Топик: Ключи для оксфордской рабочей тетради (Upper-Intermediate)

I wish you were rich. I wish I were rich. I wish you could come. I wish I could come. I wish you would come. I wish you had come.

Exercise 2

a could/ e had stayed

was able to f didn't speak/ b wasn't wouldn't speak c didn't g hadn't spent d hadn't gone h lived

3 Expressions of regret Exercise 1

a I wish I'd invited him to the party.

b You should have been watching ..,

c If only I hadn't said that to her.

d I wish I hadn't hit him.

e I'd rather you didn't tell her.

f I wish Megan didn't/wouldn't stay

out so late.

g If only we could come ... h I should have worked harder ...

Exercise 2 (Sample answers)

a I wish I had a Rolls Royce.

b If only I could get a job.

c If only I could get to sleep. I wish it

were morning. d We should have booked some

rooms.

e I wish I'd bought some petrol. f I wish she'd stop playing, (the cat

speaking!)

4 Making excuses Exercise 1

a If I hadn't had the shellfish, I

wouldn't have been ill. b I would have phoned you if I'd had

the time. c If I'd known the jumper was so

expensive, I wouldn't have bought

it. d I wouldn't have believed it if I

hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

Exercise 2