1. I wish the customers were not late s usual.
2. I wish the letter hadn’t been so long.
3. I wish you wouldn’t be slow.
4. I wish I could go to my work by car.
5. I wish it would stop raining.
6. I wish I had known this before.
7. I wish they would stop the noise.
8. I wish I had made the decision yesterday.
9. I wish you could drive a car.
10. I wish I had lived not far from here.
Заполните пропуски в предложениях нужной формой глагола в скобках. Некоторые предложения требуют отрицательной формы.
1. Bruce wishes ______________ (have) more money so he could buy a new sweater.
2. I wish it ________________ (snow) now that it’s Christmas.
3. I wish I _________________ (be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team.
4. I wish you_______________ (stop) watching TV while I am talking to you.
5. I wish you ________________ (do) that. It annoys me.
6. I wish the holidays _______________ (come) so we could go off to the seaside.
7. I wish they _____________ (build) that block of flats right in front of our window.
8. Of course Tom wishes he ______ (come) with us Paris, but he has to stay here and work.
9. I wish we _________ (go) to the match on Saturday but we’re visiting my uncle instead.
10. I wish you ___________ (keep) your mouth shut yesterday. Now Mary knows everything.
11. If only _______________ (lose) all my money. Now I’m broke.
12. Peter is always late. If only he _____________ (turn up) on time for a change!
13. Don’t you wish you _________ (come) earlier?
14. I wish it __________ (be) possible to join you.
15. I wish you ________ (help) me with my problems.
16. Jack wished Ann__________ (stay) in his house.
17. I wish I ________(can explain) it to you.
18. I wish I ________ (tell) you this at once.
19. My friend wished he ______________ (not become) a rich man.
20. We wish you _________ (not leave) us so soon.
Переведите на английский язык.
Жаль, что я сегодня не иду на конференцию.
2. Хотелось бы, чтобы ты пришел позже.
3. Жаль, что сегодня у меня не выходной день.
4. Жаль, что вчера у меня был не выходной день.
5. Жаль, что я сейчас не в Лондоне.
6. Жаль, что ты живешь далеко от нас.
7. Жаль, что я учил немецкий язык, а не английский.
8. Жаль, что я не знал, что он твой друг.
9. Жаль, что я не могу это тебе объяснить.
10. Жаль, что я не умею плавать.
11. Жаль, что ты не можешь на ней жениться.
12. Жаль, что она не смогла приехать.
13. Жаль, что мы не можем прочитать эту книгу по-английски.
14. Жаль, что эту книгу не опубликовали.
15. Жаль, что он ушел так рано.
16. Жаль, что сегодня не вторник.
17. Жаль, что он не привлекателен.
18. Жаль, что вы слишком много работаете.
19. Жаль, что идет дождь.
Выберите правильный ответ.
If I find your book, I _______ call you.
A) will b) would
If I had a spare ticket, I ________ take you to the cinema.
A) would b) will
3. If I Nick, I wouldn’t have paid $10,000 for that car.
A) had been b) were
If I had gone to bed earlier yesterday, I __________ feel better now.
A) would have b) would
John suggested that I Should _______ for another job.
A) look b) have looked
6. You’d better not ______ that switch. It’s dangerous.
A) touch b) will touch
I wish I _____________ what to do
A) have known b) knew
8. I won’t be able to help you unless you _________ me the whole story.
a) tell b) don’t tell
If you invite me to your party I __________ come.
A) will b) would
If she _______ you, she would be able to advise you.
A) had been b) were
If I had managed to repair my TV set earlier, I _________ this film.
A) could see b) could have seen
I will lend you some money if you ___________ in time.
A) will give back b) give back
13. It’s cold today. You’d better __________ a sweater when you go out.
A) will wear b) wear
If I ________ him I will invite him to join us.
A) will see b) see
I wish I _________ yesterday.
A) had met b) met
I wish he __________ come.
A) will b) would
17. If he _______ his seatbelt, he mightn’t have been hurt.
A) fastened b) had fastened
18. If it _________ fine tomorrow, we’ll go for a picnic.
A) is b) will be
If I had one million dollars, I __________ a yacht.
A) would probably buy b) will probably buy c) probably bought
Plants die if you _________ them.
a) won’t water b) don’t water c) wouldn’t water
21. Would it be all right if I __________ round about six?
A) come b) came c) will come
You look tired. If I ______ you, I ________ a holiday.
A) be, will take b) were, would take c) have been, take
I ________ the same if I _______ in your shoes.
A) would do, were b) will do, will be c) would have done, am
24. If I ________ her, I _________ to her. But I didn’t see her and speak to her.
A) saw, would speak b) had seen, would have spoken c) would have seen, would speak
If I ______ that you were coming, I _________ you at the airport. I had a lot of time to do that.
A) had known, would have met b) knew, would meet c) would have known, had met
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