Question

Rewrite the following using a wish construction (phrases in brackets should be omitted): 1. I’m sorry I haven’t got a washing machine.
3. Everyone in my family can paint or draw, but I’m not artistic at all.
4. It’s a pity I didn’t realize my mistake earlier.
5. I’m sorry I don’t live near my work.
6. Jim would really like to participate in the debates, but he can’t.
7. It’s a pity governments spend so much money on nuclear weapons.
8. I would like to know how to play the piano.
9. I’m sorry our garden doesn’t get any sun.
10. I’m sorry I called him a liar.
11. I’m sorry I didn’t book a seat.
12. I’m sorry I can’t drive.
13. I’d like Tom to drive more slowly (but I haven’t any great hopes of this).
14. I’d like you to keep quiet. (You’re making so much noise that I can’t think.)
15. I’m sorry we accepted the invitation.
16. I’m sorry that theatre tickets cost so much.
17. I’m sorry I haven’t got a car.
18. I’m sorry I don’t know Finnish.
19. It’s a pity that shops here shut on Saturday afternoon.
20. I’m sorry you didn’t see it.

Answer 1

1. I wish I had got a washing machine.

3.  I wish I were artistic.

4.  I wish I had realized my mistake earlier.

5.  I wish I  lived near my work.

6. He wishes he could participate in the debates.

7.  I wish governments didn't spend so much money on nuclear weapons.

8.  I wish I would play the piano.

9.  I wish our garden got any sun.

10.  I wish I hadn't called him a liar.

11.  I wish I had booked a seat.

12.  I wish I could drive.

13. I wish Tom drove more slowly  

14. I wish you  kept quiet.  

15. I wish we hadn't accepted the invitation.

16.  I wish that theatre tickets didn't cost so much.

17.  I wish I had got a car.

18.  I wish I knew Finnish.

19.  I wish shops here didn't shut on Saturday afternoon.

20.  I wish you had seen it.

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