Тест " I Wish"

I wish / if only: упражнения с ответами.

Упражнение 1. Put the verbs given in brackets into the correct form.

1. I wish I __________ (be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team.
2. I wish I ___________ (can drive) a car and we could go travelling.
3. The Browns live in the city, but they wish they ________ (live) in the suburbs.
4. Robert can’t dance very well, but he wishes he ________ (can dance) better.
5. Kate is having a hard time learning English at the University. She wishes she ________ (study) it better at school.
6. Mike didn’t go to college after school. Now, he wishes he ________ (go) to college.
7. The weather was hot while we were there. I wish it _________ (be) a bit cooler.
8. I wish you ______ (stop) watching TV while I am talking to you.
9. I wish she ______ (can come) yesterday but she had an important meeting.
10. I wish I _______ (know) someone to whom I could have gone for advice when I was 18.

Упражнение 2. Раскроите скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму сослагательного наклонения после «I wish».

1. The weather was awful. I wish it __________ (to be) better.
2. I wish I __________ (to know) Sue’s telephone number.
3. I wish it__________ (not to rain) so much in England last week.
4. Do you wish you __________ (to study) science instead of languages last year?
5. I feel sick. I wish I __________ (not to eat) so much.
6. It’s crowded here. I wish there __________ (not to be) so many people.
7. I wish I __________ (to be) taller.
8. I wish you __________ (stop) shouting. I am not deaf you know.
9. I wish he__________ (to borrow) that book from the library last week.
10. I wish you__________ (to give) him my phone number at that party.
11. I wish it __________ (to stop) raining.
12. I wish I ________ (can speak) several languages.
13. If only I _______ (to have) the chance to study when I was younger.

Упражнение 3. Подчеркните верный вариант.

1) I wish he... (will get/got/would get) on better with his parents.

2) I wish you... (stopped/will stop/ would stop) talking at the lessons.

3) I wish I... (have/ had/had had) more money.

4) If only I... (was having / have had / had had) the chance to study when I was younger.

5) If only I... (would keep / kept / had kept) my appointment with the dentist yesterday. I wouldn't have toothache now.

6) If only you... (will/would/ wouldn't) make less noise.

7) I wish I ... (had been / hadn't been / weren't) disappointed after such an inspiring speech yesterday.

8) If only you ... (had been / would be / were) tolerant of each other's moods in your family! You would get on better.

9) I wish I... (had learnt / learnt / have learnt) to trust my own judgments in my childhood.

Ответы к упражнениям.

Упражнение 1.

1 were, 2 could drive, 3 lived, 4 could dance, 5 had studied, 6 had gone, 7  had been, 8 stopped, 9 could have come, 10 had known

Упражнение 2.

1 had been, 2 knew, 3 hadn’t rained / hadn’t been raining, 4 had studied / had been studying, 5 hadn’t eaten, 6 were not, 7 were, 8 would stop, 9 had borrowed, 10 had given, 11 would stop, 12 could speak, 13 had had

Упражнение 3.

1 would get, 2 would stop, 3 had, 4 had had, 5 had kept, 6 would, 7 hadn't been, 8 would be, 9 had learnt