Don't make that noise! It's annoying. >>> I wish you ...
wouldn't make that noise.
What a pity you didn't tell me earlier! >>> I wish you ...
had told me earlier.
Her sister lies to their parents and she doesn't like that. >>> She wishes her sister ...
wouldn't lie to their parents.
I have a lot of work to do until tomorrow, so I can't come with you to the party. >>> I wish ...
I could come with you to the party.
You are busy and cannot come to the theatre with me. I wish ...
you were coming to the theatre with me
We need to go to work on Monday. It's so sad... >>> I wish we ...
didn't have to go to work on Monday.
I am travelling to Japan next week and I can't speak Japanese. >> I wish ...
I could speak Japanese.
We don't have a car. >>> I wish ... a car.
we had
They are always calling us at night. >>> We wish they ...
wouldn't call us at night!
I envy my best friend because she is so popular. >>> I wish I ...
were as popular as my best friend.
You are making doughnuts, but I'd like some pancakes. I wish ...
you were making pancakes instead of doughnuts.
My boyfriend never brings me flowers! And I love flowers... > I wish he ...
would bring me flowers.
Please stop biting your nails! >>> I wish you ...
would stop biting your nails!
My friends keep talking about their kids and I don't have kids. >>> I wish they ...
would speak about something else.
I am short and suffer because of that. I wish ... taller.
I were
I am at work, but I wish ... at the beach.
I were
I am not very smart. I wish ...
I were smarter
She complained to her boss about the tasks she had to do and now he thinks she is lazy. >>> She wishes she ...
hadn't complained to her boss about her tasks.
What a shame you can't come with us to the party! >>> I wish ...
you could come with us to the party!
We are going to have an exam soon. >>> I wish ...
we didn't have to take this exam.
I had an accident a few years ago and you keep talking about it. It is annoying. >>> I wish you ...
would stop talking about that accident
I regret not visiting Versailles when I was in France last year. >>> I wish I ...
had visited Versailles when I was in France last year.
You work mate told your boss something about you and you are angry. You tell him/her. >>> "I wish you ..."
hadn't done that.
Mark told his girlfriend the truth and now he regrets it. > Mark wishes he ...
hadn't told (her) the truth.
I want you to stop borrowing my equipment without asking first! >>> I wish you ...
wouldn't borrow my equipment without asking me first!