ACTIVE ENGLISH: BOOK 3 / PAGE 105 WISH / IF ONLY

Rewrite the sentences using “wish”.

1. Jane doesn’t have a boyfriend.

She wishes she had a boyfriend.

2. My parents want me to study more.

3. I can’t cook very well.

4. My sister isn’t very tall.

5. My neighbors are very noisy.

6. I will work tomorrow.

7. Mary won’t go to the party.

8. I have an important test in two days, but I don’t have time to study.

9. My cat is very sick.

10. My girlfriend won’t call me.

11. Larry and John can’t visit their friends this weekend.

12. Susan is too tired to exercise.

13. Roger and I can’t go out because we don’t have a babysitter.

14. It will rain this weekend.

15. That jacket is very expensive.

16. Little John can’t ride his bike on the street.

17. The principal will call my parents.

18. My bedroom is too small for me and my two sisters.

19. I don’t have enough money to pay the phone bill.

20. I will stay home on my vacation because I don’t have money to travel.

21. My brother and my boyfriend don’t get along very well.

22. Some of my classmates are not nice to me.

1. Jane doesn’t have a boyfriend.
She wishes she had a boyfriend.
2. My parents want me to study more.
They wish I studied more.
3. I can’t cook very well.
I wish I could cook very well.
4. My sister isn’t very tall.
She wishes she were tall/taller.
5. My neighbors are very noisy.
I wish they were quiet.
6. I will work tomorrow.
I wish I would stay home tomorrow. / I wish I wouldn’t work tomorrow.
7. Mary won’t go to the party.
She wishes she would go to the party.
8. I have an important test in two days, but I don’t have time to study.
I wish I had time to study.
9. My cat is very sick.
I wish it were fine/ok.
10. My girlfriend won’t call me.
I wish she would call me.
11. Larry and John can’t visit their friends this weekend.
They wish they could visit their friends this weekend.
12. Susan is too tired to exercise.
She wishes she weren’t too tired to exercise.
13. Roger and I can’t go out because we don’t have a babysitter.
We wish we could go out. / We wish we had a babysitter.
14. It will rain this weekend.
I wish it would be sunny.
15. That jacket is very expensive.
I wish it weren’t very expensive.
16. Little John can’t ride his bike on the street.
He wishes he could ride his bike on the street.
17. The principal will call my parents.
I wish he wouldn’t call my parents.
18. My bedroom is too small for me and my two sisters.
I wish my bedroom weren’t too small. / I wish my bedroom were bigger.
19. I don’t have enough money to pay the phone bill.
I wish I had money to pay the phone bill.
20. I will stay home on my vacation because I don’t have money to travel.
I wish I had money to travel.
21. My brother and my boyfriend don’t get along very well.
I wish they got along very well.
22. Some of my classmates are not nice to me.
I wish they were nice to me.