn't eaten so much chocolate last night

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You need to make a call but the phone is dead

I wish I had charged my phone last night. / I wish I had my charger with me. / I wish there was a public phone here.

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You regret never learning to play a musical instrument

I wish I had learnt a musical instrument.

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Your computer broke and you have lost all your files

I wish I had bought a better computer. / I wish my computer hadn't broken. / I wish I had backed up all my files.

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The man next to you on the train can't stop eating roasted chicken

I wish he wouldn't eat chicken on the train. / I wish he would eat his chicken somewhere else.

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I want to be smaller

I wish I was/were smaller. / I wish I wasn't/weren't so big.

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I don't have any honey

I wish I had some honey. / I wish I had my own beehive.

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You are in trouble for not paying your bills

I wish I could pay the bills. / I wish I had paid the bills. / I wish I had more money.

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If only they _____ (ask) you for advice before they started the project. You're the expert!

had asked

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He wishes he ____ (travel) back in time and visit Ancient Rome.

could travel

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I'm not saying it again. I wish you _____ (listen) when I'm talking. I'm annoyed.

would listen

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