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WISH-IF ONLY WORKSHEETA-Choose the correct answer: 1. Alice didn't get a good grade. She wishes she(work)………………………..harder 2. Tom likes football very much. He wishes he (become)…………….. a professional football player 3. He was running very fast when he had a heart attack. If only he (not/run) …………………….so fast. 4. She's keen on computers. She wishes she (study) …………………………. computer science next school year. 5. I am sorry I don’t know how to use the computer. If only (know)…………………….   how to use it. 6. I stayed late at work and missed the last bus. I wish I (stay) …………………………… at work late B-FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS 1. I wish I ______ (be) the manager of this company. 2. Peter wishes he ______ (not buy) that car.It breaks down so often and causes him trouble. 3. Asley's mother wishes she ______ (do) well in the final exams next week. 4. Larry wishes he ______ (be) on a spa holiday relaxing rather than working in the office now. 5. Mary feels homesick.She wishes she ______ (be) in her home with her parents now. 6. I wish you ______ (bring) me a glass of water.I am very thirsty. 7. Karen wishes her father ______ (not go) to Russia on business.She misses him. 8. It was a very hot and sunny.I wish I ______ (take) my sunglasses and sunlotion with me. 9. You look overweight.I wish you ______ (attend) a gym this summer. 10. My father wishes he ______ (not forget) to take the camera with him.The view was wonderful. 11. Joseph wishes he ______ (not cheat) in the exam.The teacher was very angry with him. 12. I wish I ______ (not speak) so loudly.My baby brother woke up. 13. Michael wishes his father ______ (give) him £100 for the school trip next month. 14. Mr.Parker wishes there ______ (not be) mosquitoes around.They bite him badly. 15. I wish people ______ (not cut) the trees any more. 16. My mother wishes I ______ (take) her to the hospital for her operation this weekend. 17. Timothy wishes she ______ (not eat) too many strawberries.She has got a terrible stomachache. 18. Pam wishes she ______ (have) an mp3 player. She could listen to music now. 19. I wish I ______ (know) more about cooking.I have to prepare something special for my guests. 20. We wish we ______ (win) the match next Sunday. We will be this year's champion then. 21. The students wish they ______ (study) more. They all got bad marks from the maths exam. C-CIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER. 1. If you park in a restricted area, you _____ a ticket on your windshield. a. would find b. will find c. found d. could found 2. I get nervous if I _____ in front of a group. a. had to speak b. spoke c. have to speak d. will speak 3. If today _____ Friday, we could sleep in tomorrow morning. a. is b. were c. will be d. was 4. If you ____ more sleep, you _____ be so tired all of the time. a. get/would c. got/wouldn’t b. got/won’t d. don’t get/aren’t going to 5. She _____ $20 in finance charges if she _____ her bill by the due date. a. had saved/pays c. could have saved/will pay b. could save/will pay d. could have saved/had paid 6. They_____ such a big van ______ the price of gas would skyrocket. a. would have bought/if they knew b. wouldn’t have bought/if had they known c. wouldn’t have bought/had they known d. wouldn’t have bought/had they knew 7. If I _____ so much in this class, I ______ here. a. wasn’t learning/would be c. weren’t learning/wouldn’t be b. am not learning/won’t be d. wasn’t learning/wouldn’t be 8. I wish I _____ myself better in English, but I _____. a. will express/won’t c. would express/won’t b. could express/can’t d. can express/can’t D-FİLL İN THE BLANKS WİTH THE CORRECT VERB FORM. 1. My grandmother always used to say, “If it rains, it _______________ (pour).” 2. Do you believe that if you _______________ (walk) under a ladder, you’ll have bad luck? 3. Imagine—if money _______________ (grow) on trees, we’d all be rich! 4. I don’t understand the meaning of the proverb, “If wishes ___________ (be) horses, beggars would ride.” 5. If John Pemberton ____________ (invent, not) Coca-Cola in 1886, we ___________ (drink, not) it today . 6. If you _______________ (live) in the U.S. in 1824, you _________(be) one of the first Americans to taste pretzels.

7. Do you ever wish you _______________ (be) someone famous? 8. ______ we ______ (study, not) inverted conditionals in this chapter, we ______ (know, not) the answer to this! E. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Some sentences require a negation and use the contractions in the negative form. 1. Bruce wishes he ___________(have) more money so he could buy a new sweater. 2. I wish I ___________( (be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team. 3. I wish you ___________( (stop) watching television while I am talking to you. 4. I wish you ___________( (do) that. It annoys me. 5. I wish the holidays ___________( (come) so we could go off to the seaside. 6. Of course Tom wishes he ___________( (come) with us to Paris, but he has to stay here 7. I wish we ___________( (go) to the match on Saturday but we're visiting my uncle. 8. I wish you ___________( (keep) your mouth shut yesterday. Now Mary knows. 9. If only I ___________( (lose) all my money. Now I'm broke. 10. Peter is always late. If only he ___________( (turn up) on time for a change! F. Complete the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. Example: I haven’t a job at the moment ---- If only/I wish I had a job You won’t ever wait for me -----------If only/I wish you would wait for me 1. I’m not going to the party --------- If only/I wish ................................ 2. I married Myrtle instead of Francis -------- If only/I wish .................................. 3. We’ve run out of petrol -------- If only/I wish........................................... 4. I’m taking a test tomorrow -------- If only/I wish................................... 5. This holiday has been a disaster -------- If only/I wish.............................. 6. It’s snowing outside -------- If only/I wish......................................... 7. People at work always shout at me ----- If only/I wish............................... 8. I acted very rudely in front of the headmaster -------- If only/I wish........................ 9. I don’t know how to ride a bicycle -------- If only/I wish..................................... 10. She never listens to me ---------- If only/I wish............................................ 11. I can’t speak Russian -------- If only/I wish..................................... 12. I’m not tall, dark and handsome -------- If only/I wish................................. 13. I was caught robbing a bank -------- If only/I wish................................... 14. I crashed the car when I was drunk -------- If only/I wish............................. 15. She’s making beans again -------- If only/I wish................................... 16. Stop behaving like that!-------------- If only/I wish............................. 17. I failed my exam because I didn’t study -------- If only/I wish...................................... 18. I don’t want to go to school, but I have to -------- If only/I wish................................... 19. My girlfriend left me after we argued -------- If only/I wish....................................... 20. I lost a lot of money at cards -------- If only/I wish.................................................... 21. Why don’t you ever look at me?--------- If only/I wish................................................. 22. I want to go to the Bahamas for a holiday -------- If only/I wish.................................... 23. I’m sorry I haven’t got more friends -------- If only/I wish............................................ G-Write wishes or regrets to the given situations, and also state if it is a wish or regret. E.g. I can’t cook. I wish I could cook. Wish 1. I don’t have a good dictionary. ……………………………………………........................... ………. 2. Jack doesn’t have a house. ……………………………………………........................... ………. 3. Jack slept too much last night. ……………………………………………........................... ………. 4 I didn’t book a ticket for the concert. Now, there aren’t any seats left. …………………………………… 5. I want to be an architect in the future. ……………………………………………........................... 6. I shouted at my sister and made her cry. ……………………………………………........................... 7. My bike is really old and rusty. ……………………………………………........................... ………. 8. I didn’t look for your keys at home. ……………………………………………........................... ………. 9. There isn’t any milk for our coffees. ...……………………………………………........................ ………. 10. Jack was driving too fast before the accident. ……………………………………………...........................