Wishes (Pişmanlık İfadesi)
Wishes (Pişmanlık İfadesi) Nasıl Olur
PİŞMANLIK İFADE ETME
1 – Ielts Sınavı ( Ielts Sınavı için birebir Özel Ders )
2 – Ielts Sınavı ( Ielts Sınavı için 4 kişilik Grup Dersi )
Ielts sınavı için hazırlanan adayların bilmek zorunda olduğu Wishes (Pişmanlık İfadesi) konusunda hazırlanan bu bilgilerin yararlı olması umudu ile
EXPRESSING WISHES
‘Wish’ is used to express a desire or regret in the presen tor past.
Expressing a wish in the present
The past tense is used after wish to express a wish that is not true in the present:
I wish I worked in a circus. (but I dont)
I wish you were with me now. ( but you arent)
= I want you to be with me now but you arent.
Exercise 1. Complete part B, using wish.
1 ) A. I dont play tennis but I play football.
B. I wish I played tennis.
2 ) A. I work in İzmir but I dont work in İstanbul.
B. ……………………………………………………………….
3 ) A. She loves Bill, but she doesnt love me.
B. ………………………………………………………..
4 ) A. They speak French but they dont speak English.
B. …………………………………………………………………………..
5 ) A. I drive a Serçe car but I dont drive a Tempra car.
B. ………………………………………………………………………
6 ) A. My son eats a lot of sweets but he doesnt eat fruits.
B. ………………………………………………………………………………
7 ) A. We go to Urla this summer but we dont go to Çeşme.
B. ……………………………………………………………………
8 ) A. You play the guitar but you dont play the piano.
B. …………………………………………………………………………
9 ) A. I can sing but I cant dance.
B. ………………………………………….
10 ) A. She sees her brother once a week but she never sees her sister.
B. ………………………………………………………………………………
11 ) A. The children drink cola but they dont drink ayran.
B. …………………………………………………………………………
When there is some possibilty that our wish can be realised in the presen tor future, we can Express it by using wish + would / could / might + infinitive if the verb expresses an action. If the verb after wish express a state, we use simple past tense after wish :
I wish I could fly. (an action)
I wish you would stay with me. (an action)
I wish I could drive a car. (an action)
I wish I might meet you once more.
I wish I had wings. (a state) (wish + simple past)
I wish I owned a car. ( a state)
Expressing a wish in the past
Wish + past perfect tense
The past perfect tense is used to expressed a wish which was not fulfilled or which was not true in the past :
I wish I had studied archeology at university.
I wish I had been born in America.
I wish I hadnt eaten so much Turkish Delight.
Study the way wish is used in the past in the dialogue.
Helen and Kareen are getting ready to go to a party.
Helen : I wish I hadn’t changed my hairstyle. It’s terrible !
Karen : No, it isnt. Anyway, you can waer a hat.
Helen : I really wish I had left my hair Brown, its too red.
Karen : Never mind, your new clothes are lovely.
Helen : I spent all my wages, now I wish I hadnt.
Karen : Do you wish that you had bought cheaper clothes ?
Helen : No, I wish I hadnt been invited to the party in the first place !
Exercise 2 . Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
IN THE STUDENT’S DORMITORY
Charles and Sam are sitting in the coffee room.
Sam : I got my marks from our proffessor today.
Charles : How did you do ?
Sam : Well, I wish ……. 1 …… (study) harder. They are really bad.
Charles : You are studying medicine, arent you ?
Sam : Yes, I wish I ……….. 2 ………… (choose) an easier subject.
Charles : I know what you mean. Sometimes I wish I ……… 3 ………… (not come) to university at all.
Sam : What do you wish you …………. 4 ………….. (do) instead ?
Charles : I wish I ……….. 5 …………… (know) !
Exercise 3 . Complete part B, using wish in the past.
1 ) A. I didnt know you were in İzmir last summer.
B. I wish I had known you were in İzmir last summer.
2 ) A. I lost your telephone number yesterday.
B. …………………………………………………..
3 ) A. She didint visit me when she was in Canada.
B. ……………………………………………………………
4 ) A. We couldnt go to the new movie last weekend.
B. ………………………………………………………………….
5 ) A. The students didnt do their homework last week.
B. ………………………………………………………………….
6 ) A. She wasnt chosen as the best students of the year.
B. ……………………………………………………………..
7 ) A. My daughter wouldnt listen to my advice when she was younger.
B. ………………………………………………………………………
8 ) A. We didnt sell many cars last year.
B. ………………………………………………………..
9 ) A. I didnt visit Ephesus when I was in Turkey.
B. ………………………………………………………………….
10 ) A. She was mean to her sister when they were children.
B. ……………………………………………………..
11 ) A. They didnt like the dinner I cooked for them.
B. ………………………………………………….
Revisions test on expressing wishes.
Exercises 4. Rewrite the following, changing, them into wish-clauses.
1 ) I dont have his telephone number.
I wish I had his telephone number.
2 ) I havent enough time to read books.
3 ) I cant go on the school trip to Ephesus.
4 ) I cant fit into a size 10 dress.
5 ) I dont have a car.
6 ) I’m not the Managing Director of our company.
7 ) We dont have good facilities in our chemistry laboratory at school.
8 ) Its not possible to hire a car in Outer Mongolia.
9 ) I didnt buy my ticket to İstanbul before the price went up.
10 ) I cant speak English fluently.
Exercise 5. Complete these sentences, using the correct auxiliary verb, paying attention to whether an action or state is expressed after the verb wish.
1 ) Mary cant go back to England for her sisters wedding, but she wishes she could.
2 ) Tom didint do any revision before his exam and now he wishes he ……………..
3 ) Jane cant play a musical instrument but she really wishes she ………………
4 ) My brother has tos tay in hospital with his broken leg for two more days, but he wishes he ………………
5 ) I didnt buy a washing machine in the January sales, but now I wish I ……………………
6 ) We dont own our own house yet, but i wish we …………………
7 ) My parent didint learn English at school but my father, in particular, wishes he …………….
8 ) Arzu didnt go to her university graduation but she wished afterwards that she …………………
9 ) Ali is only 160 cm and he wishes he ……………………………. about 20 cm taler.
10 ) Meltem has to hand in her essay today, but she wishes she ………………. another week to finish it.
11 ) He wont be able to watch the Galatasaray match, but he wishes he ……………..
12 ) Most people wish they ……………. thinner, richer, cleverer, better-looking or in some way different from how they actually are.
Exercise 6. Complete B’s sentences in the dialogue, giving short answers, as in the example.
1 ) A : Did you come on the bus ?
B : Yes, I did. But I wish I hadnt. There was no-air conditioning.
2 ) A : Did you watch the film on TV last night ?
B : Yes, I …………….. But I wish I ……………. bothered. I thought it was rubbish.
3 ) A : Do you live in the city centre ?
B : Yes I …………… but I wish I …………. Further out in the suburbs. The noise at night is terrible.
4 ) A : Can your sister play basketball well ?
B : Yes, she ……………… She’s good, but sometimes she wishes she ……………
5 ) A : Are your grandparents stil alive ?
B : No they ……………………. But I wish they ……………….
6 ) A : Did you have a university education.
B : No I …………… but I wish I ……………………
Exercise 7. Answer these questions in a negative way first and then make a wish _ clause as in the example.
1 ) Are your spots getting better ?
No, they arent. I wish they were.
2 ) Have you ever travelled abroad ?
3 ) Can you type with all ten fingers ?
4 ) Do you live close to a sports centre ?
5 ) Can you pay me a travel allowence ?
6 ) Do you know how to make stuffed vine leaves ?
7 ) Did you visit the Blue Mosque when you were in Bursa ?
8 ) Have you ever had the chance to try smoked salmon ?
9 ) Are you on friendly terms with with your bank manager ?
10 ) Do you know how to play the piano ?
Exercise 8. Rewrite the sentences by wishing the situations, as in the example, was different.
1 ) I am a heavy smoker.
I wish I wasnt a heavy smoker.
2 ) I’m not rich.
3 ) We dont live near the sea.
4 ) I dont speak a foreign language.
5 ) I havent got a university degree.
6 ) I have to write an essay.
7 ) There is bada ir pollution in Ankara.
8 ) My car is very old.
9 ) My credit card is up to its limit.
10 ) My car uses a lot of petrol.
11 ) It rained every day on our holiday.
Exercise 9 . Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 ) I got very wet. ( bring )
I wish I had brought my umbrella.
2 ) Its been pouring all day. I wish it ………………….. raining soon. ( stop)
3 ) I met this beautiful French girl on holiday but I couldnt talk to her. I wish I ………………… French. ( speak )
4 ) My brother had another accident last week. I wish he ………………….. more carefully. ( drive )
5 ) That beggar keeps knocking on our door. I wish she ……………… away. ( go )
6 ) We nearly missed our plane because the train was late. I wish we …………………… a taxi. ( take )
7 ) Nobody ever helps me with my homework. I wish you ……………… me sometimes. ( help )
8 ) My car wouldnt start again this morning. I wish I …………………. it. ( sell )
9 ) Three people died in that terrible fire. I wish the firemen ………….. to rescue them. ( be able )
10 ) Its a pity you live so far away. I wish we …………………. More often. (meet)